forces don rumsfeld former country's secretary of defense could be found personally liable in this the two men worked for a private security company in iraq in two thousand and six when they highlighted concerns the firm was engaged in corruptions get more from brian becker from the walkover that is joining us now from washington tonight i live right now these two men i said they were detained for nine months in retaliation for efforts to reveal illegal activities by their employer that's their story how much would the former bush and current obama administration want to get their case dismissed. well it's obviously a top priority clearly for the bush administration and all the bush era officials who could also be stripped of immunity and held liable for crimes committed during their watch but it's also a priority for the obama administration which ironically is the entity providing defense for donald rumsfeld that what the seventh circuit the court of appeals ruled is that if donald rumsfeld's policies knowingly violated the american constitution the u.s. constitution if they engaged

the next day, president bush fired rumsfeld.rongly disagreed with the decision, but bush asked him to deliver the news to his old friend anyway. >> don was the toughest boss i had ever had, the most demanding, and the most commanding. i have never worked harder for a boss. and i have never learned more from one either. >> but even with rumsfeld gone, a growing chorus demanded that america get out of the war. at that point, almost 3,000 americans had died in iraq. >> six in ten americans say they feel it was a mistake to go to war. what do you say? >> we didn't get elected to be popular. our mission is to do everything we can to prevail in what is now, we believe, a global conflict, a fundamental test of the character of the american people, whether or not we are going to be able to prevail against one of the most evil opponents we have ever faced. >> i guess the question most americans have is how much is enough? >> any casualty is to be regretted. we need not to fold our tent and go home. all we do is validate them. >> when a s

when nixon resigned ford called rumsfeld back to washington. asked cheney to pick up at dulles. >> that's the first thing i did. he met me at the airport. >> bret: that had to be an interesting radio ride? >> i was. >> he asked me if i could get free of my job for a few weeks and help out. i said sure, why not. >> we rode back into the white house. the president had been president for less than an hour. >> bret: ford asked rumsfeld to run the transition. later appointed him chief of staff. cheney was his deputy. one night in a washington restaurant, came his next big lesson in economics. a former yale classmate, economist famously sketched what would be known as the laffer curve on a dinner napkin. >> a couple of times we invited guests and he invited cheney. >> they were trying to explain how you could raise more revenue if you cut rates. laffer whipped out a white linen napkin, a good high quality napkin. laid it out on the table andrew out the curve. in a black sharpie kind of pen that he used. and i'm told that's the first time the laffer c

defense secretary donald rumsfeld faces a morsy from two americans over that alleged torture in iraq as a campaign pulls out all the stops to entice more young americans into the armed forces. and silence truth hunger and journalists over a new law they claim cracks down on government critics and undermines press freedom in the country. international news and comment live from. moscow where it's just turned eight pm good to have you with us this hour and a lot of police not doing enough to keep london safe the british public take to the streets to protect their neighborhoods from vandals after several days of havoc looted shops and torched cars and communities decide it's time to take the matter into their own hands nor emmett's how small a good design could surely a warning to loot is if you come out to enfield tonight you better be in disguise at the first sign of trouble this is what happens. around five hundred mainly young men chase down the road after police ready to drive troublemakers out of town. despite the more atmosphere a large crowd of young men are out for justice ther

court has ruled two american seaward for a private security firm can sue donald rumsfeld for illegal and president and torture if proven guilty which means the former defense secretary would be held personally accountable while in iraq in two thousand and six thirteen men blew the whistle on their employer for alleged screw with a lot of sympathy but the u.s. minutes you. bonded by placing them in prison where they claim they were tortured but after being released without charge they filed a lawsuit against rumsfeld but the motion rejected by prosecutors until now and you were active in linebacker says the case aprons the floodgates to other officials being held to account for war crimes. what we have to recognize is that by stripping rumsfeld of immunity for the acts of torture against american citizens this opens wide the door not only for rumsfeld but for dick cheney for bush for all of those who advocated or put into place policies like the policy of torture which they call enhanced interrogation techniques euphemistically and very thinly euphemistically disguising torture which

ruled that two american contractors who work for a private security firm in iraq consume donald rumsfeld over their alleged illegal imprisonment and torture if proven guilty the former pentagon chief will be held personally accountable while in iraq the two men made claims that their firm was engaged in corruption and it's believed that they were then detained for nine months at a military facility before being released without explanation or charge a lawsuit against rumsfeld have been rejected by prosecutors until now for more on this some are joined by jennifer harbury she's a lawyer human rights activist joining us on the webcam there in texas in the usa thanks very much indeed for being with us now cloud seemed to be gathering over donald rumsfeld with stakes being pretty high it seems so what could be the outcome of this case do you think. well the only outcome in a civil case is that he must pay money damages to the people that he caused injury to both of these being u.s. citizens the rather startling outcome is that now a united states sentence and can sue for a toy comply that ha

