Donald Rumsfeld may no longer be Secretary of Defense, but that won't stop a lawsuit from being filed in Germany, accusing Rummy of war crimes for violating the Geneva Convention with regards to the detainees at Guantanamo Bay.

Some of the allegations against Rumsfeld include using torture tactics such as waterboarding, chaining to the floor, and sexual humiliation as part of a series of interrogation techniques.

Rumsfeld has often admitted that the military uses strong force borderlining on torture in order to get information, although it is not clear if much "good evidence" was ever gained from the practices. He has backed away from responsibility when those techniques have gone too far, or when guards seemed to use the prisoners for their own sadistic needs.

Rumsfeld has called the lawsuits absurd and politicized. While I don't believe it is fair to compare Rumsfeld with the likes of Hussein or Pol Pot, he should be held accountable for his actions, which violated international law and may have put Americans abroad at risk.
The Blotter