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of the HC-4 "Black Stallions" lifts from
the flight deck of the USS John F. Kennedy. The
Kennedy and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven
are returning after being relieved by the Washington
Battle Group in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class (NAO/AW)
Jim Hampshire, USN |
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Rumsfeld Describes What
He'd
Like to See in Iraq Government |
| By Sgt. 1st Class Kathleen T.
Rhem, USA / American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON
— U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has described
his vision of an ideal replacement government for the regime
of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. He told reporters about four
things he'd like to see.
First, "we would like to see a country
that is a single country and not have Iraq broken up into pieces,"
Rumsfeld said in a Pentagon media briefing Friday.
Second, America would like to see a country
that "forswears weapons of mass destruction." Rumsfeld
said he'd like to see an Iraqi government that says, "We're
not going to take the people's money and invest in chemical,
biological and nuclear weapons — which they are doing today."
He said much of the money Iraq has been receiving
under the U.N. oil-for-food program pays for Hussein's development
of weapons of mass destruction.
"Third, we'd like to see a regime that
decided it didn't need to invade its neighbors," Rumsfeld
said. He described this provision as "kind of a reasonable
thing."
And fourth, he said, the Iraqi people ought
to have a voice in running their own country. He said the Iraqis
should have institutions that have served other countries across
the globe so well —"some reasonable rule of law, some
respect for the rights of minorities, and some way for the people
to have their views represented." More |
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Myers Says He Doubts
Chinese
Government is Helping Al Qaeda |
| By Sgt. 1st Class Kathleen T.
Rhem, USA / American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON
— U.S. Air Force Gen. Richard Myers expressed doubt Friday
that the Chinese government is providing weapons to Al Qaeda
forces believed to be hiding in Pakistan.
Myers, the Joint Chiefs chairman, was responding
to a reporter's question regarding a Christian Science Monitor
article that reported Al Qaeda forces are attempting to acquire
surface-to-air missiles in China.
Myers said the U.S. government knows Al Qaeda
and Taliban forces are hiding in the area and that they're trying
to acquire arms and supplies. But, he said, he'd be surprised
if the Chinese government was helping them.
"We've gotten pretty good support from
China on the war on terrorism, and it would be hard for me to
believe that they'd want to help Al Qaeda," the chairman
said in a Pentagon media briefing. More |
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Exploring
Caves Safely
With Fester the Robot |
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| Reporting
for duty, sir |
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| Clearing
caves in Afghanistan or anywhere else is dangerous
work, with booby traps and trip wires a constant
hazard. So why not let a robot do the job? Meet
"Fester," the Army's "replaceable"
enlistee in the war against terrorism. Story |
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| ON PATROL — U.S. Coast Guard
members patrol and escort military and civilian
ships and boats in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in support
of Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo by Staff Sgt.
Dominic Hauser, USAF |
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Gimme Shelter:
Troops,
Airmen Use 'Clamshells' |
| Large Area Maintenance
Shelters (LAMS), which are quick and easy to set up, were
first used a decade ago during Operations Desert Shield
and Desert Storm, when troops needed shelter from the
sand. Now the units — which everyone calls "clamshells"
— are coming in handy in Afghanistan. Story
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| Ronald James
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Lt. Cmdr. Ronald J. Vauk was assigned to the
Naval Command Center on his annual two-week
Navy Reserve stint at the Pentagon.
He attended the U.S. Naval
Academy and spent five years in the Navy before
joining the reserves. He worked at the Johns
Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
in research. One of his sisters described him
as a “fabulous human being.”
Survivors include his wife
and a son.
We will not forget him.
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