Author and journalist mark danner broke the story when he published extensive. Ronald reagan and donald rumsfeld, then his middle east envoy, washington, d. Leadership lessons in business, politics, war, and life by donald rumsfeld. A conversation with mark danner and amy goodman the new. Donald rumsfeld simple english wikipedia, the free. Rumsfelds war and its consequences now by mark danner. Rumsfeld speaks those words in errol morriss film the familiar burning battleships in pearl harbor take shape on the screen before us.
Mark danner in conversation with robert hass at uc berkeley robert hass and mark danner discuss marks career. Department of defense dod news briefing on february 12, 2002, about the lack of evidence linking the government of iraq with the supply of weapons of mass destruction to terrorist groups. A few weeks ago, i offered tomdispatch readers, close your eyes, my fantasy graduation speech for the class of 2007, given from the podium of some university of my mind. Donald rumsfeld revealed by mark danner the new york. Rumsfeld ebook di andrew cockburn 9781416546528 rakuten kobo. He is both the youngest and the secondoldest person to have served as secretary of defense. Join awardwinning writer mark danner as he discusses his groundbreaking new book, stripping bare the body.
Donald rumsfeld was born on july 9, 1932 in chicago, illinois, usa as donald henry rumsfeld. Guantanamo diary, by mohamedou ould slahi the new york times. He currently chairs the rumsfeld foundation, which supports leadership and public service at home and the growth of. The book challenges the notion that rumsfeld was an effective manager driven to transform the american military, examines the reasons that rumsfeld was removed from office, and shows how his second appointment as secretary of defense reflects a deep conflict between president bush and his father, former president george h. Mark danner discusses donald rumsfeld on this is hell. Rumsfeld was the th united states secretary of defense under president gerald ford from 1975 to 1977, and the 21st secretary of defense under president george w. The unknown known 0901 mark danner on rumsfeld s war and its consequences now 1217 rumsfeld. The certainty of donald rumsfeld part 4 the new york times.
Read fast facts from cnn about the life of former us secretary of defense donald rumsfeld. In 1964, a book entitled the invisible government shocked americans with its revelations of a growing world of intelligence agencies playing fast and loose around the planet, a secret government lodged inside the one they knew that even the president didnt fully control. Mark danneratoiling through official reports and transcripts of interviews with prisoners and witnesses, as well as conducting his own investigation in iraqahas exposed the false piety in disavowals of responsibility by bush and donald rumsfeld, and established official complicity in the abuse. Donald henry rumsfeld is a united states businessman, retired navy fighter pilot, diplomat, and politician who served as the th secretary of defense under.
Learn more about rumsfelds life and public service career in this article. Kreisler as a way to capture and preserve through conversation and technology the intellectual ferment of our times, conversations with history includes over 600 interviews. The case against donald rumsfeld lays out the evidence that highlevel officials of the bush administration ordered, authorized, implemented, and permitted war crimes, in particular the crimes of torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment using primary source documents ranging from rumsfelds techniques chart and iraqi plaintiffs statements to the testimony of. The joint task force of special forces from the pakistani army and from pakistani intelligence, fbi agents, cia agents, raided a series of safe houses simultaneously, and at one of them they found abu zubaydah, who actually ran up to the roof, tried to. March 11, 2005 mark danner, author of the book torture and truth. Surveillance, secret wars, and a global security state in a single superpower world. Released in conjunction with archival website featuring more than 500 never before available original documents from donald rumsfelds extensive personal archive. The case against donald rumsfeld lays out the evidence that highlevel officials of the bush administration ordered, authorized, implemented, and permitted war crimes, in particular the crimes of torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment.
He is both the youngest 43 years old and the oldest 74 years old person to have. The ambitions, successes, and ultimate failures of. People were chasing the wrong rabbit, he says, in a typically homespun. Hes a mystery to me, and in many ways, he remains a mystery to meexcept for the possibility that there might not be a mystery. Implicit in the above exchange between a kidnapped philip michael santore yves montand and his masked tupamaro inquisitor, hugo jacques weber, in costagavrass state of siege 1972 is the unassailable conviction that politics forms the hidden skeleton of our world.
Errol morris on donald rumsfeld1 on a lovely morning in may 2004, as occupied iraq slipped deeper into a chaos of suicide bombings, improvised explosive attacks, and sectarian warfare. Well, abu zubaydah was captured on march 28th, 2002, in faisalabad, pakistan. Donald rumsfeld donald rumsfeld was the th and 21st u. Throughout his distinguished careeras a naval aviator, a u. Oct 26, 2009 join awardwinning writer mark danner as he discusses his groundbreaking new book, stripping bare the body. A week ago, i offered against discouragement, the commencement address howard zinn gave at spelman college, as my way of graduating the rest of us. Donald rumsfeld s management of the iraq war reading. D onald rumsfelds colourful and controversial public career is bookended by two big appointments.
