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Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld personally authorized the use of brutal interrogation techniques against suspected terrorists imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay despite warnings from the FBI that the methods amounted to inhumane treatment, was possibly illegal, and would not produce reliable intelligence, a Department of Justice inspector general testified Tuesday."The FBI believed that

Until being sworn in as the 21st Secretary of Defense, Mr. Rumsfeld was in private business. Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1932, he attended Princeton University on scholarship (AB, 1954) and served in the U.S. Navy (1954-57) as a Naval aviator. He went to Washington, DC, in 1957, during the Eisenhower Administration, to serve as Administrative Assistant to a Congressman. After a stint w

An ongoing exploration of the documents related to the Pentagon's "message force multipliers" program has unearthed a clip of former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld suggesting that America, having voted the Democrats back into Congressional power, could benefit from suffering another terrorist attackread more | digg story

I always had a feeling that Donald Rumsfeld was a dodgy character. To men like Rumsfeld, the political skullduggery comes easily. Ken Livingstone, the defeated Labour candidate for London mayor, said that he preferred political intrigue and committee "work" to the actual managerial activity his post required. Rumsfeld's certainly no Livingstone, but in this they have a certain kinship.Ricardo Sanchez, the commander of U.S. Forces in Iraq in 2003-2004, has written a new memoir, Wiser in Battle - A Soldier's Story, an account of his life and his service in Iraq. Sanchez basically blows the lid off Rumsfeld's rotten barrel of political poison. Remember, Rumsfeld was the man who gladhanded it with Saddam Hussein. That was before Saddam fell out with the Americans and started selling Iraqi oil

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As I wrote yesterday, there is no essential threshold mandate for the function of NATO. And as Donald Rumsfeld rightly writes today in the Wall Street Journal, the alliance should be augmented, reinvingorated, and diverse in participation.  Rumsfeld also proposes the extention of an Eastern regional bloc which would include Albania, Croatia, Macedonia, Georgia, and the Ukraine. A larger, reinvigorated alliance, with three new members and two [...]

BISMARCK, ND…12/08/07 7:15am EST…Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld appeared this morning on the popular television show “Good Morning Bismarck.” Rumsfeld, a last minute replacement for “Tiny Thelma’s Tin Can Band,” was challenged by host Anita Biscuit about misinformation promulgated in the lead up to the Iraq War. Stated Rumsfeld, “If I have to plant it myself, we’re still gonna

~Snooper~ (catch the wave at memeorandum)Logic and jurisprudence won the day, again. The report came over the wires via Reuters some time ago and it is sure to tweak the teets of the Leftinistra the globe over. Wishful thinking and rhetoric were tossed out of court, rightly and justly so. Especially since it was a foreign court. Since when is the United States under the jurisdiction of foreign courts, while we are prosecuting a war? Are these people that brought the suit, without merit, daft?As a friend of mine, Hawk, stated:[...] What kind of a world do we live in where our national leaders can't conduct operations during a war without some whackjob organization taking it upon themselves to sue them for it? [...]Exactly so. One World Socialist morons need not apply.First off, since when do non US citizens qualify for United States Constitutional Rights? I would like to see the chapter and verse for that one. As for the Geneva Convention(s), I would like to see chapter and ve

Just before switching servers I posted a piece about Rumsfeld fleeing France for fear of being charged with the crime of torture. At the time of that post the information was somewhat sketchy and I hedged a bit fearing that the report was too good to be true, but that has changed. Charges were in fact filed against Rumsfeld for “authorizing and ordering torture“. The complaint was filed by a non-profit US human rights law firm, the Center for Constitutional Rights, with “full support from the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), the French League for Human Rights, and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)“. Le Monde provides a bit more detail about the complaint and about the particular tortures Rumsfeld is accused of authorizing. Le texte de la plainte, dont Le Monde a pris connaissance, mentionne les abus commis contre des détenus sur la base américaine de Guantanamo, à Cuba, et dans la prison d’Abou Ghraib, en

Rumsfeld: «If we imagine the kind of world we would face if the people who bombed the mess hall in Mosul, or the people who did the bombing in Spain or the people attacked the United-States in New-York, shot down the plane over Pennsylvania, attacked the Pentagon … » Hmmm…. alors comme ça les terroristes ont [...]

