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| FACE OF AMERICA —
Cyclists ride into North Parking at the Pentagon
Sunday, completing a 3-day, 270-mile ride from Ground
Zero, the site of the terrorist attack on the World
Trade Center in New York. About 1,200 cyclists made
the ride to honor those who lost their lives Sept.
11, 2001. The event was organized by World TEAM
Sports, a non-profit group that promotes total inclusion
and integration in sports, with a focus on people
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Rumsfeld to Discuss New NATO
Capabilities at Warsaw Meeting |
| By Gerry J. Gilmore / American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2002 — U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld leaves Sunday to attend NATO ministerial meetings in Warsaw, Poland, a senior DoD official said here today.
The Warsaw NATO meeting is the last major ministerial-level event NATO ministers can use to prepare for the NATO's November summit in Prague, Czech Republic, the official told Pentagon reporters.
He ticked off main topics to be discussed in Warsaw in preparation for Prague: new NATO membership; new relationships, such as with Russia and Ukraine; and new NATO capabilities.
Rumsfeld is expected to propose creating a NATO Response Force during the Prague summit, the official said. That new force would provide NATO the capability to deploy perhaps a brigade-sized unit on short notice to perform either low- or high-intensity military missions. He said the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America and new defense realities of the 21st century sparked the idea of having such a force. More |
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Burden of Proof Should Be
on Saddam Hussein, Not U.S. |
| By Kathleen T. Rhem / American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2002 — Recent writing on the wall about Saddam Hussein's intentions and capabilities should be enough to justify pre-emptive military action without the United States providing further evidence, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told Congress this week.
"It is strange that some seem to want to put the burden of proof on us," Rumsfeld said in testimony prepared for appearances before the House and Senate Armed Services Committees. "The burden of proof ought to be on him, to prove he has disarmed, to prove he no longer poses a threat to peace and security." More |
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U.S. Military Will Leave
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2002 — It is a matter of honor to the U.S. military that it will leave no one behind. Friday was National POW/MIA Recognition Day, and this sentiment was clearly front and center at the Pentagon observance.
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| When U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Keith Winchell's mother told him she was worried about him deploying to a war zone, he responded with a shrug of his shoulders and in a heavy New York accent he said, "Ma, I work in the Bronx. I get bottles thrown at me from rooftops. I'll be fine over there." Story
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ROOFING — U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Steven Estep, 141st Air Refueling Wing, Washington Air National Guard, makes trusses for the Base Exchange roof at an undisclosed location supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Members with carpentry skills from the 321st Services Squadron volunteered to construct an addition to the exchange. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Edward E. Snyder |
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