For the class of september 11th, which, im afraid, is all of us, there probably cant be too much graduation advice. The rumsfeld foundation encourages leadership, public service and free political and economic systems at home and abroad. Rumsfeld served as secretary of defense from 1975 to 1977 under gerald ford, and again from january 2001 to december 2006 under george w. There are known knowns is a phrase from a response united states secretary of defense donald rumsfeld gave to a question at a u. Feb 01, 2011 known and unknown by donald rumsfeld is good and if someone was not following along during the iraq war or afghanistan war then this book is required reading. Donald rumsfeld wikisource, the free online library. You can see the same strange ambivalence in secretary of defense donald rumsfeld s decision to approve expanded interrogation techniques in december 2002 for guantanamo inmates and then to revoke the order six weeks later. The life and times of donald rumsfeld is a 20 american documentary film about the political career of former u. Donald henry rumsfeld was born on july 9, 1932, in chicago, illinois, the son of jeannette kearsley nee husted and george donald rumsfeld. Donald rumsfelds management of the iraq war reading. It is a memoir of the secretary of defense donald rumsfeld and his view of things. A bare two weeks after the attacks of september 11, at the end of a long and emotional day at the white house, a sixtynineyearold politician and businessmana midwesterner, born of modest means but grown wealthy and prominent and powerfulreturned to his enormous suite of offices on the. The ambitions, successes, and ultimate failures of donald rumsfeld by bradley graham publicaffairs, 803. Secretary kissingers talks in china, november 1974.
Discover the enhanced e book edition of known and unknown offering an unprecedented reading experience for a memoir by a major public figure. Dec 19, 20 ronald reagan and donald rumsfeld, then his middle east envoy, washington, d. Chiaohak memcon november 28, 1974 global war on terrorism 16 october 2003 cafta good for u. Donald henry rumsfeld is a united states businessman, retired navy fighter pilot, diplomat, and politician who served as the th secretary of defense under president gerald ford from 1975 to 1977 and as the 21st secretary of defense under president george w. Broadside and now we common citizens can read them in a book annotated at length by the author.
America, abu ghraib and the war on terror, is among critics of the. A bare two weeks after the attacks of september 11, at the end of a long and emotional day at the white house, a sixtynineyearold politician and businessmana midwesterner, born of modest means but grown wealthy and prominent and. Errol morriss massive fourpart series chasing after the philosophy of donald rumsfeld for the new york times it begins here. Secretary of defense and congressman donald rumsfeld, directed by academy award winning documentarian and filmmaker errol morris. May 14, 20 donald rumsfeld donald rumsfeld was the th and 21st u. Harry kreisler is the creator, executive producer and host of the conversations with history series. Mark danner, however, recently stood at an actual podium at the university of california, berkeley, and gave a genuine commencement address to a group of department of rhetoric graduates. His father came from a germanamerican family that had emigrated in the 1870s from weyhe in lower saxony, 8 9 10. Mark danner with joyce carol oates joyce carol oates and mark danner speak about his book spiral.
Rumsfelds rules leadership lessons in business, politics. May 31, 2007 mark danner, however, recently stood at an actual podium at the university of california, berkeley, and gave a genuine commencement address to a group of department of rhetoric graduates and what a speech it was on our age of rhetoric. Leadership lessons in business, politics, war, and life. Donald rumsfeld, in full donald henry rumsfeld, born july 9, 1932, chicago, illinois, u.
Lawrence wilkersons interview with us on the subject of rumsfeld and the war in iraq. Mark david danner born november 10, 1958 is an american writer, journalist, and educator. Mark danner delivers eloquent and brutally direct assessments. Secretary of defense donald rumsfeld told the world that zubaydah. David hume kennerlygetty images donald rumsfeld and cia director george tenet, washington, d. America, abu ghraib and the war on terror, is among critics of the church report. Not long ago, the bush administrations words outstripped reality every time. Politics violence war nation books with investigative journalist amy goodman, host and. Donald henry rumsfeld born july 9, 1932 is an american former politician. This persistent ignorance is the theme of mark danners new book. But a sign of the tough times we find ourselves in i cant resist bringing up more graduation artillery and.
Donald hebb rumsfeld born 9 july 1932 is a united states businessman and politician. The documents show that the president was clearly warned of the dangers. Congressman, a top aide to four american presidents, a highlevel diplomat, a ceo of two fortune 500 companies, and the only twiceserving secretary of defense in american historydonald rumsfeld has collected hundreds of pithy, compelling, and often humorous observations about. Released in conjunction with archival website featuring more than 500 never before available original documents from donald rumsfeld s extensive personal archive. On a lovely morning in may 2004, as occupied iraq slipped deeper into a chaos of suicide bombings.
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