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Senator Wyden: Wants Review Of Rumsfeld?s Testimony To Congress
2008-06-06 16:00:00 By- Suzie-Q @ 7:00 AM MST From: TPM Muckraker Sen. Wyden: Rumsfeld Should Be Held Accountable By Kate Klonick - June 5, 2008, 4:34PM As we’ve been reporting, Phase II of the Senate intel committee’s report on pre-war intelligence on Iraq has been released, and all day lawmakers have been issuing statements of shock and incredulity. Sen. ...
By: Suzie-Q
Report accuses Bush of misrepresenting Iraq intel
2008-06-06 06:21:00 WASHINGTON (AP) - A new Senate report gives a fresh shot of adrenaline to the election-year debate over the Iraq war. President Bush and his top officials deliberately misrepresented secret intelligence to make the case to invade Iraq, according to the Senate Intelligence Committee. The panel put a new spin on old charges, comparing claims made ...
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Rumsfeld On Tape: Terror Attack Could Restore Neo-Con Agenda
2008-05-16 18:54:00 anthony @ 17:54 BST Former Defense Secretary’s conversation with military analysts on political problems - “The Correction For That…Is An Attack” Paul Joseph Watson | Prison Planet | Friday, May 16, 2008 Shocking excerpts of confidential recordings recently released under the Freedom of Information Act feature former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld talking with top military analysts about how ...
By: Suzie-Q
Stone Finds His Rumsfeld
2008-05-14 00:17:00 Stone Finds His RumsfeldBut Bush biopic still needs a Dick Oliver Stone?s upcoming George W Bush biopic, W, has gained another classy cast member with the addition of Scott Glenn who is set to play former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Glenn?s last role was as the shady CIA director Ezra Kramer in The Bourne Ultimatum, so it should be a relatively easy gig for the veteran actor.The controversial Rumsfeld, who resigned in 2006, was twice appointed Secretary of Defense, first for President Gerald Ford and later for Bush. Glenn has played a number of shady characters, most notably as Clarice Starling's FBI boss Jack Crawford in Silence Of The Lambs, so the role should be an easy fit. All that?s left for Oliver Stone is to cast his Dick Cheney. We reckon William Hurt (albeit with a comb-over wig) would be a good choice but given Cheney?s infamous fowl hunting expedition farrago, we?d say Elmer Fudd is a shoo-in for the role.Source: Empire...
Rumsfeld Says The Generals Are To Blame For Poor Pre-War Planning
2008-05-09 16:00:00 By- Suzie-Q @ 7:00 AM MST Rumsfeld blames the generals for poor pre-war planning.» In February 2003, Gen. Eric Shinseki famously predicted that “several hundred thousand” troops would be needed for post-war hostilities in Iraq. According to documents recently released by the Pentagon in response to The New York Times’s expose on its propaganda program, however, Donald Rumsfeld claimed in a 2006 briefing that the reason why he did not support a larger invasion force was because commanders did not request it: RUMSFELD: Now, it turns out he [Shinkseki] was right. The commanders–you guys ended up wanting roughly the same as you had for the major combat operation, and that’s what we have. There is no damned guidebook that says what the number ought to be. We were queued up to go up to what, 400-plus thousand. Q: Yes, they were already in queue. RUMSFELD: They were in the queue. We would have gone right on if they’d wanted them, but they didn’t, so life goes on. In reality,...
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BAM! HOLY WAR CRIMINALS!! Yoo, Rumsfeld And Addington Could Be Indicted As
2008-04-06 20:15:00 By- Suzie-Q @ 11:15 AM MST Sullivan: Rumsfeld, Addington, Yoo should fear being indicted as war criminals if they leave the U.S. From: Think Progress By Faiz at 11:45 am On The Chris Matthews Show this morning, the Atlantic?s Andrew Sullivan said that recent release of the Yoo torture memo means ?that Donald Rumsfeld, David Addington, and ...
