Here are two reports on what a Senate report had to say about Donald Rumsfeld and the responsibility he bears (along with others) for the abuses of those held in contravention of the Constitution. One is a news report from the LA Times, the other a press release from Senator Carl Levin (D-MI).
1. Rumsfeld blamed in detainee abuse scandals (Los Angeles Times)
A bipartisan Senate report calls decisions made by the former Defense secretary a 'direct cause' of inhumane treatment of prisoners of war. Other Bush officials also are faulted.
December 12, 2008
"A bipartisan Senate report released Thursday concludes that decisions made by former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld were a "direct cause" of widespread detainee abuses, and that other Bush administration officials were to blame for creating a legal and moral climate that contributed to inhumane treatment."
Read the entire article at the Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-interrogate-abuse12-2008dec12,0,5978752.story
And for more on just what that report said:
2. Levin, McCain Release Executive Summary and Conclusions of Report on Treatment of Detainees in U.S. Custody (Press Release from Carl Levin)
December 11, 2008
"Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and Ranking Member John McCain (R-Ariz.) today released the executive summary and conclusions of the Committee’s report of its inquiry into the treatment of detainees in U.S. custody. "
Read the entire press release at Carl Levin's website
http://levin.senate.gov/newsroom/release.cfm?id=305735
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