Rumsfeld to 'pull no punches' in new book

[sabra]

Source: CNN

(CNN) – Don Rumsfeld's long-anticipated memoir will be released in January, and the former defense secretary isn't going to pull any punches, his publisher said Monday.

The upcoming book – "Known and Unknown" – will hit book stores January 25 and "is filled with previously undisclosed details and insights about the Bush administration, 9/11, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq," according to the book's publisher, Sentinel, a division of Penguin.

The book's title harkens to his infamous 2002 quote explaining there were "known unknowns" and "unknown unknowns" when it came to the war in Iraq – a word jumble that Rumsfeld critics found emblematic of his inartful leadership.

And if there is any doubt Rumsfeld will reveal new details, the former defense secretary is planning to launch a website to coincide with the books publication that will feature previously undisclosed documents.

"It's both a fascinating narrative for today's readers and an unprecedented resource for tomorrow's historians, said Sentinel president and publisher Adrian Zackheim The manuscript delivers everything I was hoping for and much more."

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/20/rumsfeld-to-pull-no-punches-in-new-book/

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[dhill926]

1. well..........

I know I won't be buying it.......

[sinkingfeeling]

2. When is Dim Son's (GWB) book to be released?

[MilesColtrane]

11. As soon as the team of ghost writers can decipher the drunken slurring on the tapes he's been making

[Raster]

29. SNAP!

They should just hire Karen, Pickles and Condi. They've been interpreting his drunken slurs for years.

[Blue Owl]

3. Title in reference to Saddam Hussien?

When he shook his hand 30 years ago, which has been erased from history?

[Jamastiene]

9. + about a zillion n/t

[EFerrari]

4. That means a book tour and more chances to arrest him.

Fine.

[totodeinhere]

6. Dream on. n/t

[EFerrari]

24. Tony Blair is a laughingstock because protesters have shut down

his appearances all over the UK. I think we could do as well if we tried.

[Turborama]

27. Yep. He managed ONE book signing in Dublin before he had to cancel the tour

He even had to cancel the launch party at the Tate Modern. :rofl:

If they were organized creatively, protests against this crime novel could just as successful.

Maybe someone in the States could use this as an inspiration? http://www.arrestblair.org/

[EFerrari]

28. Last night I was watching BookTV

and to my horror, there was Bill Clinton doing a segment with Blair on his book. (I notice it's not at a bookstore.)

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295433-1

But Bill or no Bill, Rumfeld will NOT get away with this sh!t, if I have to sign people up myself in every damn possible venue. :hi:

[Bragi]

38. Bill Clinton shilled for Bush, so why not for Rumsfeld

Bill Clinton has lots of experience providing PR services to war criminals.

See http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Bush+Clinton+talk+Afghanistan/1644777/story.html

[EFerrari]

39. I remember how he chimed in for the torture president's policy

during the 2004 presidential campaign. That was unforgivable, imo.

[Martin Eden]

5. KNOWN war criminal

Just another attempt to rewrite history.

[wtmusic]

7. Rumsfeld to "pass the buck" in new book nt

[CoffeeCat]

8. I'm going to throw up.

The fact that one of the most sickening warmongers to emerge from our
political landscape--is profiting from his crimes--is revolting.

I still remember how he became indignant when a reporter questioned how many
Iraqis had been killed during "Shock and Awe." He began describing the "care"
that was taken in releasing those bombs.

We did it with such "care." And he was pissed when he said it, as Iraqis lie
dead and moaning all around him. How dare anyone question their murdering!

This is a chapter of American history that I know I'd like to forget. Do we
really have to hear about it in great detail from this coward--who is going
to lie, spin and but a cowboy face on this despicable stain on our country's
history?

Three hundred pages of glorifying his shameful decisions. ...And I'm sure the
idiot contingent that loves that sort of thing has all ready ordered their
advanced copies from amazon.

Gag.

[rocktivity]

10. Tell it under oath, Donnie

See you in the remainders bin--with a dagger.

:puke:
rocktivity

[MilesColtrane]

12. The preening popinjay will undoubtedly assert that he would have won the war,...

kept the peace, and singlehandedly cleansed the globe of evil doers if only the White House had given him free reign.

Disgusting.

[shotten99]

13. Not a man known for his accuracy.

Something tells me we're looking at a book full of slippery slopes and red herrings.

[TheWatcher]

14. This man should be in Jail, and he's peddling revisionist history, scot free.

This country deserves whatever it gets at this point.

[Cheap_Trick]

15. Rumfilled to "tell no truth" in new book. nt

[rschop]

16. re: Rummy should explain in his new book, why they did not stop the attacks on 9/11

Maybe just maybe Rumsfeld can explain why when the Bush administration knew about the al Qaeda terrorist attacks on 9/11, even knew that an al Qaeda terrorist had been arrested while trying to get training on a B747, and also knew that two long time al Qaeda terrorists, Khalid al-Mihdhar and Nawaf al-Hazmi, were inside of the US on August 22, 2001, and even knew they were here in order to take part in a horrific al Qaeda terrorist attack that would kill thousands of Americans that even Rummy had been given warnings about, they did absolutely nothing to prevent this attack.

Maybe Rummy can explain that is his new book, but I have my doubts!

[PfcHammer]

17. Aspartame ftw

[Roland99]

18. No shit

Personally, I'm Aspartame-free for 6 weeks now.

(no more soft drinks, flavor packets, sugar-free yogurt...nothing)

[HCE SuiGeneris]

19. F U, Rummy.

I hope he roasts in hell sitting atop a pile of his burning memoirs.

[bongbong]

20. repigs are going completely batty

The title sounds 99% like a SNL (circa 1975) parody, not a real book. repigs are beyond insane.

[Hosnon]

21. I never really understood why that quote got him in such trouble.

I thought it was pretty clear and to the point.

There are things we know we don't know, and things we don't know we don't know.

[EFerrari]

25. It got him in trouble because he always used abstractions

as a way of avoiding giving a straight answer to reporters. This one was iconic.

[AlbertCat]

26. I never really understood why that quote got him in such trouble.

Perhaps because everybody already KNEW Saddam didn't have any WMD and Iraq was no threat. How about that "known"?


His language was so nutty and weird, you could make fun of it!

Por ejemplo:

http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2003/06/09/030609sh_shouts

[RZM]

37. Perhaps that quote didn't inspire the title

But this album instead . . .

<a href="" target="_blank"><img src="" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

[Yeahyeah]

22. That means he's going to be pulling many many punches.

He should use his pedometer to find out how many steps it takes to take a long walk on a short pier.

[AlbertCat]

23. "Known and Unknown"

"Known and Unknown" ? "Known and Unknown" ??? KNOWN AND UNKNOWN???????



Are they kidding? Only in GOP land would someone use one of the most absurd and lame excuses for the deadly and ruinous fiasco they created as a selling point.

Thanks for reminding everyone with a brain the Rummy is a sociopathic nut case. Good work!

[Owl]

30. Sorry Don, I ain't gonna buy your book.

[hunter]

31. He could join Tony Blair's book tour...

They could call their show Poodle and Prattle.

[Zenlitened]

32. Rumsfield = Greatest Failure In U.S. Military History.

That is a fact.

[unkachuck]

33. "...isn't going to pull any punches,"

....no, but he'll be pulling something else....

....what on Gods' green earth would that fascist have to say, that wouldn't be 100% bullshit?

[underpants]

34. I have two "Known"s - you lied and you suck

short read

[Solly Mack]

35. ...

[Javaman]

36. I can smell the stinking pile of spin from here. nt