By: Suzie-Q
Rumsfeld of Mesopotamia
2008-04-03 16:41:00 The attempt by al-Maliki to take out al-Sadr in Basra sounds like a repeat of Donald Rumsfeld's initial efforts in Iraq.U.S. Cites Gaps in Planning of Iraqi Assault on Basra Interviews with a wide range of American and military officials...suggest that Mr. Maliki overestimated his military's abilities and underestimated the scale of the resistance. The Iraqi prime minister also displayed an impulsive leadership style that did not give his forces or that of his most powerful allies, the American and British military, time to prepare."He went in with a stick and he poked a hornet's nest, and the resistance he got was a little bit more than he bargained for," said one official in the multinational force in Baghdad who requested anonymity. "They went in with 70 percent of a plan. Sometimes that's enough. This time it wasn't."And this is significant: The Iraqis, however, also began to fly in supplies and troops using their two C-130s. More than 500 Iraqi replacement soldiers were mo...
McCain?s Bogus Claim About Rumsfeld
2008-03-07 20:15:00 By- Suzie-Q @ 12:15 PM MST Setting the record straight on McCain and Rumsfeld Posted March 6th, 2008 at 4:30 pm One of the more outlandish claims John McCain routinely makes on the campaign trail is his boast that he called for Donald Rumsfeld?s ouster before he resigned. Part of the problem with the bogus claim ...
By: Suzie-Q
Rumsfeld Talks
2008-01-24 14:53:00 Rumsfeld Talks Posted by samc on January 23rd, 2008 Private media does not get up in the morning and say what can we do to promote the values and ideas that the free Western nations believe in. It gets up in the morning and says they’re going to try to make money by selling whatever they sell. The way they decided to do that is to be dramatic and if it bleeds it leads is the common statement in the media today. They’ve got their job, and they have to do that, and that’s what they do. We need someone in the United States government, some entity, not like the old USIA. I think this agency, a new agency, has to be something that would take advantage of the wonderful opportunities that exist today. There are multiple channels for information. The Internet is there, pods are there, talk radio is there, e-mails are there. There are all kinds of opportunities. We do not with any systematic organized way attempt to engage the battle of ideas and talk about...
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Rumsfeld Offers Advice On Winning War?Again
2008-01-24 08:13:00 After several months of silence, former Defense Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld once again offered advice on how to win the war in Iraq. He argued the United States is “sitting on the sidelines” in the global war of ideas. “We’re barely competing,” and that’s why we are losing. Rumsfeld argued America needs a “21st ...
Donald Rumsfeld and the Credit Crisis?
2008-01-05 00:25:00 The Unknown As we know, There are known knowns. There are things we know we know. We also know There are known unknowns. That is to say We know there are some things We do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns, The ones we ...
The Tiny Tyrant, Cooking, & Rumsfeld Is Depressed
2007-12-27 06:19:00 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26Rumsfeld is definitely depressed. I finally bought him a new Oral B Toothbrush, and that helped a ...
Mommy Cat, Rumsfeld, a Little Snow, and Wreaths
2007-12-23 07:58:00 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22I suppose Mommy Cat could be given the slut title. Now that the kittens are history, she’s ...
Donald Rumsfeld: "I Got Your Yellowcake Right Here."
2007-12-08 11:37:00 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 find yellowcake.” Asked to “Say more about that stuff,” Rumsfeld stated, “I can do better than that.” Holding up a rumpled paper bag, Rumsfeld stated, “Saddam’s yellowcake is in here, in my…umm, briefcase.” Asked by Biscuit if he brought “enough yellowcake for everyone,” Rumsfeld responded “Well, okay, but this stuff aint easy to find."
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Rumsfeld Meets Mitt Romney & Blackberry Jam
2007-12-08 06:30:00 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7BLACKBERRY JAMAccording to the people at the Las Cruces office of Alltel, they've never seen anyone ...
