Known and unknown, former defense secretary donald h. Npr interviews author of the book in defense of looting. Just a few days after donald rumsfeld praised al jazeera english in an interview with david frost, the network released an interview in which d. Hundreds of highcapacity wells are drawing down lake. While many may not remember much of his first stint at the. Npr had all of this information but did not appear interest in the gun permit issue or the alleged federal felony in his denial. Biden, the 51yearold son of the president, writes that he first bought crack cocaine at age 18. Whats known, whats unknown, what we dont want to know. Rumsfeld offers no apologies for war decisions npr. Bolton is promoting his new book the room where it happened, in which he accuses trump of being uninformed. Donald rumsfeld hasnt learned a damn thing politico magazine. Apr 05, 2021 at its heart, hunter bidens new memoir, beautiful things, is a story of addiction.
May 21, 20 the book is an outgrowth of management and leadership aphorisms that rumsfeld wrote and put on 3x5 notecards. This volumes story of the year is devoted to the 106th congress. Donald henry rumsfeld born july 9, 1932 is a retired american politician. British columnist robert fisk concluded that the handshake was evidence of mr. Broadside and now we common citizens can read them in a book annotated at length by the author. Rumsfeld opened a governmentprovided transition office in arlington and has seven pentagonpaid staffers working for him, a pentagon official said. Rumsfeld writes to irs seeking simplified tax code. Suttons departure follows criticism in congress and in recent reports by npr and propublica that the military is failing to diagnose. Feb 14, 2011 as donald rumsfeld might say, there are known knowns and known unknowns. Title donald rumsfeld papers, summary correspondence, memoranda, minutes, speeches, writings, reports, notes, testimony, interviews, oral histories, briefing books.
Former defense secretary donald rumsfeld on known and. And one known known is that the passage of time doesnt appear to have mellowed rumsfeld. Jan 25, 2016 by eun kyung kim former defense secretary donald rumsfeld, in an interview with todays matt lauer, addressed criticism by former president george h. Former defense secretary rumsfeld thought war on terror would be easily won npr jan 30, 2018. Diane sawyer snags first donald rumsfeld interview on. Apr 16, 2014 rumsfeld has been in the news recently due to his interview in the unknown known, director errol morris documentary about the wars in iraq and afghanistan.
If words could waterboard, public radio destroys rumsfeld in. Author interview by npr promotes new book in defense of. And when the time came to deal with donald rumsfeld, i told him tha. Pantheon books 1980 providing a collection of essays and interviews that have. The cias former counterterrorism chief on the lead. Npr interviews author of the book in defense of looting and. Rumsfeld publishes his memoir, known and unknown, and announces all his profits from the book will support the foundations military charity partners. Donald rumsfeld has served as both the youngest and oldest secretary of defense. From 20002003 michael delong was deputy commander to gen. Hunter biden says his family never gave up on him wskg. Npr recently interviewed vickie osterweil to discuss her book in defense of looting, a book that is a deranged rationalization for looting, but is also oddly refreshing for its candor.
Politifact checking robert gates criticism of vice. Also i the successful launch of the npr interviews series proved that many members of national public radios wide audience want to read what they hear. Donald rumsfeld went on npr show marketplace in attempt to promote his new book, but was met with perhaps the hardest questioning hes ever faced. Nprs steve inskeep interviews former national security. Rumsfeld offers no apologies for war decisions wbur news. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more. For webconnected readers, it features more than 500 links to neverbeforeavailable original documents from donald rumsfeld s extensive personal archive. I havent thought too much about this one because the. Aug 09, 2009 rumsfeld s plan for invading iraq was excellent, an evolutionary advance over what rumsfeld had found on the shelf, and american forces took baghdad in 21 days. In this interview, she talks about donald rumsfeld, his management of the iraq war and its aftermath, and the challenges confronting the military in a post911 world.
