Donald Rumsfeld

Bush Singles Out "Outstanding" Rumsfeld For Praise

The Hill | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics

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President Bush praised his oft-criticized former Defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld as "outstanding" in front of a military crowd on Tuesday. Bush, at...

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Could Gitmo Get Worse? The Policy Implications of Executive Accountability

Shahid Buttar | Posted 01.05.2009 | Politics

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Shahid Buttar

If we can't attain a national consensus against surveillance trampling the rights of every American, what hope exists of a progressive consensus emerging on torture or detention?

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Predictions for 2009

Sam Greenfield | Posted 01.04.2009 | Style

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Sam Greenfield

2009 Predictions: September: Paris Hilton endorses John McCain. October: Rod Blagojevich wins Halloween costume contest dressed as Honest Abe Lincoln.

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The Bush Presidency: Shakespearean Tragedy or Cruel Farce?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 12.26.2008 | Politics

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Hoyt Hilsman

Unlike earlier failed presidents like Herbert Hoover and Richard Nixon, Bush does not seem to acknowledge or even recognize the destruction that he has wrought.

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The Ten Lies of Dick Cheney (Part One)

Andy Worthington | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics

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Andy Worthington

Cheney's version of the truth on interrogations does not stand up to scrutiny, and features ten lies that should not be allowed to pass without further comment and analysis.

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Condoleezza Rice Discusses Shouting Matches With Rumsfeld

CBS/Huffington Post | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will appear on CBS "Sunday Morning" this weekend. Here is a preview of the interview, courtesy of CBS, in which Ri...

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Holdovers: The Worst Rumsfeld Deputies Obama Is Stuck With

Washington Independent | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics

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Awkward as it may be, some of the Pentagon officials who contributed to the foreign-policy debacles of the last eight years that brought Barack Obama ...

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Biden On Prosecution Of Bush Officials: "Not Ruling It Out"

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics

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In an interview with ABC News' George Stephanopolous, Joe Biden said he was 'not ruling out' prosecutions for Bush administration officials over tortu...

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Another Big Test for Obama

William Fisher | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

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William Fisher

On the heels of a bipartisan Congressional report blaming high-level officials of the Bush Administration for employing harsh interrogation techniques...

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A History of Music Torture in the "War on Terror"

Andy Worthington | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics

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Andy Worthington

U.S. military personnel were ordered to keep prisoners awake by blasting ear-splittingly loud music at them -- for days, weeks or even months on end -- at prisons in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay.

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Bush Ducks Flying Shoes -- Any Footwear for Donald Rumsfeld?

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics

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Joseph A. Palermo

There are not enough shoes in the world to express adequately the outrages the world has endured from the Bush administration over the past eight years.

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Friday Talking Points [58] -- [Expletive Deleted] Blagojevich

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

The history of profanity in American political discourse is an untold story out there just waiting for someone to research and write about -- although...

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Stop The Fake Outrage: Illinois Gov. Small Change Compared to Bush

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

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Charles Karel Bouley

Yes, there should be headlines that say "Shame!" but this ignorant want-to-be-thug of a governor is a small fish a few states away from the mother of all corrupt ponds, Washington D.C.

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Obama's New Power Troika Faces Crises Old and New

William Bradley | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

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William Bradley

It may well be that General Jones, in what is frequently the geopolitical catbird seat as Obama's National Security Advisor, will emerge as the most influential figure of the new national security power troika.

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Former Rumsfeld Deputy Blasts Gates Pick

Washington Post | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics

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Larry Di Rita, a close confidant of former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld, criticized President-elect Barack Obama's expected retention of Defense ...

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Why the Gates Pick Works

Jon Soltz | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics

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Jon Soltz

With a new Commander in Chief with a very different view, Gates provides the perfect short-term bridge between the eras of pre-Iraq-redeployment and post-Iraq-redeployment.

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Rumsfeld's Snow Job: Revises War Failures In Op-Ed

Slate | Fred Kaplan | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics

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Donald Rumsfeld is writing his memoirs, and if his op-ed in the Nov. 23 New York Times is any preview, it should be a classic of self-serving revision...

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Promising Signs As Obama's Cabinet Shapes Up

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

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Joseph A. Palermo

As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton could play the heavy with the Israeli government (for once) and demand that it makes serious concessions toward creating an independent Palestinian state.

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"Bush Pardons Everyone Who Ever Worked in His Administration"

David Latt | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

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David Latt

Before he leaves office, will President Bush use his power to pardon to shield the members of his administration from legal action? If so, his pardons will be a last effort to avoid accountability.

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Stuff Happens: The Pentagon's Argument of Last Resort on Iraq

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

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Tom Engelhardt

In a nutshell, the Pentagon's argument couldn't be simpler or more red-bloodedly American: We have too much stuff there to leave Iraq any time soon.

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Why Guantanamo Must Be Closed: Advice for Barack Obama

Andy Worthington | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

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Andy Worthington

In an attempt to separate fact from fiction, I'd like to offer my advice, based on the three years I have spent studying Guantanamo in unprecedented detail.

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"New America" = Gone OLD Party

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

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Robert S. McElvaine

Prior to the start of the war in Iraq in 2003, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld made a distinction between "Old Europe" that opposed the America...

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My Way, as sung by George W. Bush

Erica Heller | Posted 11.12.2008 | Entertainment

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Erica Heller

Regrets, I've had a few; The "Mission Accomplished" banner was certainly loony. Not every dream came true, I don't wake up with Carla Bruni.

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Will Obama's First Term Really Just be a Hybrid of Clinton III and GW Bush III?

Steve Clemons | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

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Steve Clemons

There is a strong chance that Lawrence Summers is going to be returned to the post of Secretary of the Treasury. Larry will have to prove to us that he is different and not the harbinger of Clinton Term III.

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Veterans' Families Cast a Vote for Change

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

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Marcia G. Yerman

I previously wrote an article about those who have served in our military, and the challenges facing them and their families. At that time, I intervi...

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