Robert Gates: The ‘Anti-Rumsfeld’
2007-12-05 17:01:00 newsweek.com: Late this summer, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates traveled to the Middle East, to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. At each stop, high-ranking Arab officials anxiously asked him: was the United States preparing to attack Iran? Gates reassured them all that the United States had no plans to do so, at least any time soon. He wasn’t dramatic about it, says a Defense Department official who accompanied Gates on the trip but declined to be identified discussing secret talks. “He didn’t grab anyone’s arm and say, ‘I’ve got Cheney under control, wink, wink’,” says this official. But Gates was low-key, straightforward, steadying—calming, even soothing in a dry and matter-of-fact way. A little later, at the end of September, Gates met with the Democratic Senate Policy Committee (something his predecessor, Donald Rumsfeld, would never do). One of the senators nervously asked if the Bush administ...
By: Thought-Blender
Ronald Reagan Rumsfeld Reidhead Turns 3 Today!
2007-12-05 06:06:00 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4First things first – congrats to my editor and good friends, Mark & Harriett Dworkin on the ...
Why Kissinger, But Not Bush, Rumsfeld, Cheney and Rice?
2007-11-24 04:23:00 Why Milosevic, But Not Kissinger?By Peter TatchellGuardianApril 25, 2002I lost my bid to have the former US secretary of state, Henry Kissinger, prosecuted on charges of war crimes in Indochina, but there is good reason to hope that a future, better prepared attempt might succeed.Refusing my application for an arrest warrant at Bow Street magistrates' court, Judge Nicholas Evans said he was not "presently" able to draft a "suitably precise charge" based on the evidence "of generalised allegations" that I had submitted. Judge Evans doubted whether I could produce more specific, admissible evidence. But his comments leave open the possibility that he might issue a warrant in the future - if I can produce stronger evidence of Kissinger's culpability in the killing, maiming, torture and forced relocation of civilian populations in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia in the late 60s and early 70s.It is now my intention to liaise with human rights lawyers and organisations in the United States, ...
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The Genius Insights of Rumsfeld
2007-11-21 11:26:00 I wish somebody would stick a long range nuclear missile up his ass and aim him at Mars.1 Vote(s)
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Europe?s New Donald Rumsfeld
2007-11-16 05:32:00 State Duma elections in December are almost certain to cement the power of forces loyal to President Vladimir Putin. That outcome is likely to confirm Russia’s emergence as the most divisive issue in the European Union since Donald Rumsfeld split the continent into “old” and “new” Europe. In the 1990s, EU members found it easy ...
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Rumsfeld flees France
2007-11-10 18:57:00 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 ...
Poll: Bush's Approval Level One of the Longest-Lasting Lowest Levels in Rec
2007-11-09 21:17:00 CNN has just come out with another poll measuring President Bush's approval ratings. They don't look good for him. In fact from a historical point of view they look positively legacy-destroying. Twenty-three percent of those questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll released Thursday say that compared to other presidents in American history, President Bush is the worst ever. Thirty-five percent of those surveyed say that Bush is doing a poor job compared to other presidents and 40 percent said he was doing a good job compared to his predecessors. Only one percent said that Bush was the best president ever in American history. Thirty-four percent of those surveyed approve of how Bush is handling his job as president. That?s down slightly from the 36 percent who approved of the President's job performance when we asked the same question last month. Bush?s approval rating has consistently been below 40 percent for more than a year. "The last president with approva...
Stanford Students Protest Rumsfeld Appointment at the Hoover Institution
2007-11-09 09:24:00 More than 100 Stanford University students demonstrated on Thursday against a decision to make former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution amid campus discontent over a symbol of U.S. failings in the Iraq war. To date, nearly 4,000 Stanford faculty, students and alumni have signed a petition begun by a faculty member to reject Rumsfeld's appointment announced in September, but John Raisian, the institute's director, said Rumsfeld deserved the honor of being a "distinguished visiting fellow." "Donald Rumsfeld has a remarkable record of achievement," Raisian told the Stanford Faculty Senate. "Like it or not, he has had a distinguished career." Rumsfeld twice served as defense secretary under President Gerald Ford and President George W. Bush. He also served under President Richard Nixon; in the House of Representatives; as an ambassador to NATO; and as chief executive of two Fortune 500 companies. "The concern with Secretary Rumsfeld is ...
