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Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Cracks in the Pavement: Rummy Dissed Down Under

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Canberra: Former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld's handling of the Iraq war verged on criminal negligence, a former Australian army lawyer-turned-political hopeful said yesterday.
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[Col John] Kelly, who was among the most senior Australian officers in Iraq during 2003 and 2004, was scathing of Rumsfeld's role.
"If I look at people like Donald Rumsfeld, all I can say is, that verges on criminal negligence," Kelly told the ABC of Rumsfeld's failure to acknowledge problems in Iraq.


The blame-free zone ...

Suit against Rumsfeld thrown out
AP Washington: A federal judge says despite horrifying torture of US prisoners alleged to have been committed in overseas prisons during former Defence Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's tenure, his position in the government shields him from being sued.