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WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2002 — In the first war of the 21st century, "the
battlefield is here at home," and America's police, firefighters and
rescue workers are on the front lines, President Bush said Tuesday
morning.
"Like our military, which is also on the front line of the war against
terror, you deserve all the tools and resources to do your work," the
president said after touring Washington's downtown Emergency Operations
Center. "The country is going to support you, because we now understand
the stakes."
The threat of terrorist attack is growing, so the need for action is
important, Bush stressed. "One of my jobs is to make sure nobody gets
complacent," he said. "One of my jobs is to remind people of the stark
realities that we face."
Every morning in the Oval Office, he said, he reads threats to the
country. "Some are blowhards, but we take every one of them seriously.
It's the new reality," he added. More |
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'Zero Tolerance;' Bush Says
'The Man Must Disarm' |
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2002 — Zero tolerance — that’s America’s current policy toward Iraq, President Bush declared Tuesday morning.
The Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein must comply with U.N. resolutions or the United States will lead a coalition to disarm him, Bush said during a visit to the District of
Columbia Metropolitan Police Department Operations Center.
“We’re through negotiations,” he said. “There’s no more time. The man must disarm. … This kind of deception and delay, all that’s over with. The country is committed to making the world more peaceful by disarming Saddam Hussein,” he continued. “It’s just as simple as that. There’s a zero tolerance policy now.”
For the last 11 years, Saddam has tried to deceive the world, Bush noted, “and we’re through with it.” More |
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Defense's Big Four Answer
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2002 — The Defense Department's Big Four
took questions from the rank and file during a Pentagon Town Hall
meeting Tuesday.
Military and civilian Pentagon employees heard from Defense
Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Deputy Secretary Paul Wolfowitz,
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Richard
Myers and Vice Chairman Marine Gen. Peter Pace.
Rumsfeld set the tone for the meeting by saying he appreciated
the chance to speak to a cross section of workers. He said in the
last 20 months that the department has made great strides not
only in the war on terrorism, but also in transformation. He
noted that such events "give us a chance to hear your thoughts,
concerns and to thank you for the truly outstanding jobs you've
been doing for our country." More |
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United Defense Needed
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WASHINGTON,
Nov. 12, 2002 — Most serious threats
to security affect many nations, and
they "are best deterred and defended
against by working together," Defense
Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Monday.
Rumsfeld, in prepared remarks to the
Fortune Magazine Global Forum here,
noted citizens from 80 different countries
were killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist
attacks in New York and at the Pentagon.
"Citizens
of every nation saw in an instant that
the threat of terrorism is not confined
by borders in either its origin or the
targets of its deadly acts," he
said. More |
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Wolfowitz: U.S. Will Win
Fight Against Terrorism |
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2002 –- American patriotism and citizens' willingness to serve their country in times of danger ensure that the nation will triumph over global terrorists, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz said Monday in Philadelphia.
Wolfowitz delivered the key address as part of Veterans Day
ceremonies at Washington Square, a U.S. Revolutionary War
soldier burial site in downtown Philadelphia. While flying
back to Washington, he discussed veterans, patriotism, the
war on global terrorism, and Iraq with the American Forces
Press Service.
The deputy defense secretary noted it was an emotional
experience going to Philadelphia to be on the site where
several thousand Revolutionary War soldiers were buried. He
praised service members past and present who "risk
everything to defend the country." More |
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Clergy Dedicate
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2002 — Clergymen from all services
and several religions joined today in dedicating a chapel
built at the site where American Airlines Flight 77 hit the
Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
"It's a beautiful place, a quiet place," said Maj. Gen.
Gaylord Gunhus, Army chief of chaplains. "A bit over a year
ago it wasn't so." More |
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| A U.S. Marine Corps-Navy
video honoring all who have made sacrifices
to protect freedom and all who continue to
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| Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Deputy Secretary Paul Wolfowitz,
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Richard Myers and Vice Chairman Peter Pace answer questions from the rank and file at the Pentagon. |
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| Transformation |
Breakthrough
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ARLINGTON,
Va., — The idea's not ready for prime time, but
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency researchers
here have made a breakthrough that could mean faster,
longer-range ships and millions of dollars in fuel savings.
DARPA program manager
Lisa Porter said 14 teams are working on reducing "friction
drag" as ships sail through water. Program participants
include teams from, the universities of Michigan, Delaware,
Illinois and Washington (St. Louis, Mo.); Stanford, Pennsylvania
State, and Brown universities; Texas A&M; and the
Office of Naval Research. More |
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Dagwood and
Blondie
Wish Troops Good Cheer |
WASHINGTON,
Nov. 8, 2002 – College students and members of Congress
combined to send giant Thanksgiving greeting cards to
deployed service members as part of Operation Grateful
Nation.
Cartoon artists
Dean Young and Denis Lebrun – who draw the Blondie
cartoon strip – designed the card. Students at Boston
College, Penn State University, the University of North
Carolina- Wilmington and Princeton signed the 2' by 4'
cards.
Senators and
representatives also joined in thanking U.S. service members
deployed overseas during Thanksgiving. More |
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Comanche
Code Talker
Charles Chibitty |
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— After meeting with the defense secretary
and other top Pentagon officials, Charles Chibitty,
the last surviving World War II Comanche code talker,
donned his feathered Indian chief's headdress and
offered a prayer in the Pentagon Chapel for those
killed in the terrorist attack on the building.
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| All in the Family |
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Nov. 12, 2002) — The Army conducts re-enlistments everyday, but a recent ceremony was truly a family affair.
Capt. Santos Picacio Jr., Special Troops Battalion, Fort Lewis, Wash., administered his father's last re-enlistment oath and his brother's first at the Pentagon Nov. 1.
Sgt. Maj. Santos Picacio, 2-395th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas, re-enlisted for an additional 15 months which will give him a total of 30 years in the Army. Sgt. Pablo Picacio, 258th Military Police Company, Fort Polk, La., re-enlisted for a three-year term. More |
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| Sept.
11, 2001, marked the beginning of the war on terrorism
and brought a tragic end to thousands of lives.
Here we honor those who died in the attack on the
Pentagon. |
| Pentagon
Attack |
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| Since
Oct. 7, 2001, 53 Americans have died supporting
the war on terrorism. Here we honor those who died
while serving their country. |
| Fallen
Warriors |
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