Neria and her daughter naomi died in a car accident that year. You keep two sets of books because one set of books you want to be. Author interview by npr promotes new book in defense of looting. Rumsfelds memoir of his political career, mixes the policy and the personal. Jan 06, 2011 former defense secretary donald rumsfeld has remained quiet since leaving office in november of 2006, but he returns to the media spotlight on monday, feb. Donald henry rumsfeld is a united states businessman, retired navy fighter pilot, diplomat, and politician who served as the th secretary of defense under president gerald ford from 1975 to 1977 and as the 21st secretary of defense under president george w. My son went to iraq, volunteered to go, spent a year there, came back as the fittest person in his regiment and a year later, he was dead with glioblastoma. Rumsfeld lacked intel on who the enemies were two years after. Leadership lessons in business, politics, war, and life is a gathering of 380 rules on how to live life. Rumsfelds rules leadership lessons in business, politics. Produced by rose friedman, petra mayer, beth novey and meghan sullivan executive producer. Digging deep into the oigs report on the armys 2015 financial statement. In book, donald rumsfeld recalls bushs early focus on. Former defense secretary donald rumsfeld in defending his administration in.
Nate jones stops by npr s all things considered to discuss the thousands of donald rumsfeld snowflakes that were released in response to the archives foia lawsuit. Former secretary of defense rumsfeld recalls the attack on the pentagon. Return to the rumsfeld snowflakes come in from the cold posting featured interview nate jones stops by npr s all things considered to discuss the thousands of donald rumsfeld snowflakes that were released in response to the archives foia lawsuit. Rumsfeld lacked intel on who the enemies were two years. Sep 01, 2020 whats more troublesome is that she actually finished writing the book back in april of this year before any of the riots and looting started really kicking off in latemay, according to an interview osterweil did with npr recently. Now gathered in book form, rumsfeld s rules explores how to serve an organization. Apr 05, 2021 senator joe biden and his first wife, neria, then celebrated their 30th birthday at a party in wilmington, delaware in 1972, under the watchful eye of their sons bo left and hunter. Rumsfeld served as secretary of defense from 1975 to 1977 under gerald ford, and again from january 2001 to december 2006 under george w.
Rumsfeld snowflakes reveal former dod heads thoughts on 911, punctuality and izlam by aaron mehta january 24. In an interview with npr s scott simon airing on morning edition, biden credits his familys unflinching love for his survival there was never a moment that they werent trying to save me, biden says. Secretary rumsfeld interview with bob edwards, npr radio, morning edition interview with bob edwards, npr radio morning edition npr. Black is featured prominently in whipples new book the spymasters. Rumsfeld was actively assessing the security landscape. He was very fond of passing around an essay from a book on the pearl harbor. During this npr interview, osterweil was asked to define looting, which she answered with the following.
Through decades of addiction, hunter biden says his family. Apr 05, 2021 in an interview with npr s scott simon airing on morning edition, biden credits his familys unflinching love for his survival. Graham says the story of donald rumsfeld is an exceptional. Bookworm, a premier literary talk show providing intellectual, accessible, and provocative literary conversations. He first fell in love with alcohol in high school and started drinking heavily after work in his 20s. Former secretary of defense donald rumsfeld released a 800page memoir this.
Tommy franks at central command centcom, where they oversaw u. Hunter biden says his family never gave up on him wuga. Rumsfeld s disdain for human rights, and amy and david goodman of democracy. An fp discussion on the controversial former defense secretarys longawaited. Secretary rumsfeld interview with bob edwards, npr radio. Npr s tom gjelten reports in an interview today, defense secretary donald rumsfeld said he expects additional terrorist attacks against the united states. Nov, 2006 npr conducted interviews outlining how the reagan administration allowed saddam to acquire dualuse equipment. Each film focuses on a man who oversaw a disastrous american war. In an interview with npr s scott simon airing on morning edition, biden credits his familys unflinching love for his survival. He is both the youngest and the secondoldest person to have served as secretary of defense. American dharma draws on around sixteen hours of interviews with bannon, and.
