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Title: It's Mostly Rumsfeld's Fault, Apparently
Post by: Natasha on December 12, 2008, 06:06:59 AM
It's Mostly Rumsfeld's Fault, Apparently

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Autumn Sandeen
Thu Dec 11, 2008 at 23:00:00 PM EST


In and article subtitled A bipartisan Senate report calls decisions made by the former Defense secretary a 'direct cause' of inhumane treatment of prisoners of war. Other Bush officials also are faulted, the Los Angeles Times reported that a bipartisan Senate report puts a great deal of blame for prisoner abuse on former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld:

The report, which was endorsed by Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee, is the most forceful denunciation to date of the role that Rumsfeld and other top officials played in the prisoner abuse scandals of the last five years.
In several of its findings, the document also challenged the frequent assertions of senior Bush administration officials that the most egregious cases of prisoner mistreatment were isolated incidents of appalling conduct by U.S. troops.

...The document aimed its harshest criticism at Rumsfeld's decision in December 2002 to authorize the use of aggressive interrogation techniques at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.




Title: Re: It's Mostly Rumsfeld's Fault, Apparently
Post by: lady amarant on December 12, 2008, 06:22:50 AM
Yes it is. ... What exactly are we talking about? :P

Seriously though. I hope that all the dark, evil things that have happened over the last 8 years will finally come to light and be set aright.

~Simone.
Title: Re: It's Mostly Rumsfeld's Fault, Apparently
Post by: tekla on December 12, 2008, 07:11:38 AM
What exactly are we talking about?

War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, violation of U.S. law.  for starters
Title: Re: It's Mostly Rumsfeld's Fault, Apparently
Post by: lady amarant on December 12, 2008, 08:19:45 AM
Quote from: tekla on December 12, 2008, 07:11:38 AM
What exactly are we talking about?

War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, violation of U.S. law.  for starters

Aw come-on! You know I was being pedantic! :P

~Simone.
Title: Re: It's Mostly Rumsfeld's Fault, Apparently
Post by: RebeccaFog on December 12, 2008, 10:06:49 AM

I heard that if crumsfeld goes to france, they'll bust him for war crimes and other such things.  Him and kissinger.

I'd like to describe what I'd like to do to them, but it's awful violent.
Title: Re: It's Mostly Rumsfeld's Fault, Apparently
Post by: lady amarant on December 12, 2008, 10:09:28 AM
Quote from: Rebis on December 12, 2008, 10:06:49 AM
I'd like to describe what I'd like to do to them, but it's awful violent.

Gee Reebs. Thought you were a pacifist. :P

~Simone.
Title: Re: It's Mostly Rumsfeld's Fault, Apparently
Post by: RebeccaFog on December 12, 2008, 11:04:17 AM

I am. I would do anything but I think about it.  I'm weird like that. I'm capable of imagining the most outrageous things and also realize that thoughts are not real.


My pacifism constantly needs to be worked on. It's my garden that I must keep tended.
Title: Re: It's Mostly Rumsfeld's Fault, Apparently
Post by: NicholeW. on December 12, 2008, 01:38:04 PM
Question is, Reba, can you do two things at once? Yend a garden and work under the hood of your pacifism? :)

Nichole
Title: Re: It's Mostly Rumsfeld's Fault, Apparently
Post by: RebeccaFog on December 12, 2008, 11:40:14 PM

Most likely I'll wind up running myself over.  heh  and that's without any alcohol.