Donald Rumsfeld

Life of Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Henry Rumsfeld is a businessman and politician in the US. After a term as Secretary of Defense under President Gerald Ford as well as President George W. Bush, he qualifies as both, the youngest and oldest person in the position...

How Rumsfeld Tried to Influence British Military Policy - in the 1970s
The US politician who was America's youngest ever secretary of defense - Donald Rumsfeld - attempted to influence British military policy in the mid-1970s, newly released government archives showed today.

Rumsfeld Denies Cover-up Over 'war Hero'
The former defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, made a rare public appearance in Washington yesterday when he gave evidence to a congressional investigation into a fabricated Pentagon story about heroics in Afghanistan.

McCain Slates Rumsfeld Over Iraq
John McCain, in an effort to reinvent himself as the candidate of the Republican establishment in the 2008 elections, has denounced the former Pentagon chief, Donald Rumsfeld, as one of the worst in history.

US Not Winning Iraq War, Admits Us Defence Secretary Nominee
Robert Gates, the Bush administration's choice to succeed Donald Rumsfeld, today conceded the US was not winning the war in Iraq and warned of the risk of conflagration in the Middle East because of the conflict.

Rumsfeld Faces Renewed War Crimes Claims
A US-based civil rights group today asked German prosecutors to take legal action against the former US secretary of defence Donald Rumsfeld for war crimes.

Rumsfeld Exit Lessens Threat to Nuclear Sites, Hardliners Believe
Iranian hardliners are hailing the US Republican electoral defeat and Donald Rumsfeld's downfall as a symbolic victory that lessens the risk of American military strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.

No Tears for Rumsfeld, and a Touch of Glee From the Left
George Bush's electoral woes and the subsequent resignation of Donald Rumsfeld was widely greeted yesterday with gloating, tinged with concern at the impact of a weakened presidency on issues ranging from trade to Iran.

Bush Faces Call for Rumsfeld to Quit
President George Bush faces a damaging political firestorm on the eve of the vital mid-term elections after it emerged yesterday that an influential military newspaper is to call for the resignation of his Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld.

Rumsfeld Touches Down As Afghan Violence Escalates
The US defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, touched down in Afghanistan today, just hours after a US-led raid against a Taliban stronghold in the south of the country killed 30 insurgents.

Rumsfeld Urges Europe to Curb Afghan Drug Trade
Donald Rumsfeld, the US defence secretary, called on Europe to provide a 'master plan' to Afghanistan to help curb its massive drug trade, through which heroin has flooded Europe and Russia and fuelled the resurgence of the Taliban.

Designated Fall Guy: Replacing Rummy
Just as former FEMA Director Michael "Heckofajob" Brown was not responsible for the catastrophe on the Gulf Coast, Secretary of Defense Donald "Rummy" Rumsfeld is not responsible for the catastrophe in the Persian Gulf. The responsibility in both cases belongs to the president.

Call Goes Out for Top Brass to Back Rumsfeld
The Bush administration's attempts to rebut criticism of defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld stepped up a gear yesterday with the publication of a Pentagon memo seeking to persuade former military commanders to back him.

More Us Generals Turn on Rumsfeld
Two more retired US generals called overnight on Donald Rumsfeld to resign as US defence secretary, adding to a deepening rift within the Pentagon.

Rumsfeld and Rice Fall Out Over War Tactics
The US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, was attempting to defuse a spat with the defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, yesterday over the number of mistakes made by the US so far in Iraq.

Blogger Bares Rumsfeld's Post 9/11 Orders
Hours after a commercial plane struck the Pentagon on September 11 2001 the US defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, was issuing rapid orders to his aides to look for evidence of Iraqi involvement, according to notes taken by one of them.

Rumsfeld Vows to Strengthen North African Military Ties
Donald Rumsfeld, the US defence secretary, promised to strengthen military ties with north Africa yesterday in a visit that highlighted the growing importance of the region in Washington's battle against radical Islamists.

Rice and Rumsfeld Deny Role in Leak of Cia Secret
Senior members of the Bush administration yesterday scrambled to deny that they leaked the identity of a CIA operative to the Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward.

Rumsfeld Warns China Over Military Expansion
The US defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, warned China yesterday that the secretive nature of its military expansion was raising global suspicions.

