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keane
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 Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:43 am Post subject: Rumsfeld flees France fearing arrest |
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A bit of hyperbole, no doubt, but great to see in print. And, in contrast to dmb's hallucinatory postings tonight, at least this one is based in reality.
Rumsfeld flees France fearing arrest
Sat, 10/27/2007 - 08:45
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Former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld fled France today fearing arrest over charges of "ordering and authorizing" torture of detainees at both the American-run Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and the US military's detainment facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, unconfirmed reports coming from Paris suggest.
US embassy officials whisked Rumsfeld away yesterday from a breakfast meeting in Paris organized by the Foreign Policy magazine after human rights groups filed a criminal complaint against the man who spearheaded President George W. Bush's "war on terror" for six years.
Under international law, authorities in France are obliged to open an investigation when a complaint is made while the alleged torturer is on French soil.... |
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bacasper
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| Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:50 am Post subject: |
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| Reminds me of Henry Kissinger. He's wanted in a bunch of countries, too. |
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Ya-ta Boy
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Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:43 am Post subject: |
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| US embassy officials whisked Rumsfeld away yesterday |
Was he wearing a dress? |
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Dome Vans
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| Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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| A bit of hyperbole, no doubt, but great to see in print. And, in contrast to dmb's hallucinatory postings tonight, at least this one is based in reality. |
Yep you're guaranteed to get Dmb's quadruple posts of nonsense on sundays for absolutely no reason. Maybe he should get out more. |
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igotthisguitar
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| Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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| bacasper wrote: |
| Reminds me of Henry Kissinger. He's wanted in a bunch of countries, too. |
Likely reminds a FEW readers of Dr. Kissinger & others of his ... esteemed rank 
NO MAJOR CRIMES TO BE FOUND HERE FOLKS  |
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Big_Bird
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This is the fifth time Rumsfeld has been charged with direct involvement in torture stemming from his role in the Bush administration's program of torture post-9/11.
Two previous criminal complaints were filed in Germany under its universal jurisdiction statute, which allows Germany to prosecute serious international crimes regardless of where they occurred or the nationality of the perpetrators or victims. One case was filed in fall 2004 by CCR, FIDH, and Berlin attorney Wolfgang Kaleck; that case was dismissed in February 2005 in response to official pressure from the U.S., in particular from the Pentagon.
The second case was filed in fall 2006 by the same groups as well as dozens of national and international human rights groups, Nobel Peace Prize winners and the United Nations former Special Rapporteur on Torture. The 2006 complaint was presented on behalf of 12 Iraqi citizens who had been held and abused in Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and one Saudi citizen still held at Guant�namo. This case was dismissed in April 2007, and an appeal will be filed against this decision next week.
Two other cases were filed against Rumsfeld in Argentina in 2005 and in Sweden in 2007. |
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=80&ItemID=14140 |
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igotthisguitar
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Yo Bird ...
So where can we buy this t-shirt?
Think i'd like to give a few away as Christmas presents  |
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Big_Bird
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Privateer
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| Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 7:16 am Post subject: Re: Rumsfeld flees France fearing arrest |
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| keane wrote: |
A bit of hyperbole, no doubt, but great to see in print. And, in contrast to dmb's hallucinatory postings tonight, at least this one is based in reality.
Rumsfeld flees France fearing arrest
Sat, 10/27/2007 - 08:45
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Former US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld fled France today fearing arrest over charges of "ordering and authorizing" torture of detainees at both the American-run Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and the US military's detainment facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, unconfirmed reports coming from Paris suggest.
US embassy officials whisked Rumsfeld away yesterday from a breakfast meeting in Paris organized by the Foreign Policy magazine after human rights groups filed a criminal complaint against the man who spearheaded President George W. Bush's "war on terror" for six years.
Under international law, authorities in France are obliged to open an investigation when a complaint is made while the alleged torturer is on French soil.... |
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Hahahahahhahahahah!!! This is gold. |
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