citizens this opens wide the door not only for rumsfeld but for dick cheney for bush for all of those who advocated or put into place policies like the policy of torture which they call in here. interrogation techniques euphemistically and very thinly euphemistically disguising torture which is illegal then that means all of these people could be in the dock if you try to hold pentagon officials in this case the head of the pentagon donald rumsfeld accountable for torture or other illegal acts that somehow shackles the hands of u.s. military ironically it suggests that the united states government needs to demands too and is engaging in illegal acts and that if anyone holds them accountable that will be quote shackling their effort to carry out war it's partly demagogy but by virtue of the nature of the argument it also reveals that they in fact have institutionalized torture otherwise they would not be afraid of the allegation against. well at least the pentagon doesn't seem too worried about money as it splashes the cash in a bid to convince young americans to sign up for the army a

the two american contractors who work for a private security firm in iraq consumed donald rumsfeld over the alleged illegal imprisonment and torture if proven guilty the former pentagon chief will be held personally accountable while in iraq the two men made claims that the firm was engaged in corruption it's believed that they would then detain familiar months at a military facility before being released without explanation or charge but also against rumsfeld have been rejected by prosecutors until now let's get more on this from activist deborah sweet joining us live now from new york thanks for being with us here on our team of the judges taking the side of the military contractors after years of litigation how far do you think this legal action against rumsfeld could go well i suppose it could go all the way to revealing this sordid business that stands behind this illegitimate occupation out the iraq and i would add afghanistan by the united states one can only hope that there actually is the potential for the whole story coming out in this lawsuit of course it is not just by happe

defense secretary donald rumsfeld over their alleged torture in iraq all of this as america ramps up its propaganda machine to entice more youngsters into the armed forces. and media outrage in hungary as journalists slam a new door that could effectively silence critics help the government endangering press freedom and the very notion of a democracy. a very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow where it's an hour just after six pm night fell over london and once again crowds spilled onto the streets except this time it was local residents out to protect their communities from looters after several days of disorder vandalism and theft and british public has decided it's time to fight back with or without the police and laura reports. to goodness i could show you a warning to loot says if you come out to enfield tonight you'd better be in disguise at the first sign of trouble this is what happens. around five hundred mainly young men chase down the road after police ready to drive troublemakers. out of town. despite the mall atmosphere a large crowd of young men are out fo

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defense secretary donald rumsfeld who could find himself in the dog after two iraq war veterans are given a green light to sue him for alleged war crimes. and the media college in hungary as the government keeps a firm grip on the press the controversial law to seize hundreds of journalists inside. plus n presents a source of unknown banks is some european country the stock market volatility one that's in business and twenty minutes. live from moscow this is with me rory sunshine welcome to the program british prime minister is blaming gangs blackberry phones and even social networks for inciting the violence in the country david cameron's also said that parts of society are sick locals in the affected areas say they've been neglected by the government for years now with a sense of insecurity growing on the streets people are now forced to take matters into their own hands lauren reports from london. a good result contrary a warning to looters if you come out to enfield tonight you'd better be in disguise at the first sign of trouble this is what happens. around five hundred mainly young

defense secretary donald rumsfeld could find himself in the gulf after two iraq war veterans are given the green light to sue him for alleged fraud. and the media call in hungary as the government keeps a firm grip on the press of a controversial law that sees hundreds of journalists inside. a very warm welcome to you this is on the line from moscow where it's not just stuff t.p.o. on robbery sushi the british prime ministers are blaming gangs blackberry phones and even social networks for inciting the violence in the country david cameron's also said parts of society are sick of locals in the affected areas say they've been neglected by the government and he has with a sense of insecurity growing on the streets people are now forced to take matters into their own hands. reports from. if a good result contrary a warning to looters if you come out to enfield tonight you'd better be in disguise at the first sign of trouble this is what happens. around five hundred mainly young men chased down the road after police ready to drive troublemakers out of town. despite the mob atmosphere a lar