Secret Memos Reveal Rumsfeld Ordered Military to Link Iraq and Iran
2007-11-02 18:35:00 GottaLaff: Donald Rumsfeld also wrote of the need to "keep elevating the threat."This post, written by GottaLaff, originally appeared on Cliff Schecter's Brave New Films BlogBoy-howdy! Rummy's little "snowflakes" (messages) sure conveyed some whiz-bang notions! read more | digg story [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Rumsfeld the Bigot and Liar
2007-11-01 15:09:00 This pretty much confirms my on-going perception. Rumsfeld and others in the Administration are bigots against Muslims. They also make it policy to deceive the American people. washingtonpost.com In a series of internal musings and memos to his staff, then-Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld argued that Muslims avoid "physical labor" and wrote of the need to "keep elevating the threat," "link Iraq to Iran" and develop "bumper sticker statements" to rally public support for an increasingly unpopular war.
Rumsfeld flees France fearing arrest
2007-10-31 17:38:00 [This would be comic, were there not substantial reasons to hold Rumsfeld and the Bush administration generally responsible for criminal acts that we fought WW2 against the Axis powers to end for all times. As one who all too well remembers those days as a child — two uncles survived but were really post traumatic ...
War Criminal Rumsfeld Said to Have Fled France to Avoid Torture Arrest
2007-10-30 11:13:00 Sudhan@11:10 CET Pensito Review | Posted by Jon Ponder | Oct. 27, 2007, On Friday, while former Defense Sec. Donald Rumsfeld was visiting France, human rights groups based there and in the United States filed complaints against him, charging him with approving torture: Rumsfeld is accused of authorizing torture at Guantnamo ...
By: Suzie-Q
Rumsfeld and The Taxi to the Darkside
2007-10-28 12:46:00 by Larry C. Johnson News today that Donald Rumsfeld is the target of a legal complaint filed in France accusing him of masterminding the torture of prisoners at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo gives Rummy a chance to walk in the shoes of Saddam Hussein. Like Saddam, Rummy insists he did nothing wrong and that he was simply pursuing the best interest of the American people. How you going to make an omelet without breaking some eggs? Right? I doubt if Rummy will wind up on the gallows in France, but the charges against him are real and are serious. And if karma and justice are linked, Rummy will be tried and convicted.One thing is certain, Rummy is now part of an exclusive but growing club of Amcits who face legal peril in foreign lands because they participated (allegedly) in some kind of torture, disappearance, or other violation of international human rights. That means he wont be going on any foreign junkets. Once outside the safe confines of the Unit...
Rumsfeld Flees France Fearing Arrest. Doh!
2007-10-28 11:26:00 From World News Yesterday: Former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld fled France today fearing arrest over charges of “ordering and authorizing” torture of detainees at both the American-run Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and the US military’s detainment facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, unconfirmed reports coming from Paris suggest. US embassy officials whisked Rumsfeld away yesterday from ...
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Rumsfeld hit with torture lawsuit while visiting Paris
2007-10-27 22:57:00 anthony @ 22:05 BST Jason Rhyne | Raw Story | Friday October 26, 2007 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 with torture. Rumsfeld, in Paris for a discussion sponsored by the magazine Foreign Policy, was by ...
By: Suzie-Q
Don Rumsfeld Charged With Torture While Visiting France
2007-10-27 17:15:00 As of this moment, it appears our former Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, remains free and on the loose, but not for long should the French justice system have its way… From World News: Donald Rumsfeld charged with torture during trip to France Former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld got an unpleasant surprise during his visit to ...
Demand that Rumsfeld be charged with War Crimes
2007-10-26 18:37:00 CenterForConstitutionalRights Synopsis Fax or Call the French Prosecutor Jean Claude Marin and demand that he open a investigation, into Rumsfeld’s involvement in torture. Description There are charges for torture against Rumsfeld, France has ratified the UN Convention against torture. This morning was confirmed that Rumsfeld was presentin France and they have an obligation to prosecute or extradite alleged perpetrators of ...
