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Abderrahim Foukara's Glory Grab on Al Jazeera

Anthony Amore | Posted 12.06.2011

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The interview conducted by Al Jazeera's Washington bureau chief Abderrahim Foukara against Donald Rumsfeld is making its rounds, having quickly gone viral amongst the political junkies amongst us.

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Gaddafi And The Pursuit Of International Justice

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 10.24.2011

When Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court in The Hague, announced on Monday morning that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi had ...

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Both Sides Now w/ Huffington and Matalin: Libya-Iraq, Birthers-Church, Social-Fiscal

HuffPost Radio | Posted 05.25.2011

Mary and sit-in Wayne Barrett debate how March came in like a lamb and went out like a lion -- Shutdown Washington? Shutdown nuclear? Shutdown Gaddafii?

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Egypt, Meet Kurdistan: American University of Iraq

Russ Baker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anyone who still wonders why the Bush administration invaded Iraq would do well to become familiar with an institution whose existence few Americans are aware of: the American University of Iraq-Sulaimaniya.

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WikiLeaks vs. Donald Rumsfeld's Lies: An Eyewitness Account

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

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WikiLeaks' massive "war logs" release on Iraq last October exposed Rumsfeld's many misleading statements over and over, but were quickly forgotten by mainstream journalists.

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Donald Rumsfeld: Harsh Interrogation Helped 'In Saving Lives,' 'Troubled' Me

Posted 05.25.2011

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Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld reportedly believes that harsh interrogation tactics used during his overseeing of the Bush administration...

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Real Reason for Iraq Invasion, Finally?

Russ Baker | Posted 05.25.2011

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In Donald Rumsfeld's new book, Known and Unknown, out February 8, Rumsfeld offers an account of George W. Bush's early interest in Iraq. This was just days after the 9/11 attacks.

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Donald Rumsfeld: George H.W. Bush 'Disappointed' Me

Posted 05.25.2011

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Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said recently that President George H.W. Bush had left him "disappointed," a statement that is likely to r...

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John McCain Hits Back At Rumsfeld: 'Thank God He Was Relieved of His Duties'

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) gave a curt response Thursday to reports that former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld had some unkind things to say about ...

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Donald Rumsfeld, Defender of the Constitution (Really)

Barry Eisler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Conservatism is a movement that doesn't know the difference between a defense and a desecration, and celebrates them as one and the same.

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Tucson: In the Blame Game, We All Lose

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 05.25.2011

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A mentally unbalanced person took a gun and opened fire on a "town hall" gathering in Tucson, AZ one sunny January weekend at the beginning of 2011. H...

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Donald Rumsfeld and the Strange History of Aspartame

Robbie Gennet | Posted 05.25.2011

Yes, that Donald Rumsfeld, the "knowns and unknowns" guy who remarkably executed some of the worst decisions in American foreign policy and got a meda...

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WikiLeaks and the Myth of Journalistic Objectivity

James Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

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There is a very simple reason WikiLeaks has sent a furious storm of outrage across the globe and it has very little to do with diplomatic impropriety. It is this: The public is uninformed because of inadequate journalism.

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Wikileaks Cables Reveal Obama Administration Tried To Thwart Torture Prosecutions

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Obama administration has done just what I thought it would: It's continued the Bush policy of interfering in other countries' attempts to apply the rule of law.

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Blood Logic

Barry Yourgrau | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Any lives they endangered, they're personally responsible for and the blood is on their hands." ~ Mike Huckabee. The Wikileaks leaker has blood on ...

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Enough About the Nut Bag In Florida; the Noise Is Dangerous

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Our actions as a nation have been far more offensive to the Muslim world than a crazy man in Florida. Bush's illegal occupation of Iraq and our failed mission in Afghanistan have only harmed us more.

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Panetta Shrugs Like Rumsfeld

Robert Greenwald | Posted 05.25.2011

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CIA Director Leon Panetta channeled Donald Rumsfeld this week when he excused setbacks for the administration's brutal, costly and failing strategy in Afghanistan.

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Donald Rumsfeld's Nearly $50,000 Portrait Unveiled At Pentagon (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

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A painting of former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was recently unveiled at the Pentagon and it carried an astounding price tag of nearly $50,0...

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Bitch, Bitch, Bitch

Dave Hackel | Posted 05.25.2011

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I've heard it said that complaining doesn't solve anything, it merely restates the problem. Well, that, and sometimes it just feels good to bitch a little.

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The F Word: Aren't We Cheneyed Out Yet?

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

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At what point do we call them the family of mass intimidation and simply stop playing into the Cheney clan's tired old terror tactics? Liz is the lat...

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Guantanamo Death Lawsuit Thrown Out Of Court

AP | PETE YOST | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A judge has dealt a setback to the families of two Guantanamo Bay detainees in a lawsuit that alleges former Defense Secretary Dona...

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Senate Report: Bin Laden Was 'Within Our Grasp' In 2001

AP | CALVIN WOODWARD | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when American military leaders made th...

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Sen. Graham: Let's Not 'Rumsfeld' The War In Afghanistan

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee says more troops are needed in Afghanistan and is warning that the U.S. must no...

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Rumsfeld Didn't Cut Weapons Programs Because Of 'His Own Financial Situation': Book

TPMMuckraker | Justin Elliott | Posted 05.25.2011

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Here's an intriguing detail from the new 685-page tome on Donald Rumsfeld, Bradley Graham's By His Own Rules: The Ambitions, Successes, and Ultimate F...

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Donald Rumsfeld Finally Speaks, Criticizies Press Coverage, Still Angry At Rice And Powell

TIME | Brad Graham | Posted 05.25.2011

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For a few months after his departure as Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld occupied a suite of government-provided transition offices in a high-ris...

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