Protesters march through Munich February 7, 2004 to demonstrate against the 40th annual European conference on Security Policy. U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld launched a spirited justification of the Iraq (news - web sites) war on Saturday, responding to Germany's insistence that the invasion was wrong and events had proved it right.
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld gestures before the start of the 40th Conference on Security Policy, in Munich, February 7, 2004. NATO (news - web sites) was plunged into one of the deepest crises in its half-century history last year by fierce opposition to the war in Iraq (news - web sites), from some European allies, particularly Germany and France. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Some 250 ministers, senior officials and defence experts from 30 countries, including Pentagon (news - web sites) chief Donald Rumsfeld (C), are gathering in Germany to discuss the future of transatlantic ties, NATO (news - web sites) and developments in the Middle East(AFP/File/Joyce Naltchayan)
Protesters holding a placard reading 'war meeting - no thank you', in Munich February 7, 2004 to demonstrate against the 40th annual European conference on Security Policy. U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld launched a spirited justification of the Iraq (news - web sites) war on Saturday, responding to Germany's insistence that the invasion was wrong and events had proved it right.