when they were released they brought a little suit against rumsfeld that was rejected by prosecutors until now the case may open the floodgates to officials being held to account for war crimes that's according to war activist braun becca what we have to recognize is that by stripping rumsfeld of immunity for the acts of torture against american citizens this opens wide the door not only for rumsfeld but for dick cheney for bush for all of those who advocated or put into place policies like the policy of torture which they call enhanced interrogation techniques euphemistically and very thinly euphemistically disguising torture which is illegal then that means all of these people could be in the dock if you try to hold pentagon officials in this case the head of the pentagon donald rumsfeld accountable for torture or other illegal acts that somehow shackles the hands of u.s. military ironically it suggests that the united states government needs to demands to and is engaging in illegal acts and that if anyone holds them accountable that will be quote shackling in their effort to carry

defense secretary donald rumsfeld could face a trial over allegations of torture possible step towards war crimes charges. also democracy under attack in hungary journalists are enraged over a new media laws they say he undermine the basic freedom of the press. story still to come but first at least nineteen reported have been killed in the port city of latakia where the syrian military has launched its latest crackdown on anti-government protesters warships are reportedly shelling residential districts in the key port city which was once a summer tourist spot arab nations are also lining up against a government crackdown on civilians demanding the violence stops immediately international pressure is mounting on the syrian leadership with u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton calling for economic and political ties with the country to be cut butter kane's from political magazine spite believes president assad is ignoring the people. clamping down on freedom of speech freedom of expression which is the cornerstone of any democracy is not sending out a message to the syrian people that

a us court has given to iraq veterans the green light for us conference secretary donald rumsfeld for illegal in. simmons and if proven guilty he could be held accountable that american screen two thousand and six that they found and what they take government contracts and they were then reportedly detained and subjected to violence by the u.s. military without explanation or charge and after being released they filed a lawsuit against rumsfeld which has that rejected by prosecutors this week to oxidize back the case may open the floodgates other officials to be held to account for war crimes what we have to recognize is that by stripping rumsfeld of immunity for the acts of torture against american citizens this opens wide the door not only for rumsfeld but for cheney for bush for all of those who advocated or put into place policies like the policy of torture which they call enhanced interrogation techniques euphemistically and very thinly euphemistically disguising torture which is illegal then that means all of these people could be in the dark if you try to hold pentagon official

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defense secretary donald rumsfeld may face trial and occasions of torture and after a court and out to americans to file lawsuits against him. the six two private security contractors claim the firm was engaged in corruption in response the u.s. military reportedly held them in prison for nine months when they were allegedly tortured without explanation when they were released they brought a little suit against rumsfeld but that was rejected by prosecutors until now the case my open the floodgates to other officials being held to account for war crimes that's according to the war activist brian becker what we have to recognize is that by stripping rumsfeld of immunity for the acts of torture against american citizens this opens wide the door not only for rumsfeld but for dick cheney for bush for all of those who advocated or put into place policies like the policy of torture which they call enhanced interrogation techniques euphemistically and very thinly euphemistically disguising torture which is illegal then that means all of these people could be in the dock if you try to hold pent

defense secretary donald rumsfeld over their alleged torture in iraq all of this as america wraps up its propaganda machine to entice more youngsters into the armed forces. and media outrage in hungary as journalists slam a new law that could effectively silence critics of the government endangering free press or press freedom and of course the very notion of democracy. have the end of the most volatile trading week this year the russian markets are leaping back but experts tell business r.t. they might as well be leaving deeper into the abyss and very soon find out more in twenty minutes. just after five pm here in moscow you with r.t. shite night fell over london and once again crowds of spilled onto the streets except this time it was local residents to protect their communities from looters after several days of disorder vandalism and theft the british public has decided it's time to fight back with all without the police law and with reports good. morning to leave if you come out to enfield tonight he better be in disguise at the first sign of trouble. this is what happens. arou

defense secretary donald rumsfeld can be held liable for alleged torture as an american court allows to iraq war veterans to see him. and fears over the basic principles of democracy and future employment a rise of around hungary's media workers has slammed the government's new media control law as overly restrictive. at least twenty five people have been reported killed and then turned london see assault by government forces and serious key coastal city of latakia the operation continues a brutal crackdown on several cities to root out protesters demanding president bashar assad step down the protests have. dramatically over the past five months but around two thousand civilians dead in clashes with government forces the continuing bloodshed has caused the international community to line up against the state's handling of the uprising and to demand an immediate end to the violence and according to journalist president promised to allow a multi-party system support you know many of the opposition supported by the u.s. is to. exist in syria but i think the opposition been emboldened b

