5/5/06: Democracy Now opened this morning
with the disruption of Rumsfeld’s speech by WCW activists, and a
subsequent exchange with Ray McGovern and Rumsfeld. DN interviewed Ray
McGovern:
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/05/1432203
Ray: And I suppose the good news is that
finally someone had a chance to ask Don Rumsfeld — if I were in
Washington, I never would have got into a session where Rumsfeld spoke.
I have to give him credit that he took questions and answers. But, you
know, it’s really interesting that when I walked into the place, I
wrangled a ticket very surreptitiously. I was met with this little
blurb on Donald Rumsfeld, and as I read it, I had to chuckle. It says,
“There’s going to be a question-and-answer period, but please adhere to
these guidelines. Refrain from using the word ‘lie’ in relation to the
war in Iraq. Do not question the secretary’s personal responsibility
for torture. And please don’t discuss first use of nuclear weapons
against Iran. If you violate these guidelines, you’ll be immediately
removed from the auditorium, flown to an undesignated prison location
somewhere in Eastern Europe and tortured. Thank you for your
cooperation. The World Can’t Wait.” A wonderful, wonderful group. Those
were the folks that spoke up and tried to brace Donald Rumsfeld with
the lies and their charges of him being — and he is, arguably — a war
criminal. And we shouldn’t shy away from saying that.”