New Pentagon memos released by the Washington Post prove that ex-U.S. defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld directed a psychological campaign of terror in order to achieve political objectives, making Rumsfeld himself a terrorist according to the very definition of the term.

Donald Rumsfeld was whisked out of France to avoid being arrested for war crimes. It's believed he's now in Germany, and the French authorities have the legal standing to pursue him there!read more | digg story

'Torture' lawsuit strikes Rumsfeld sunit_83 | 17 hr. ago It seems former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has arrived in France at the wrong time, when human rights groups charged him with a lawsuit accusing the architecht of the Iraq war of ordering the torture of several prisoners in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay. The complaint was filed with the Paris prosecutor and the human rights groups are cautiously confident about the outcome although there are lot of French and American politics involved in the ultimate result of the lawsuit. According to Jeanne Sulzer, French attorney with the International Federation of Human Rights, there is a grave danger that the former secretary of defense would be able to escape from the country and the human rights groups are banking on the prosecutor and the French authorities to nail him. But given the rapport between president Bush and president Nicholas Sar

Former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's jaunt to France was interrupted today by an unscheduled itinerary item -- he was slapped with a criminal complaint charging him torture.read more | digg story

In a new book titled Administration of Torture: A Documentary Record from Washington to Abu Ghraib and Beyond,two ACLU investigators reveal their findings on a year-long search into 100,000 government documents turned over to them by the Bush Administration regarding Guantanamo Bay.Highlights from Raw Story:"[T]he documents show unambiguously that the administration has adopted some of the methods of the most tyrannical regimes," write Jameel Jaffer and Amrit Singh. "Documents from Guantanamo describe prisoners shackled in excruciating 'stress positions,' held in freezing-cold cells, forcibly stripped, hooded, terrorized with military dogs, and deprived of human contact for months." [...]Drawing almost exclusively from the documents, the authors say there is a stark contrast between the public statements of President Bush and then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and the policies those and others in the administration were advocating behind the scenes. [...]The ACLU also found that

A veteran of the Iraq War announced to a war protest rally that he had sent his combat medals to former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld because he felt participation in the war was wrong. Josh Gaines told everyone he was proud to be an American and explained in a letter to Rumsfeld why serving in Iraq had been wrong and in opposition to what he believed were American values. There are no reports of Donald Rumsfeld or Dick Cheney or George Bush returning any medals, given they never earned any such citations.

“We view the appointment [of Donald Rumsfeld] as fundamentally incompatible with the ethical values of truthfulness, tolerance, disinterested enquiry, respect for national and international laws and care for the opinions, property and lives of others to which Stanford is inalienably committed.”That's how the petition read as hundreds of Stanford University students and faculty protested the naming of Donald Rumsfeld to Stanford's conservative Hoover Institute.This from the New York Times.PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 19 — The appointment of Donald H. Rumsfeld, the former defense secretary, as a distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution is drawing fierce protests from faculty members and students at Stanford University and is threatening to rekindle tensions between the institution, a conservative research body, and the more liberal campus.Some 2,100 professors, staff members, students and alumni have signed an online petition protesting Mr. Rumsfeld’s appointment, wh

From the WaPo:Rumsfeld Resigned as Defense Secretary on Day Before ElectionsCRAWFORD, Tex., Aug. 15 -- Donald H. Rumsfeld, who came to symbolize the Bush administration's problems in the war in Iraq, resigned as secretary of defense one day before last fall's elections, although President Bush did not announce the move until the day after the elections.The White House confirmed on Wednesday that Rumsfeld's letter of resignation was dated Nov. 6, 2006, the day before voters -- many of them furious about the war in Iraq -- evicted Republicans from the leadership of the House and Senate.Deputy White House press secretary Dana Perino said that Bush received the letter and accepted Rumsfeld's resignation on Election Day. The president waited until the next day to announce that he was replacing Rumsfeld with former CIA chief Robert M. Gates.Bush said that the decision to oust Rumsfeld had come after a series of conversations with the then-defense secretary. That revelation angered many R

