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To: RetiredNow who wrote (217175)	2/3/2005 7:49:13 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572371

Rumsfeld twice offered to resign during Abu Ghraib scandal Thursday, February 3, 2005 Posted: 6:27 PM EST (2327 GMT) Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld talks about Iraq and why he offered to resign on CNN's Larry King Live at 9 p.m. ET. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld says he twice offered President Bush his resignation during the height of the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal, but the president refused to accept it. In an interview to be aired Thursday night on CNN's "Larry King Live," Rumsfeld says: "I submitted my resignation to President Bush twice during that period and told him that ... I felt that he ought to make the decision as to whether or not I stayed on. And he made that decision and said he did want me to stay on." Last April, photos surfaced showing U.S. troops abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad, sparking a furor internationally and on Capitol Hill. In the middle of the controversy, Rumsfeld appeared before Congress and said he took "full responsibility" for what had happened, and he said he would step down from his post if he thought he could no longer be effective. Bush then publicly expressed confidence in Rumsfeld. After Bush was re-elected in November, he asked Rumsfeld to remain at the helm of the Defense Department.

To: RetiredNow who wrote (217175)	2/3/2005 9:18:23 PM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572371

Couldn't help but chuckle on: One hopes the French and Germans, whose newspapers often sound more like Al Jazeera than Al Jazeera... Great article, BTW. Joe

To: RetiredNow who wrote (217175)	2/4/2005 1:31:47 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1572371

"This week, an old New York Times story was making the left-lib Internet rounds. Dated Sept. 4, 1967, it's headed, "U.S. Encouraged by Vietnam Vote: Officials Cite 83% Turnout Despite Vietcong Terror." It reads, "United States officials were surprised and heartened today at the size of turnout in South Vietnam's presidential election despite a Vietcong terrorist campaign to disrupt the voting. According to reports from Saigon, 83 per cent of the 5.85 million registered voters cast their ballots yesterday. Many of them risked reprisals threatened by the Vietcong. A successful election has long been seen as the keystone in President Johnson's policy of encouraging the growth of constitutional processes in South Vietnam ... The purpose of the voting was to give legitimacy to the Saigon Government ..." We all know how that movie ended. Stay tuned for the rerun." thestar.com