By: Current Era Blog
On Visit to France, Donald Rumsfeld Hit with Lawsuit for Ordering, Authoriz
2007-10-26 17:32:00 DN! The complaint was filed with the Paris prosecutor?s office as Rumsfeld arrived in France for a visit. This is the fifth time Rumsfeld has been charged with direct involvement in torture since 9/11. We speak with two attorneys with the plaintiffs — Center for Constitutional Rights president Michael Ratner and Jeanne Sulzer of the International ...
By: Current Era Blog
DONALD RUMSFELD CHARGED WITH TORTURE DURING TRIP TO FRANCE
2007-10-26 16:12:00 CenterForConstitutionalRights October 26, 2007, Paris, France ? Today, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) along with the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), and the French League for Human Rights filed a complaint with the Paris Prosecutor before the ?Court of First Instance? (Tribunal de Grande Instance) ...
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Donald Rumsfeld Charged with Torture During Trip to France
2007-10-26 13:51:00 Sometimes I really love my host country. Will George Bush come to France? What will happen to him upon arrival? Inquiring minds want to know. From World News: Former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld got an unpleasant surprise during his visit to France today when human rights groups filed a complaint with the Paris Prosecutor before ...
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Donald Rumsfeld "Personally Involved" in Guantanamo Abuse
2007-10-25 01:31:00 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 th...
How Do You Know Rumsfeld’s No Longer At DoD?
2007-10-05 08:36:00 A: You get this response to an annoying email: “Urgent Request From D.O.D.” read the subject line of a Defense Department message sent at 10:42 a.m. “This is your Combating Terrorism Office for D.O.D. asking you to kindly stop now please.” Yes, with the big dog out for almost a year, now, the DoD has taken to ...
War Protestor Returns Medals To Rumsfeld
2007-09-27 14:52:00 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 ...
Rumsfeld Blames Iraqi Politicians and Turkey for Iraq Problems
2007-09-10 18:22:00 In an interview appearing in the October GQ magazine, former Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld casts blame for the current situation in Iraq on Iraqi politicians. He pointed to the success in Afghanistan where “28 million people are free” and live in a stable society where democracy rules the land. I suspect Mr. Rumsfeld ...
Briton Blames Rumsfeld for Debacle
2007-09-02 06:55:00 LONDON, Sept. 1 -- The general who headed the British army during the 2003 Iraq invasion said that former U.S. defense secretary 's handling of postwar Iraq was 'intellectually bankrupt' and pointed to Rumsfeld as 'one of those most responsible for
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Briton Blames Rumsfeld for Debacle
2007-09-02 06:55:00 LONDON, Sept. 1 -- The general who headed the British army during the 2003 Iraq invasion said that former U.S. defense secretary 's handling of postwar Iraq was 'intellectually bankrupt' and pointed to Rumsfeld as 'one of those most responsible for
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US Senators Laud Rumsfeld Successor: Spottybug Sworn In
2007-08-28 00:00:00 At a pleasant soiree in Washington this evening, a bipartisan congregation of Senators, Ambassadors and other luminaries have toasted the newly sworn in US Defence Secretary, Alistair Spottybug. Defence Secretary Spotybug, a tiny insect who until recently lived with his family in Australia, assumes the prominent role at a difficult time, with ongoing problems in the satrapy of Iraq, unrest in Latin America,nukes in Iran, and the embarrassing hi-jinx of al Qa'eda that continue despite massive displays of overwhelming force by the United States.
donald rumsfeld comes out against the iphone
2007-08-26 17:35:00 Former Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld puts iPhone on his famous hate listArmed with a Dell laptop with a cell phone glued to its back, the former Secretary of Defense showed the world just how useless the iPhone is. "It's really just a device that will enable young people like Sean Penn to send pictures of their fannies to other young folks who never worked a real day in their lives," Rumsfeld exclaimed to people trapped in line with him at his local Home Depot (Rumsfeld was apparently buying supplies for a hobby tiger tank he is building in his back yard.) "And another thing," Rumsfeld continued, "that music they play in the commercials is the same tune my grandfather played on his Guitar fiddle when we were luring in the hogs for slaughter!" Rummy then stopped to do a one-armed push up to show people he meant business. Rumsfeld first became politically active in the '50s when the movie "Darby O'Gill and the Little People" came out. "That Irish propaganda movie got Kennedy elec...