Rumsfeld Drops in on Iraq Troops
The US defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, paid a surprise visit to American troops in Iraq today, insisting the insurgency in the country could still be quashed.

Bush Backs Embattled Rumsfeld
George Bush defended his embattled Pentagon chief, Donald Rumsfeld, yesterday by praising his conduct during the war in Iraq and his compassion for US troops.

Iraq Fears Put Pressure on Rumsfeld to Quit
Donald Rumsfeld is at the centre of a Republican firestorm over his handling of the war in Iraq, with pressure appearing to mount in Washington for him to quit as defence secretary.

Pitting Wits Against Rumsfeld
Disgruntled American soldiers who challenged the defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, about a shortage of armoured vehicles when he was visiting a staging post in Kuwait were put up to it by an embedded reporter, it emerged yesterday.

Rumsfeld Faces Dissent From Us Troops
US troops on their way to Iraq peppered the defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, with complaints yesterday, claiming they were heading into the conflict zone with pieces of scrap metal for armour.

Rumsfeld: Iraq/al-qaida Remarks 'misunderstood'
The US defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, today attempted to distance himself from his earlier comments that there were no links between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaida. In a statement issued several hours after he had told the Council on Foreign Relations in New York that "to my knowledge,...

Rumsfeld Visits Afghanistan for Talks
Donald Rumsfeld, the US defence secretary, today arrived in Afghanistan for talks with the country's president, Hamid Karzai, ahead of the presidential election on October 9. Hours before his arrival, Mr Rumsfeld told reporters in Oman that al-Qaida and the ousted Taliban would attempt to...

Rumsfeld Knew All About Me, Says American 'jailer' Held in Kabul
The saga of "Jack" Idema, the American arrested for running a private interrogation centre in Afghanistan, took a new twist yesterday when he claimed that he was acting with the knowledge and agreement of Donald Rumsfeld's office. Mr Idema, who has been accused of having a makeshift jail...

Rumsfeld Accused on Abuse
US defence secretary 'authorised tough intelligence programme'. The US defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, personally authorised the expansion of a special programme which ultimately led to the abuses in Abu Ghraib prison, the New Yorker magazine claims today.

Rumsfeld Pays Surprise Iraq Visit
US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived in Iraq today on a surprise visit as the United States struggled to quell criticism over the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by American military guards. Mr Rumsfeld, travelling under tight security to a country where almost 800 US servicemen and...

Bush Praises 'courageous' Rumsfeld
Military newspapers call for defence secretary to resign. President George Bush stood shoulder to shoulder with Donald Rumsfeld yesterday, refusing to fire him despite new signs that he could be losing the confidence of the armed forces.

Rumsfeld Apologises for Iraq Jail Abuse
Donald Rumsfeld, the US defence secretary, today told a charged Senate committee hearing that the treatment of Iraqi prisoners at the notorious Abu Ghraib jail near Baghdad was "un-American". Mr Rumsfeld, who is facing calls for his resignation, was subjected to a barracking from hecklers...

Rumsfeld's Unknown Unknowns Take Prize
The Plain English Campaign's award for most baffling remark by a public figure yesterday went to an old master of obfuscation, Donald Rumsfeld.

Leaked Memo Exposes Rumsfeld's Doubts About War on Terror
The US defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, has admitted that Washington has no way of knowing whether it is winning or losing its "war on terror" and predicts "a long, hard slog" in Iraq and Afghanistan, in a leaked document published yesterday. The memorandum was sent to his civilian...

Press Review: What They Said About... the Rumsfeld-rice Rift
Press review: Tensions within the Bush administration over postwar Iraq were exposed this week after a major rift emerged between Donald Rumsfeld and Condoleezza Rice.

Rice Leaves Rumsfeld Hot Under the Collar
The US defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, revealed the depth of fissures within the Bush administration yesterday with a bad-tempered interview in which he claimed not to have been told about an important overhaul of policymaking on Iraq.

Rumsfeld Presses for Wider Nato Action in Afghanistan
The US defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, arrived in Afghanistan yesterday to bolster Hamid Karzai's government in the face of continuing battles with Taliban fighters. Speaking hours after the Afghan government said it had foiled an attack near the Pakistani border, Mr Rumsfeld said...

