US ex-defence head Rumsfeld defends Iraq war handling. 3 February 2011Last updated at 17:24 Former Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld maintains the US was right to wage war on Iraq Former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld remains largely defiant about the Iraq war, saying in a new book that had Saddam Hussein remained in power, the Middle East would be "far more perilous than it is today". Mr Rumsfeld, 78, has written an autobiography due out next week. He concedes he could have sent more troops, and that internal US rivalries hampered post-war reconstruction. Leaked excerpts have been published by the Washington Post and New York Times. On the question of troops, he says in the 800-page Known and Unknown: "In retrospect, there may have been times when more troops could have helped.
" But he says that if senior military officers had reservations about the size of the invading force, they did not inform him. Conflicting account In his own recently published memoir, Mr Bush recalls that he made the request some six weeks later. Regrets. Every American and her Allies should listen to this. George Bush issued travel warning by human rights organisations | World news. George Bush – with his wife, Laura – was the subject of a 2,500-word 'indictment' by the Centre for Constitutional Rights. Photograph: Abacausa/EMPICS Entertainment Human rights groups have vowed to track George W Bush round the world after their success in forcing him to cancel a trip to Switzerland amid concerns over protests and a threatened arrest warrant. Katherine Gallagher, a lawyer with the New York-based Centre for Constitutional Rights, said: "The reach of the convention against torture is wide.
This case is prepared and will be waiting for him wherever he travels next. "Torturers, even if they are former presidents of the United States, must be held to account and prosecuted. " Although Bush has travelled freely round the world since leaving the White House in January 2009, human rights groups believe he is vulnerable to prosecution after admitting in his autobiography last November that he authorised waterboarding and other interrogation techniques.
George W Bush: Former President Cancels Visit To Switzerland Over Fears He Could Be Arrested. By Carole Erskine, Sky News Online Former US President George W Bush has cancelled a visit to Switzerland amid concerns he could be arrested. The former leader had been due to speak at a charity gala, making the keynote speech at Keren Hayesod's annual dinner on February 12. But human rights groups in the country have been calling for the Swiss government to arrest him over allegations he ordered the torture of prisoners. Court officials have said criminal complaints against Mr Bush have been lodged in Geneva but Swiss officials said he would enjoy some diplomatic immunity as a former head of state. Torture is a crime under international law and human rights experts say absolute prohibition is very clear. Some left wing groups had called for a protest on the day of his visit. Keren Hayesod's organisers said they felt the atmosphere had become too threatening.
"We didn't want to put people and property in Geneva at risk," said the group's lawyer Robert Equey. Gates Warns Against More Wars. The Center for Terrorism Law | St. Mary's University School of Law. Manning Should be Jailed with Men Director Jeffrey Addicott spoke to MSNBC’s Weekends with Alex Witt about the possibility of Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning being placed in a transgender unit or protective custody while serving out her sentence. Bronze Star Restored to Exonerated Marine After a two-year battle to clear his name, Capt. Joshua Waddell will wear the Bronze Star once again after his career was nearly destroyed by the manipulation of the rules of engagement in Afghanistan. Jeffrey Addicott spoke to The Blaze about the Center’s efforts to assist Waddell. Read the story here. Military Times also spoke to Addicott about Waddell’s exoneration.
Hasan Uses Trial as a Platform Jeffrey Addicott was recently interviewed by the Christian Science Monitor about Nidal Hasan’s quest for martyrdom through his on-going trial, saying, “The fact is, he has used this trial as a platform, even though he hasn’t done any ranting and raving. Pictures from the CTL’s 10th Anniversary Dinner St. St. US military support increases terror attacks on American citizens study shows - 02 - 2011 - News archive - News - News and media. US military support for foreign governments encourages terrorist groups to attack Americans, demonstrates a new study from the London School of Economics and Political Science and the University of Essex. Terrorist attacks on Americans are more likely to come from countries where the US provides military aid, stations troops and sells arms finds the study - the first to show a statistical correlation between American foreign policy and terrorism against its citizens.
The paper, 'Foreign terror on Americans', is published in the new edition of the Journal of Peace Research and explores the systematic patterns which appear to govern terrorist action. The authors are professor Eric Neumayer, from LSE, and professor Thomas Plümper, from the University of Essex. They examined details of terrorist attacks by foreigners on Americans between 1978 and 2005 to establish not only their number but also the country from which the action originated.
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