Rumsfeld outed as propagandist by his "Snowflake" Memos.

[DWilliamsamh]

A Washington post article in todays paper and on line, confirms via his own memos, that while Donald Rumsfeld was Sec Def. he hatched talking points designed to distract, deceive and terrorize the American people into continuing Support for the Iraq War.

The Full article is HERE: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/31/AR2007103103095.html?hpid=topnews

Some excerpts:

"In a series of internal musings and memos to his staff, then-Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld argued that Muslims avoid "physical labor" and wrote of the need to "keep elevating the threat," "link Iraq to Iran" and develop "bumper sticker statements" to rally public support for an increasingly unpopular war.

The memos, often referred to as "snowflakes," shed light on Rumsfeld's brusque management style and on his efforts to address key challenges during his tenure as Pentagon chief. Spanning from 2002 to shortly after his resignation following the 2006 congressional elections, a sampling of his trademark missives obtained yesterday reveals a defense secretary disdainful of media criticism and driven to reshape public opinion of the Iraq war.

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Under siege in April 2006, when a series of retired generals denounced him and called for his resignation in newspaper op-ed pieces, Rumsfeld produced a memo after a conference call with military analysts. "Talk about Somalia, the Philippines, etc. Make the American people realize they are surrounded in the world by violent extremists," he wrote.

...SNIP...

In one of his longer ruminations, in May 2004, Rumsfeld considered whether to redefine the terrorism fight as a "worldwide insurgency." The goal of the enemy, he wrote, is to "end the state system, using terrorism, to drive the non-radicals from the world." He then advised aides "to test what the results could be" if the war on terrorism were renamed. ..."

The worst part is there may be nothing that can be done to hold this son of a bitch responsible for helping to start and perpetuate the clusterF@#$ in Iraq, and terrorize the American people.

[Demeter]

1. There's the ICC and War Crimes

He will get his, and it won't be golden.