Rumsfeld Expects More Attacks Very Soon
The US defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, said yesterday that he expected more attacks on US troops in Iraq this month but that the 150,000-strong force was likely to stay for the "foreseeable future". Mr Rumsfeld was echoing military intelligence reports that attacks could come on a...

Rumsfeld shifts stance on Iraq weapons
The US defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, said yesterday that the US had not gone to war against Iraq because of fresh evidence of weapons of mass destruction but because Washington saw old evidence "in a dramatic new light" after September 11.

US Proposes World Peacekeeping Force
The US defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, is discussing the idea of an international peacekeeping force which could be dispatched to maintain order in the world's trouble spots. The idea is an apparent sharp reversal of the Bush administration's staunchly unilateralist stance. It also...

Our Troops Are Paying the Price for a Quick-win War
Bad planning and over-confidence have left a dangerous legacy. Donald Rumsfeld said in a speech before the Iraq war that nation building was like setting bones: if you got it wrong, the result would be crooked.

Full text: Donald Rumsfeld speech
Full text of US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld's speech in New York on Tuesday May 27, 2003.

Rumsfeld: Iraq Belongs to Iraqis
Speaking on his first visit to Baghdad since the fall off the Iraqi regime, American defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld today assured Iraqis that "Iraq belongs to them" and promised that US troops would not stay "one day longer" than was needed to establish a democratic government. Mr...

Rumsfeld Accuses Syria of Sheltering Ba'athists
The US defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, yesterday accused Syria of helping senior members of Iraq's Ba'ath regime to escape. In some cases the fugitives were stopping when they got to Syria, but others were travelling on to other countries. "Senior regime people are moving out of Iraq...

Rumsfeld raises stakes with warning to Syria over military sales to Iraq
Donald Rumsfeld, the US defence secretary, delivered a stark warning to Syria yesterday, accusing it of failing to stop cross-border sales of military equipment, including night-vision goggles, to the Iraqi army.

Rumsfeld claims more support than in 1991
More countries would back an American-led war on Iraq than the 33-strong coalition in the 1991 Gulf war, even without a second UN resolution, Donald Rumsfeld claimed in an interview broadcast last night.

We Are Ready to Fight, Says Rumsfeld
The US defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, claimed that American-led forces were ready to go to war with Iraq, despite growing evidence that protracted diplomatic negotiations with Washington's reluctant allies had set back military readiness. The US and its allies had "ample" forces in...

Thousands More Us Troops Head to Gulf
Donald Rumsfeld, the US defence secretary, has signed a directive authorising the deployment of thousands of troops in the Middle East as preparations for a widely anticipated war in Iraq intensify. The first to move will be 15,000 desert-trained troops from the third infantry division...

Rumsfeld Gets Tough on North Korea
Donald Rumsfeld, the US defence secretary, yesterday warned North Korea that America could fight and win two regional conflicts. He advised Pyongyang not to become "emboldened" by the US administration's immediate focus on Iraq. "We are capable of fighting two major regional conflicts....

Rumsfeld picks team of experts to find Iraqi terror link
Donald Rumsfeld, the hawkish American defence secretary, has assembled a team of experts to scour intelligence data for links between Iraq and al-Qaida, sidestepping the CIA, which is locked in conflict with White House conservatives on whether such evidence exists.

Fight terror or wither, Rumsfeld tells Nato
Nato must adapt to the need to fight terrorists or rogue states or accept that it is irrelevant, the American defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, told his European allies yesterday.

Rumsfeld Heckled at Congress Meeting
Anti-war protesters today heckled the US secretary of state, Donald Rumsfeld as he made a statement to a Congress committee. Mr Rumsfeld paused during a testimony outlining the Bush administration's view of the threat posed by Saddam Hussein as the protesters unfurled banners behind him....

Rumsfeld steps up Iraq war talk
US 'cannot wait for arms proof' like appeasers of Hitler did. The US defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, said yesterday that the US could not afford to wait for conclusive proof of Saddam Hussein's weapons programmes before it attacked Iraq, and he equated the reluctance of America's allies to get involved with the appeasement of Nazi Germany.