Month April 2006

Rumsfeld directly involved in prisoner abuse

Donald Rumsfeld was directly linked to prisoner abuse for the first time yesterday, when it emerged he had been “personally involved” in a Guantánamo Bay interrogation found by military investigators to have been “degrading and abusive”. A sick puppy like…

Not a time for tepid protest

In what country will a huge peace coalition hold an anti-war rally have nothing to say about Iran, Israel and Palestine or Afghanistan? Is the answer Israel? Turkey? Micronesia? Sadly it’s the USA. On April 29 United for Peace and…

Ex-Iraq commander. Rumsfeld must go

This is remarkable. Top military who have recently retired say Rumsfeld is impossible to work under and should resign. The retired commander of key forces in Iraq called yesterday for Donald Rumsfeld to step down, joining several other former top…