Rumsfeld charged in France for Torture


	Rumsfeld charged in France for Torture

patrickjmoore47

10-28-2007 4:39 PM

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torture, rumsfeld, iraq

patrickjmoore47 says:

There will probably be more of this type of action in the future.

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11-1-2007 10:44 AM

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