Part ii, which covers the last three years of rumsfeld s tenure as secretary of defense from 2004 to 2006, will be published in 2021. A new memoir from former defense secretary robert gates hit the book shelves this. Discover the enhanced e book edition of known and unknown offering an unprecedented reading experience for a memoir by a major public figure. He also addresses his wellpaid work for the ukrainian gas company burisma, which began in 2014 while this father, joe biden, was vice president. Donald henry rumsfeld was born on july 9, 1932, in chicago, illinois, the son of jeannette kearsley nee husted and george donald rumsfeld. Leadership lessons in business, politics, war, and life by donald rumsfeld. In an interview with npr, former defense secretary donald rumsfeld suggested others were more responsible for mistakes he has long been blamed for from the failure to deploy enough u. Rumsfeld would draw large press attention, a longtime editor at random house, robert loomis, said, yes, it will. And the fact of the matter is, if you go back to world war ii, there was a denazification process. As i write in the book, there are people who are critical of both of those decisions. His father came from a german family that had emigrated in the 1870s from weyhe in lower saxony.
Hunter biden says his family never gave up on him 88. Jun 22, 2020 npr s steve inskeep interviews former national security adviser john bolton 06. If words could waterboard, public radio destroys rumsfeld. The cias former counterterrorism chief on the lead up to. It includes state department cables, correspondence, and memoranda on topics such as vietnam, watergate, the days following 911, the wars in iraq and. As part of foreign policys book club series, bradley graham argues that. Former secretary of defense donald rumsfeld s new book rumsfeld s rules. The baker book is a dispassionate, wellconsidered and well written account that is based on serious research and interviews with most of the participants over the eight year period. Reuters scores petraeus interview rumsfeld portrait. Morris told npr that rumsfeld was a difficult interview, and that he was surprised how little he learned about the wars during their conversation. His office was full of books and assorted knickknacks.
In book, donald rumsfeld recalls bushs early focus on iraq the. Npr interviews author of the book in defense of looting and her responses are insane npr recently interviewed vickie osterweil to discuss her book in defense of looting, a book that is a deranged rationalization for looting, but is also oddly refreshing for its candor. Mar 30, 2014 errol morris spent over 30 hours interviewing rumsfeld for his latest documentary. Diane sawyer snags first donald rumsfeld interview on media. That said, we do have rather different perspectives on how muc. Checking robert gates criticism of vice president joe. In this interview, he provides firsthand observations of the struggle between the state.
Now the npr interviews 1995 collects the most probing, enlightening, and provocative conversations held during the past year. Apr 02, 2021 in the book covered by npr, biden discusses the drug use starting when he was 18. National security archive suite 701, gelman library. Former bush secretary of defense donald rumsfeld did an interview yesterday with marketplaces kai ryssdal not to be confused with kai the hatchetwielding. This book traces the immense extent of rumsfeld s labors and his influence, showing how he has almost singlehandedly reconfigured key components of our military response. That said, we do have rather different perspectives on how much.
Instead of denying the existence of looting taking place by antifalike entities, osterweil loudly proclaims her support for property destruction as a tactic. There was never a moment that they werent trying to save me, biden says. Donald rumsfeld destroyed by gentle npr host youtube. The pentagons massive accounting fraud exposed the. Rumsfeld helped iraq get chemical weapons, headlined londons daily mail. Donald rumsfeld reflects on iraq war in new book fox news. Donald rumsfelds known and unknown financial times. Rumsfelds second al jazeera interview less cordial on. Jan 15, 2002 npr s tom gjelten reports in an interview today, defense secretary donald rumsfeld said he expects additional terrorist attacks against the united states. Reports also indicate that biden was suspected of using drugs as a strip club in 2018. Hunter biden says his family never gave up on him wprl. Foreign policy, 20012003 will be a critical research tool for historians and will be available through many college and research libraries.
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