Index on Afghanistan : November 2006 Has Rumsfeld Really Gone?

Sarah Meyer, INDEX RESEARCH

Rumsfeld retired, but the disastrous Iraq and NATO 'plans’ roll on unobstructed, with a little help from Rumsfeld’s UN-Nato ally, Victoria Nuland. Meanwhile, 'Exit Strategy’ are the mots du jour amongst the "elected" leaders of and invading forces in both war-ravaged countries. A coalition of US and international human rights groups announced a "plan to file a war crimes lawsuit" against Rumsfeld, and 13 others*. Junior Bush has a knack for nominating strange bedfellows. Two U.S. NATO commanders, who headed notorious prisons, are not on the war crimes list. U.S. Army Chief Branz Craddock was an assistant to Rumsfeld and oversaw Guantanamo. Army General Dan K. McNeil oversaw the disgraced Bagram Prison in Afghanistan...

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