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defense secretary donald rumsfeld faces a lawsuit from two americans over the alleged torture in iraq as a campaign pulls up all the stops to entice more young americans into the armed forces. and so on it's truth journalists elvie alarm over a new law they claim cracks down on government critics undermines press freedom in the country. and after plunging the russian markets and the most volatile trading week in green years on a positive note with my six ninety s. gaining two and a half percent more on that in twenty minutes. internationally using comment line from r.t. here in moscow where it's just turned nine pm. in charge of police not doing enough to keep london safe the british public take to the streets to protect their neighborhoods from vandals after several days of havoc looted shops and torch cars communities decided it's time to take the matter into their own hands nor emmett's has more. than a warning chilling if you come out to enfield tonight you'd better be in disguise at the first sign of trouble this is what happens. around five hundred mainly. young men chased down

forces and donald rumsfeld the country's former fictional defense could be held personally liable the two men worked for private security company in iraq in two thousand and six when they highlighted concerns that that was gauged in corruption and they were detained for nine months at a u.s. military facility near baghdad airport and released without explanation or charge and brian becker from the anti will coalition this case could open a door to punishment for officials from the bush administration accused of torture . what we have to recognize is that by stripping rumsfeld of immunity for the acts of torture against american citizens this opens wide the door not only for rumsfeld but for dick cheney for bush for all of those who advocated or put into place policies like the policy of torture which they call enhanced interrogation techniques euphemistically and very thinly euphemistically disguising torture which is illegal then that means all of these people could be in the dock if you try to hold pentagon officials in this case the head of the pentagon donald rumsfeld accountable

defense secretary donald rumsfeld faces a lawsuit from two americans over the alleged torture in iraq employees of a security from claim they were beaten and punished for months before being released from a u.s. military facility without charge. and journalists are outraged and hungry of a new law that could effectively sonnets critics of the government they feel the legislation in press freedom and the very notion of democracy. continues in less than half an hour from now i would like to get a shop of oliver in the meantime another fiery debate with peter develop these panel of guests stay with us next for crosstalk.

court has ruled two americans who work for a private security firm can sue donald rumsfeld for illegal imprisonment and torture if proven guilty which means the former defense secretary would be held personally accountable while in iraq in two thousand and six. where for alleged criminal activity but the u.s. military responded by faith that in prison where they claim they were tortured for weeks after being released without charge they've lost suit against rumsfeld but the motion had been rejected by prosecutors on to now and he will have to face the brain back if that's the case a floodgate for other officials being held to account for. what we have to recognize is that by stripping rumsfeld album unity for the acts of torture against american citizens this opens a door not only for rumsfeld but for cheney for bush for all of those who advocated or put into place policies like the policy of torture which they call enhanced interrogation techniques euphemistically and very thinly euphemistically disguising torture which is illegal then that means all of these people could be in the da

cannot sue under our own laws let alone all the international treaties mr rumsfeld should be going to jail for people that he has authorized the torture of throughout the black sites throughout the world there's the very notorious document where he authorized a whole string of terrible practices and then at the bottom said i have to stand for eight hours at a time during war why should the prisoners there huge difference of course being that he could walk around and who well of prisoners had to stay in a fixed position which causes the lymph nodes or out the body just swell until the people can't even get their shoes back on usually it's excruciating so because he ordered those he certainly should be subject to suit that does not mean that all of the other people who ward with him on all of this including president bush of course should not also be subject to suit they should be. at least the pentagon doesn't seem too worried about money as it splashes the cash in a bid to convince young americans to sign up for the army alongside financial uncertainty and unemployment hollywood and t

defense secretary donald rumsfeld could find himself in the door after two iraq war veterans are given the green light to sue him for alleged war crimes. and the media carlon angry as the government keeps a firm grip in the press with a controversial war that these hundreds of journalists silenced. a very warm welcome to you this is r.t. live from moscow the british prime minister is blaming gangs of black brief loans and even social networks for inciting violence in the country david cameron also said parts of society are sick but locals in the affected areas say they neglected by the government but with a sense of insecurity growing on the streets people are now forced to take matters into their own hands as laura emmett reports from london. to groups are called surely a warning to looters if you come out to enfield tonight you'd better be in disguise at the first sign of trouble this is what happens. around five hundred mainly young men chased down the road after police. ready to drive troublemakers out of town. despite the mall atmosphere a large crowd of young men are out for just

defense secretary donald rumsfeld faces a lawsuit from americans over the. employees of a security firm claim that would be punished. before being released from a u.s. military facility without charge. and journalists are outraged and hungry over a new law that could effectively silence critics of the government if you have the legislation in dangerous press freedom and the very notion of democracy. more news more developments in less than thirty minutes from now with me here in r.t. the meantime it's our special report for you exploring how it's the second largest city in russia's far east where the oldest of soviet cars cruise the streets and centuries alter.