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Secretary Rumsfeld Interview with Larry King, CNN
Friday, 7 December 2001, 1:04 pm | US Department of Defence
King: We're at the Pentagon, the Department of Defense. The secretary of Defense is our special guest tonight, the Honorable Donald Rumsfeld. He's served his country in many capacities. Do you like this job? Rumsfeld: It's an amazing job. It is so ... More >>
DoD News Briefing 6/11 - Rumsfeld and Gen. Pace
Friday, 7 December 2001, 12:58 am | US Department of Defence
Rumsfeld: Good morning. I'd like to recognize the brave service of those soldiers that were killed and wounded in Afghanistan yesterday. Our condolences go to their families and their loved ones. These men were engaged in a noble and important cause, ... More >>
DOD Identifies Three U.S. Army Soldiers Killed
Thursday, 6 December 2001, 1:52 pm | US Department of Defence
The Department of Defense has identified the three U.S. Army service members who were killed by ordnance from a B-52 aircraft north of Kandahar, Afghanistan today. More >>
DoD News Briefing - Clarke and Stufflebeem
Thursday, 6 December 2001, 1:50 pm | US Department of Defence
As you know, today, at approximately 12:30 a.m. Eastern Time, U.S. service members were killed, and 20 more were injured when a B-52 dropped its ordnance in close proximity to friendly forces. The B-52 was flying in support of opposition forces north of ... More >>
Secretary Rumsfeld Interview with Dan Rather, CBS
Wednesday, 5 December 2001, 3:50 pm | US Department of Defence
Is it true that the U.S. military is indeed close to moving another force into this country possibly around Jalalabad and the Tora Bora cave section? More >>
DoD News Briefing 4/12 - Rumsfeld and Gen. Myers
Wednesday, 5 December 2001, 3:49 pm | US Department of Defence
Rumsfeld: Well, good afternoon. The campaign in Afghanistan continues. The situation in the northern and western portions of the country have improved, though there are still a number of pockets of resistance, as you know. The situation remains unsettled ... More >>
ABM Missile Intercept Test Successful
Tuesday, 4 December 2001, 6:10 pm | US Department of Defence
The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) announced today it has successfully completed a test involving a planned intercept of an intercontinental ballistic missile target. The test took place over the central Pacific Ocean. More >>
Secretary Rumsfeld Media Stakeout at NBC-TV
Tuesday, 4 December 2001, 10:00 am | US Department of Defence
Q: How big a role are Canadian troops playing on the ground in Afghanistan? Rumsfeld: I have a pattern where I do not characterize for other countries what it is they are doing with respect to the coalition on terrorism. I can say this. That I stay ... More >>
ASD PA Clarke Interview with CBS Early Show
Tuesday, 4 December 2001, 9:35 am | US Department of Defence
(Interview with Wyatt Andrews for the CBS Early Show.) Q: With the context of our story being where did all this personality come from, where did the jocularity, the lightheartedness, the ease that all that seems to represent, here comes the question. ... More >>
Secretary Rumsfeld Interview with Pakistani TV
Tuesday, 4 December 2001, 9:33 am | US Department of Defence
Q: Mr. Secretary, are the prime objectives of the international coalition against terrorism being met as planned? Rumsfeld: They are. It is hard to say that without any qualification, however, because it is such a broad problem and such a complex ... More >>
Wolfowitz Roundtable with European Journalists
Tuesday, 4 December 2001, 9:31 am | US Department of Defence
Roundtable meeting with European journalists. Also participating was Victoria Clarke, assistant secretary of Defense for public affairs. More >>
Enduring Freedom Update 3/12 - Adm. Stufflebeem
Tuesday, 4 December 2001, 12:34 am | US Department of Defence
Operations continued over the weekend, focusing on four main areas: strikes on emerging targets, in support of opposition operation groups operating in the vicinity of Kandahar; increasing attacks on Taliban and terrorist command and control elements, particularly ... More >>
ABM Missile Intercept Test Postponed to Monday
Monday, 3 December 2001, 3:54 pm | US Department of Defence
The planned intercept of a long-range ballistic missile target scheduled for tonight over the central Pacific Ocean has been postponed due to poor weather conditions at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., the site of the launch of the target missile ... More >>
Rumsfeld Interview with NBC Meet the Press
Monday, 3 December 2001, 1:46 pm | US Department of Defence
Russert: Hamas, the terrorist group, has claimed responsibility. The president of the United States has said he will go after all terrorists. Will we go after Hamas? More >>
Rumsfeld IV with CNN "Novak, Hunt and Shields
Monday, 3 December 2001, 9:12 am | US Department of Defence
MR. NOVAK: I'm Robert Novak. Al Hunt and I are in the Pentagon briefing room to question a key leader in America's military war against terrorism. MR. HUNT: He is Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld. More >>
Special Briefing on Ballistic Missile Defense Test
Monday, 3 December 2001, 9:11 am | US Department of Defence
Special briefing on the ballistic missile defense test scheduled for Dec. 1. Also participating was Richard McGraw, principal deputy assistant secretary of Defense for public affairs. More >>
Wolfowitz Interview with Indonesian Television
Monday, 3 December 2001, 9:10 am | US Department of Defence
Silalahi: I believe that, first of all, that you believe your mission to combat terrorism (unintelligible) over yet, even after the fall of Taliban regime. But my question is, how long do you need, how long the time until you pull out your troops from Afghan? More >>
Announcement of ABM Integrated Flight Test 7
Friday, 30 November 2001, 11:12 am | US Department of Defence
The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) will conduct a developmental flight test to include the planned intercept of a long-range ballistic missile target in support of the missile defense test program on Dec. 1, 2001. The planned flight test ... More >>
DoD News Briefing 27/11 - Rumsfeld
Friday, 30 November 2001, 9:53 am | US Department of Defence
Rumsfeld: The Marine deployment is going along well. In Kunduz there's still some fighting going on. It's hard to estimate numbers but this morning I was told that they've taken it down to a few handfuls of people that were still (inaudible), and ... More >>
DoD News Briefing 29/11 - Clarke and Stufflebeem
Friday, 30 November 2001, 12:43 am | US Department of Defence
Clarke: Good afternoon. Let me start with a few announcements and a couple of things. Today, at 2 p.m., members of the Technical Support Working Group will be here to discuss their mission and how they identify, prioritize, and coordinate interagency ... More >>