Ok I thought this sounded familiar. I posted a piece on this here 2 Dec, 2006. NYT needs to get it's act together and pay more attention. Maybe they rehired Jason Blair? (I am resetting the time on this piece to bring it back to the top) ~RJH Commentary on this tomorrow when I am not sitting here with my face on the keyboard half asleep. ~RJH New York Times story link Rumsfeld’s Memo of Options for Iraq War Following is the text of a classified Nov. 6 memorandum that Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld sent to the White House suggesting new options in Iraq. The memorandum was sent one day before the midterm Congressional elections and two days before Mr. Rumsfeld resigned. Nov. 6, 2006SUBJECT: Iraq — Illustrative New Courses of Action The situation in Iraq has been evolving, and U.S. forces have adjusted, over time, from major combat operations to counterterrorism, to counterinsurgency, to dealing with death squads and sectarian violence. In my view it is time for a major adjustmen

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John McCain, Republican president candidate, said that the former United States Defense Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, will be known as one of the worst defense secretaries in history.  He said “we are paying a very heavy price for the mismanagement - that’s the kindest word I can give you - of Donald Rumsfeld, of this war,” and that “the price is very, very heavy and I regret it enormously.”  John McCain has complained that Donald Rumsfeld never sent enough troops over to Iraq, and because of Rumsfeld’s leadership in the war he believes “that Donald Rumsfeld will go down in history as one of the worst secretaries of defense in history.” However, last November when Rumsfeld stepped down as Defense Secretary, McCain apparently had a different view, saying “while Secretary Rumsfeld and I have had our differences, he deserves Americans’ respect and gratitude for his many years of public service.”  But it seems in his recent

Farewell Message From Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, American Forces Press ServiceFAREWELL PARADE - From left: Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, President George Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pacestand at attention during the Farewell Parade for Secretary Rumsfeld at the Pentagon, Dec. 15, 2006 Defense Dept. Image High Resolution Image.PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS - President George W. Bush speaks during the Farewell Parade for Secretary Rumsfeld at the Pentagon, Dec. 15, 2006 Defense Dept. Image High Resolution Image.JOINT CHAIRMAN PAYS RESPECTS - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace speaks during the Farewell Parade for Secretary Rumsfeld at the Pentagon, Dec. 15, 2006 Defense Dept. Image High Resolution Image .RUMSFELD SPEAKS - Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld speaks during his Farewell Parade at the Pentagon, Dec. 15, 2006 Defense Dept. Image High Resolution Image.MORE VIDEO Se

11/9/2006, RUMSFELD AT KANSAS STATE, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld delivers remarks at Kansas State University, Nov. 9, 2006. Following the lecture Rumsfeld will dedicate an ROTC building in honor of former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs U.S. Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers. Defense Dept. photo.11/9/2006 - MYERS AT KANSAS STATE, Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers delivers remarks at Kansas State University, Nov. 9, 2006. Defense Dept. photo.War on Terror Like Cold War, Not World War II, Rumsfeld Says, By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service.WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2006 - To fight the war on terror the United States will need the perseverance its citizens demonstrated during the Cold War, not the complete national mobilization of World War II, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said today.Rumsfeld spoke at the Landon Lecture series at Kansas State University, in Manhattan, Kan."Like the Cold War, this era finds America a

