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Colin Powell: Establishment warrior
3 years, 1 month ago

Colin Powell: Establishment warrior

The Hindu  

With the death of former UnitedStates Secretary of State Colin Powell on October 18 at the age of 84, only a few key individuals responsible for the brutal U.S.-led wars of the past three decades remain. Operation Desert Storm The Washington establishment accorded Powell most of the credit for the “successful” conduct of the first Gulf War, code-named “Operation Desert …

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Donald Rumsfeld (1932-2021): Unapologetic warmonger
3 years, 5 months ago

Donald Rumsfeld (1932-2021): Unapologetic warmonger

The Hindu  

Donald Rumsfeld, one of the main proponents of the United States-led wars of intervention in Afghanistan and Iraq, died in his sleep on June 29 at the age of 88. The day after the twin towers in New York went down and parts of the Pentagon were destroyed, Rumsfeld, then serving as Defence Secretary, prepared a note for President George …

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Among Iraqis, the name Rumsfeld evokes nation’s destruction
3 years, 5 months ago

Among Iraqis, the name Rumsfeld evokes nation’s destruction

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — When he heard on the news that Donald Rumsfeld had died, Ali Ridha al-Tamimi and his wife sat down with their four children and told them: “This is the person who ruined our country.” “He destroyed many families. “I will never forgive him for the pain he caused us.” The heated emotions are shared by many in Iraq, …

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Donald Rumsfeld, US defence secretary under George W Bush and Gerald Ford, dies at 88
3 years, 5 months ago

Donald Rumsfeld, US defence secretary under George W Bush and Gerald Ford, dies at 88

Firstpost  

Rumsfeld had the distinction of being the only defence chief to serve two nonconsecutive terms: 1975 to 1977 under Ford, and 2001 to 2006 under Bush Donald Rumsfeld, the secretary of defence for former presidents Gerald Ford and George W Bush, who presided over America’s Cold War strategies in the 1970s and, in the new world of terrorism decades later, …

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Donald Rumsfeld's death leaves behind a legacy of arrogance and violence
3 years, 5 months ago

Donald Rumsfeld's death leaves behind a legacy of arrogance and violence

Salon  

Donald Rumsfeld's upbringing isn't really very interesting: upper-middle class German-American family from Illinois, Boy Scouts, Princeton, ROTC, marriage at 22, kids, bit of time in the Navy. Sure, Rumsfeld expressed some mild disapproval of Saddam's frequent use of chemical weapons, but that wasn't going to get in the way of the alliance and doing some business. Rumsfeld's reply: "Stuff happens …

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