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Kerry Calls for Rumsfeld to Quit over Abu Ghraib
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Posted on 08/25/2004 11:00:28 AM PDT by GulliverSwift

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry called today for Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign and urged President George Bush to appoint an independent group to recommend reforms after a report faulted all levels of the military for abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

“It’s not just the little person at the bottom who ought to pay the price of responsibility,” Kerry said at a Philadelphia union hall. “The buck doesn’t stop at the Pentagon.”

A report released yesterday by an independent panel led by former Defence Secretary James Schlesinger concluded that senior US military leaders in Iraq and the Pentagon could be faulted for inattention to prisoner abuses, but it did not recommend that Rumsfeld step down.

“What is missing from all these reports is accountability from the senior civilian leaders in the Pentagon and in the White House,” Kerry said.

“From the bottom of the chain of command all the way to the top, there needs to be accountability. The Schlesinger report makes clear that Secretary Rumsfeld was responsible for setting a climate where these types of abuses could occur.”

Kerry said an independent investigation should review the decision-making process that led to the abuses and provide comprehensive reforms to ensure abuses do not recur.

“The time has come for our commander in chief to take charge,” he said.


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abughraib; abughraibreport; demon; demoncrat; heinztomato; kerry; ketchup; ketchupboy; rumsfeld; tomatoboy; traitor
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To: GulliverSwift

I am pretty sure that he always lets his pinky stick out a little, like a proper teacup holder. That is not a part of any military salute that I know of. I will look for more salute pictures to see if any other examples exist.


41 posted on 08/25/2004 11:31:30 AM PDT by webheart
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To: GulliverSwift

Damn this POS.........They try an toss GI's in jail that put panties on the head of an enemy and yet promote this trash mouth self confessed war criminal traitor as presidential !

Doom on Kerry and his trolls !


42 posted on 08/25/2004 11:33:21 AM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: GulliverSwift
and Chode calls for jean phouqin keri to resign from the senate for missing 80% of his job

his call and $5.00 will get that POS a cup of coffee at $tarbuck$ too!!!

43 posted on 08/25/2004 11:33:31 AM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist ©®)
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To: GulliverSwift
Posted earlier today with 25 + replies, if anyone wants to see those comments.

John Kerry asking for Rumfeld to resign!

44 posted on 08/25/2004 11:36:11 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (kerry and the RATs can't stand facts or truth.)
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To: GulliverSwift

In the tactical world, this is called a "diversion"! He is firing for effect! The glib lib media will be on this one!

So if Rumy has to resign, I guess Jf'nK will have to turn himself in for all those self-confessed war crimes??


45 posted on 08/25/2004 11:36:25 AM PDT by texson66 ("Tyranny is yielding to the lust of the governing." - Lord Moulton)
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To: GulliverSwift

Great hair--I think that man would make a great president someday.


46 posted on 08/25/2004 11:39:48 AM PDT by beaversmom (Michael Medved has the Greatest radio show on GOD's Green Earth)
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To: dawn53

OH and dont forget our beloved harry reid ,he has been real quiet ,up for reelection meez thinks.


47 posted on 08/25/2004 11:50:54 AM PDT by douglas1
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To: GulliverSwift
This is hilarious! A confessed war criminal demands Cheney's resignation for "war crimes."

As I recall, Kerry did not call for Clark Clifford's resignation in 1969.

I wonder why...

Nor did Kerry call for William Cohen's resignation in 2000, when those GIs raped a Japanese civilian.

I wonder why...

Somebody should be asking Kerry just such questions. Too bad the media is MIA.

48 posted on 08/25/2004 11:51:51 AM PDT by Bonaparte
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To: ElkGroveDan

Thank you. I think Aw Jeez is going to be paged more and more as November gets closer.


49 posted on 08/25/2004 1:01:32 PM PDT by beaversmom (Michael Medved has the Greatest radio show on GOD's Green Earth)
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To: GulliverSwift
Let's call for him to tell us where he got the information about airport security..you know the stuff he gave a speech about AFTER Sandy Burglar Berger stuffed his pants with classified papers and "lost" them


Doogle
50 posted on 08/25/2004 1:10:26 PM PDT by Doogle (USAF..408th MMS...Ubon, Thailand "69" ..."Wolfpack".night line delivery "Doogle")
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To: Bonaparte
This is hilarious! A confessed war criminal demands Cheney's resignation for "war crimes."

Kerry is acting like a psychopath. He knows that he confessed to war crimes, but he's accusing Rumsfeld. I hope the book, Unfit, sells millions.

51 posted on 08/25/2004 2:38:57 PM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: DarthVader
Ole Lantern face is doing more to destroy himself than anyone I have ever seen. The more you see him, the more you hate him.

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52 posted on 08/25/2004 2:48:03 PM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: GulliverSwift

53 posted on 08/28/2004 1:06:43 AM PDT by Seadog Bytes (OPM* - The Liberal Solution to All of Society's Problems. (...*Other People's Money))
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To: GulliverSwift

Rummy should just toss a pair of panties over sKerry's head.


54 posted on 08/28/2004 1:13:35 AM PDT by PeoplesRepublicOfWashington (Kerry lied while good men died.)
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To: Sister_T; All
RE: "Kerry Reacts..."

Thanks for your interest. Glad you liked it.

Here below are three more from the same 'drawer'. We're all kinda big into "recycling" out here, so please feel free to email, reuse, recycle, redistribute, etc. any of them, as you choose.


55 posted on 08/28/2004 2:58:52 AM PDT by Seadog Bytes (OPM* - The Liberal Solution to All of Society's Problems. (...*Other People's Money))
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