From The Onion: WASHINGTON, DC—After nearly six years of much-publicized service as Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld announced his resignation Wednesday afternoon, saying that he had “proudly accomplished everything [he’d] set out to bungle.” “Years ago, I decided to bog this great nation down in an extended, grueling foreign occupation, and I’m happy to say that’s exactly what I’ve done,” said Rumsfeld in a farewell address at the White House, during which he urged Americans to continue waging the ill-conceived, mismanaged, and evidently unwelcome fight for democracy in the Middle East. “Each of my actions—from undersupplying troops with body armor to focusing on capturing Saddam Hussein while Osama bin Laden remained free—has led America inexorably toward our current state of extreme crisis. Well, anyway, goodbye!” President Bush expressed confidence that Robert Gates, his new nominee for Secretary of Defense, w

Rummy resigns, and all it took was the Republicans losing control of Congress the night before. Kate over at Small Dead Animals feels that the only “meaningful reaction” to this news can come from American talking-head bloggers. While they may make the most effort to remain civilized to one of the worst parts of the Bush administration, they will have the most meaningless banter about his career. UPDATE: Kate provided links to some humourous accounts of Rummy’s career. Well bowl me over with a feather. Today is the first day of the new American holiday Rummydone. Pun oh so intended. It consists of fasting during the day, … no wait, that’s Ramadan. In Rummydone, it’s an all day party where you start sending troops real armour for their combat, and stop a war that was started on lies about WMD, and being welcomed as liberators. If you want to sum up Rumsfeld in a few words, I can think of some unflattering ones which describe him as a ‘wide’

Just in this morning in the wake of a Democratic victory in yesterdays elections, Republican officials say Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld will step down. Man, the chips in the House of Bush are falling fast this week. This can only be a good thing for the troops, the Iraqi’s, and America. More, I’m sure as this develops. Rumsfeld, elections Tags: Rumsfeld, elections Click these buttons to share this story:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

Time for Rumsfeld to go Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld — "So long as our government requires the backing of an aroused and informed public opinion … it is necessary to tell the hard bruising truth" That statement was written by Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent Marguerite Higgins more than a half-century ago during the Korean War. But until recently, the "hard bruising" truth about the Iraq war has been difficult to come by from leaders in Washington. One rosy reassurance after another has been handed down by President Bush, Vice President Cheney and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld: "mission accomplished," the insurgency is "in its last throes," and "back off," we know what we're doing, are a few choice examples. Military leaders generally toed the line, although a few retired generals eventually spoke out from the safety of the sidelines, inciting criticism equally from anti-war types, who thought they should have spoken out wh

I’ll start… “I am crushing your head, crushing!” … or … “Mrs. Rumsfeld nicknamed it my ‘7.62 mm’, but like you folks in the media, she’s prone to exaggeration.” Click these buttons to share this story:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

Donald Rumsfeld, who was the main architect of the euphemistically named "extended interrogation techniques" that violate the Geneva Conventions, the U.S. Army Field Manual (well, at least, the old, pre-Detainee Treatment Act manual) and the laws of the United States, is being named in a lawsuit seeking "criminal prosecution of the outgoing Defense Secretary and other U.S. officials for their

As Andrew Sullivan reports, the evidence keeps mounting that former U.S. Secretary of Defense is a war criminal. In a Reuters article, Former U.S. Army Brigadier General Janis Karpinski says "she was ready to testify against Rumsfeld, if a suit filed by civil rights groups in Germany over Abu Ghraib led to a full investigation." As I posted last week, this is only the beginning. Time to shine a

Have you ever felt like you were part of a large experiment? Clip of Rumsfeld speech where he mentions the September 9-11 2001 attacks and plane being shot down over Pennsylvania. Taken from Keith Olbermann's Countdown.

According to Janis Karpinski, the former U.S. Army Brigadier General who run the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, Defence Minister Donald Rumsfeld sanctioned the abuse of detainees at the notorious prison. In an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais Karpinski said she had seen a letter with the Minister's name printed under it and a written signature above the name, apparently Rumsfeld's signature, which authorised the use of harsh interrogation methods as sleep deprivation, making detainees stay for a long time and having them sit in stress positions. In the margin of the letter was written in the same handwriting as the signature's: "Make sure this is accomplished'. (Source: "Rumsfeld okayed abuses says former US army general', a Reuters report)