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| Help Fight Terror |
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EFFORT - USS Detroit deck department sailors pull in a fuel probe to cut off excess rope during a vertical replenishment in the Arabian Gulf. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Joshua E. Helgeson |
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| Rumsfeld in Kazakhstan; Talks Focus
on Military Relationship |
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| By John D. Banusiewicz / American Forces
Press Service |
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ASTANA,
Kazakhstan, Feb. 25, 2004 - Had Saddam Hussein followed Kazakhstan's
example, the war in Iraq never would have been fought, Defense
Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here today.
Kazakhstan renounced nuclear weapons in 1993, and working with
the United States in the Threat Reduction Program, it was the
first of the former Soviet states to eliminate nuclear weapons
on its territory.
"It's interesting when one thinks about the problem of
Iraq and their unwillingness to disarm, that Kazakhstan stands
as an impressive model of how a country can do it," Rumsfeld
said. More |
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Rumsfeld Thanks Uzbekistan For Support in War on Terror
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| U.S. Still Faces Terror Threat
Despite Damage to al Qaeda |
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| By Jim Garamone / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON,
Feb. 24, 2004 — The al Qaeda is "seriously damaged," but
the main threat facing the United States remains terrorist groups
armed with catastrophic weapons, said George Tenet, the director
of Central Intelligence.
Tenet testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee, today. He said even if al Qaeda is defeated tomorrow, other groups have been infected with al Qaeda's brand of hatred and are targeting the United States as part of a "global jihad." More |
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Polling Data Shows Majority
Of Iraqis Want U.S. to Stay |
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| By U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Doug Sample / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON,
Feb. 24, 2004 — Even after the June 30 handover of authority
in Iraq, the majority of Iraqis would prefer some form of U.S.
security force in their country, coalition authorities said today.
Dan Senor, senior spokesman for the Coalition Provisional Authority, told reporters during a briefing in Baghdad that polling data indicates the majority of Iraqis "don't want the U.S. to go."
"The important part is that the overwhelming majority of Iraqis recognize that there is a role for U.S. forces after the June 30 handover," he said. More |
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| Defense Intel Chief Outlines Today's World Security Climate |
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| By John D. Banusiewicz / American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON,
Feb. 24, 2004 — The director of the Defense Intelligence
Agency outlined the security environment for members of the Senate
Intelligence Committee during testimony today. Navy
Vice Adm. Lowell E. Jacoby said the Iraqi security situation
varies across the country.
Generally, the north and south are quiet while the central region is the scene of most anti-coalition attacks. More |
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Homeland
Security Official
Cites
Challenges, Success |
WASHINGTON,
February 24, 2004 — The Department of Homeland Security
will turn one year old March 1, but the past year has not
been without challenges, one official said today.
Janet Hale, homeland security
undersecretary for management, told members of the Armed
Forces Communications and Electronics Association
that standing up the department has been one of the "largest
management challenges the federal government has ever seen." Story |
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Coalition Raids Lead
To Several Captures |
WASHINGTON,
Feb. 24, 2004 — Coalition forces acting on a tip by Iraqis
captured a known associate of Izzat Ibrahim al-Dhouri,
Coalition Provisional Authority officials announced today.
During a briefing today from
Baghdad, Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, deputy operations
director for Combined Joint Task Force 7, said that Ayed
Hameed Nouri was arrested Feb. 23 at the Niwan Hotel in
central Mosul. More Briefing |
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Guantanamo Detainees
Face Conspiracy Charges |
| WASHINGTON,
Feb. 24, 2004 — Two detainees in detention at Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba, have been charged with conspiracy to commit
war crimes and will be tried by military commission, a
judge advocate spokesman said. More |
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Defense Secretary
Donald H. Rumsfeld |
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"In 10 years, 20 years, 30 years, people will look back, Iraqis will look back ... on each of you and know in their hearts that what you've done is to help build a new Iraq, an Iraq that's free, an Iraq that's whole, an Iraq that's at peace, an Iraq that is a friend to its neighbors. . . and you'll be able to tell your children that you were a part of that." |
Remarks at Baghdad Police Academy,
Feb. 23, 2004 |
| Defense Views |
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Myers Reaffirms Commitment
To Fighting War on Terror |
WASHINGTON,
Feb. 24, 2004 — It wasn't a choice between combating Saddam
Hussein's regime in Iraq or going after al Qaeda, the nation's
top military officer told members of the Council of Foreign
Affairs here Feb. 23. The United States had to do both.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers assured the audience that "nobody has taken their eyes off the al Qaeda ball" as operations in Iraq continue. More |
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 23, 2004 - A standing-room-only crowd watched, teary-eyed but smiling, as a Florida Army National Guardsman was ceremoniously retired from military service at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here Feb. 21. Soldiers, civilians and children filled the conference room for the occasion. 
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AFPN) — For a group of specially trained airmen serving in Afghanistan, coming face-to-face with evil is just "another day at the office" as they conduct counterintelligence and anti-terrorism operations. 
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Feb. 19, 2004 — Close attention to detail is represented in every part of military life and the soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division have taken that attention to detail to a new level with the Infantry Mountain Leader Advancement Rifle Marksmanship Course.