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| BASE DEFENSES
— U.S. soldiers from Alpha Company, 1-505th
Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.,
occupy positions on the perimeter after fighting
between local warlord groups in Khowst, Afghanistan,
spilled onto the U.S. perimeter around a U.S. forward
observation base. After shots were fired near the
U.S. perimeter Alpha Company soldiers occupied their
positions to protect the base and its personnel
from possible enemy attack. U.S.
Army Photo by Sgt. Todd M. Roy |
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| RUMSFELD ON IRAQ |
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Al Qaeda Tie
'Not Debatable' |
| By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service |
ATLANTA, Sept. 27, 2002 — U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said this
morning the link between al Qaeda terrorists and Iraq is "accurate and not
debatable."
Rumsfeld traveled here to discuss the on-going war on terrorism and the
threat Iraq poses to the United States and its allies.
The secretary declined to give more details on the ties between Saddam
Hussein and Osama bin Laden. He said he does not want to give away
intelligence information that may help the enemy.
Rumsfeld said he is not here to sell war with Iraq to the American people,
noting that President Bush has made no decision on possible military action. More |
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Powell Urges Donor Countries to
Continue Supporting Afghanistan |
| By Kathleen T. Rhem / American Forces Press Service |
WASHINGTON — With nearly two million refugees returning to Afghanistan, the country's fledgling government needs continuing help from the international community, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sept. 26.
"The gains made in just one year have indeed been dramatic, but we all know they are still fragile," Powell told representatives from 60 countries attending meetings this week at the World Bank headquarters here. More |
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| Rumsfeld Answers Questions on Iraqi Threat |
ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 27, 2002 — There are "serious risks to acting, there are serious risks to not acting" as well, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Friday.
The secretary said the world has entered a new security environment, one in which deterrence — like that the United States maintained against the Soviet Union — will be less effective. He said the environment is profoundly different, and America must "adjust our thinking so that we can live safely in this new environment." More |
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| Pace: U.S. Military Is 'Prepared To Deliver' |
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| National Security,
Economy 'Inextricably Linked' |
| By Joe Burlas / Army News Service |
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2002) — National security and the nation's economy cannot be separated from each other, according to Dick Grasso, a former Army sergeant who now heads up the stock exchange.
"If in any way we need to be reminded of the inextricable link between economic performance and national security, think back to that painful day, Sept. 11, 2001," he said. "...We watched, literally, worldwide economic performance come to a standstill." Story
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'Spirit of
America'
Now at MCI Center |
| WASHINGTON Sept. 27, 2002) — After performing six shows to capacity crowds in Columbus, Ohio, last weekend, the nearly 500 members of the U.S. Army Military District of Washington's "Spirit of America" production are at it again. More
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| New Command
Shifts Thinking on Defense |
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 27, 2002
– Establishing U.S. Northern Command Oct. 1 shifts
the way the U.S. military thinks about defending the United
States, DoD's point man on homeland security matters said.
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| Outlook Improving
for Afghan Women |
| By Kathleen T. Rhem / American
Forces Press Service |
| WASHINGTON — The
plight of women in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime
ranked among the worst endured by any group of humans
in modern history. But international aid organizations
and the U.S. government are working hard to help these
women learn to help themselves. Story
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