NEWS: Rumsfeld Faces Possible Arrest if He Visits Germany

POLITICS: Rumsfeld Faces Possible Arrest if He Visits Germany

The BBC reports today that Donald Rumsfeld faces the threat of arrest should he attend a conference in Munich, Germany later this month.

Mr Rumsfeld added:

Mr. Rumfeld's last visit to the conference also proved problematic:

yea, like this is really gonna happen...

Germany would have some major balls if they actually went through with something like that.

they're not going to, but it would be really cool if they did.

really now? lets see them try that.

I'm salivating at the prospect!

First Pinochet, now Rumsfeld....

Wow, that would be better than winning the lottery!!!

Is that a threat or an encouragement?

what, is our gov't going to go into germany and start blowing shit up there too if they do?

What was the phrase? Oh ya... I wonder if he's thinking "Bring it on" now?

Boy. Wow. That would be interesting.

So this group filed the suit in Novemeber and we're only hearing about it now because they decided to issue a press release about it?

The German government is not going to take action against Runsfeld. This ranks up there with the whole "Bush is going to be arrested for war crimes in Canada" schtick that went on a year or so ago.

yay germany!

But gee, wouldn't that be an act of ...terrorism?

I'm sorry but I'm really out of the loop in alot of these issues, did anyone ever prove that Rummy actually condoned what was going on at Abu Gharib? If not, then the Germans are actually being dicks.

Did anyone ever prove that saddam ordered the deaths of all those people?

you know it. its rediculous they would try it.

I'd vote yes. are we going to have to kick their asses again? bring the troops home now through Germany...

Has everyone forgotten that since the end of World War 2 Germany is and has been our ally? Isn't it the least bit worrisome that an ally considers one of the highest ranking (if not elected) government officials in the US a war criminal worthy of indictment?

Even Robert McNamara has wised up that if we'd lost a few more wars some of our top officials, himself included, would have been tried as war criminals. Whether or not Rumsfeld condoned the actions, it happened under his watch. So far there hasn't been much done to prevent it from happening again.

well said. i'm tired of people thinking that the american way of dealing with anybody who doesn't agree with us, to blow the fuck out of them, is right or just.

Come on I can go down to the DA and file anything I want, doesn't mean the DA will do anything or that I'm not a nut. It's pure publicity, that’s all.

Arresting Rumsfeld would be an act of war. If Germany wants to throw those bones, more power to them, we'll take all of our troops out of the country, demolish all the bases, and let them go bankrupt.

The law is a farce. There is nothing to prevent me from filing suit against Thor, stating that he inspired Nazi atrocities and that he is still alive. Getting the German police to serve Norse dieties is a more likely than getting them to serve papers on Rumsfeld.

Yeah, they did. It's a proven fact that he has killed his own people, and sarin and tabun gassed the people of Iran during the Iran-Iraq conflict. If you want quantifiable proof, my family was (is) in Iran. My relatives fought and died in that war. Had we stayed in Iran, statistics dictate that I most likely would have too died in that war. Thankfully, this country granted my family the opportunity for political refuge, and therefore, a life we never would have had. For that, I can never repay this country, though I have, and will continue to, try. It was absolutely no bullshit that Saddam ordered the death of innocents on a regular basis.

In no way do I stand here and defend the validity of the American occupation/ war in Iraq. That is not my place, as I simply fight for a country that gave my family the opportunity for life, as opposed to a most certain death. Im not sure what "people" you refer to in your post, but the fact of the matter is that Saddam Hussein was an absolutely terrible human being, and there are alot of people in Iraq who are very thankful that they no longer have to be afraid of a dictator who killed at will.

Sorry about the rant. Its just a topic that is very close to my heart. I truly dont mean to offend anyone. But there is something that is lost in all of our self analyzation as a nation. Through our freedoms, we have the liberty to question the veracity of our nations words and decisions, but we must remember that not all countries have this option.

Basically, all i am trying to convey is that there is absolutely no reason on our fair earth to defend Saddam Hussein.

No reason whatsoever.

I'm not sure which case(s) youre refering to in specific, but I think it'd be ludicrous to say he never actually commited any atrocities. Anyway, if no one did prove that saddam "killed all those people" what would that have to do with this particular topic? If Germany where to imprison Rumsfeld (which theyre not going to do, so I feel kind of silly even arguing about this) without proof beyond a reasonable doubt that he ordered war crimes to be commited, that'd put them on my shitlist. Thats all I'm saying. I dislike rummy and this administration as much as most people on this board, but that doesn't mean I want to see anyone wrongly imprisoned.

[Edited on Feb 04, 2005 by MB_Arkestra]

You can't help to appreciate the irony though, especially if they held his trial in Nuremburg...