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donald rumsfeld comes out against the iphone
2007-08-21 23:16:00 Former secretary of state Rumsfeld puts iphone on his famous hate listArmed with a dell laptop with cell phone glued on its' back, the former Secretary of Defense showed the world just how useless the i-phone is. "It's really just a device that will let young people like, Sean Penn, be able to send pictures of their fannies to other young folks who never worked a real day in their lives." Rumsfeld exclaimed to people trapped in line with him at his local Home Depot. (Rumsfeld was apparently buying supplies for a hobby tiger tank he is building in his back yard) "and another thing" Rumsfeld continued, that music they play in the commercials is the same tune my grandfather played on his guitar fiddle when we were lulling in the hogs for slaughter!" Rummy then stopped to do a one armed push-up to show people he meant business. Rumsfeld first became politically active in the 50's when the movie "Darby O'Gill and the Little People", came out. &qu...
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Don Rumsfeld & Dick Cheney In Hell, a Satirical Novel
2007-08-20 19:03:00 Don Rumsfeld & Dick Cheney In Hell is a satirical novel that showcases the Devil’s mysterious ways to decide who winds up in Hades. In a series of parodies and spoofs, the reality of an administration mired in the muck of lies and deceit impacts the Devil’s decision. Marked by laughter and tears, you’ll read first-hand ...
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First Rumsfeld, Then Rove, and Now: Gonzales?
2007-08-17 00:54:00 First Rumsfeld, then Rove, and now Tony Snow. Who?s next? Alberto Gonzales?In the past year, over 15 key administration officials have resigned. The original staff members of the Bush Administration is a rare species ("Can I pet it mommy? Please!").Joshua Bolten, the President?s chief of staff, recently told senior aides that if they stayed past Labor Day, he would expect them to stay the rest of the term. This, according to Rove, forced him to leave.Understandably, this could be the reason Tony Snow is planning to leave. Snow was interviewed by Hugh Hewitt:HEWITT: Are there any other resignations upcoming, Tony Snow?SNOW: I think that probably?as [Joshua Bolten] said the other day, he thinks there are probably a couple coming up in the next month or so.Which makes sense based on Bolten?s Labor Day remark. So, will Gonzales go?It?s true Gonzales might not be considered a ?senior aide?; he is higher up in the chain of command than that. But he has become a liability for the Bush Admi...
Rumsfeld Resigned Before Elections
2007-08-16 08:34:00 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 man...
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How Rumsfeld paved the way for Blackwater
2007-08-01 23:35:00 by Geezer Power …2:35 PM PDT At war with the Pentagon Guardian August 1, 2007 The world was a very different place on September 10 2001, when Donald Rumsfeld stepped on to the podium at the Pentagon to deliver one of his first major addresses as defense secretary under President George W Bush. For most Americans, there was no such thing as al-Qaida, and Saddam Hussein was still the president of Iraq. Rumsfeld had served in the post once before - under President Gerald Ford, from 1975 to 1977 - and he returned to the job in 2001 with ambitious visions. That September day, in the first year of the Bush administration, Rumsfeld addressed the Pentagon officials in charge of overseeing the high-stakes business of defence contracting - managing the Halliburtons, DynCorps and Bechtels. The secretary stood before a gaggle of former corporate executives from Enron, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics and Aerospace Corporation whom he had tapped as his top deputies at the department of ...
By: Suzie-Q
Rumsfeld: No Tillman cover-up
2007-08-01 22:56:00 Former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld defended himself and took no personal responsibility Wednesday for the military’s bungled response to Army Ranger Pat Tillman’s friendly-fire death in Afghanistan. Read More: Associated Press
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Rumsfeld defends self on Tillman
2007-08-01 19:06:00 WASHINGTON -- Ex-Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and other top former Pentagon brass denied any cover-up and rejected personal responsibility today for the military's bungled response to Army Ranger Pat Tillman's friendly-fire death in
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