As the U.S. mulls intervening in the Middle East again, former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld wriggles out of straight answers on the Iraq war in Errol Morris's new documentary, screening in Venice Wednesday.
Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on Wednesday said that President Barack Obama's leadership had been so lacking on the issue of Syria that he only deserved the title of "so-called commander-in-chief."
U.S. military officials who engaged in ordering or carrying out the torture of individuals in custody can now rely upon an across-the-board legal defense that protects them from being sued for committing what amounts to an international crime, thanks to a Supreme Court ruling on Monday.
