From t h e Podium

"While vour adversary did evervthina in his wwerto out civilian lives at risk, vou. our coaliton Dartners, took such areat care to the lives ofnnocent iiviiiins, indeed, in a reat sense, many of the Iraqi people werehostages to that regime We want the Iraai w o ~ b to live in freedom so that thev can build a future where Iraai leaders answer to the Iraai people instead of killing them.' ~ n d because of you, they wll have a chance todo just that.

"There's still work to be done. The remnants of that regime need to be removed from every comer of this county. We still have to find and deal with the remaining elements of the former regime. We haw to root out and eliminate terrorist networks operating in this country. We have to help Iraqis restore their basic services. And we have to help provide conditions of stability and security so that the Iraqi people can form an interim authority, an interim government, and then uttimateiy afree Iraqi government based on political freedom, individual liberty and the rule of law."

. Secretay of Defense DonW RuTOlefd Town Hafl Meeting wrft Coalion Troops

Baghdad, April 30,2003

From the P o d i u m

The WMD Discovery Process '[The Coalition [has] a comprehensive approach to identifying, assessing and eliminating Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs and delivery systems, and that effort is focused on three things. We're looking to interview and obtain cooperation Horn key Iraqi personnel, some of whom are doing so as walk-ins end voluntarily, others are those who have been members of the former regime. We're looking to access and to assess and exploit a number of sensitive sites throughoutthe country. And we're working very hard lo obtain and emtoit documents, comouters, hard drives, fandl thirws like that which can give us some indication of how Ithel WMD spte-n . So mat vie nave orgo ng nere is e n qh y newve &vceis in tne !neate' Anere ie try m . iahe aoiantage of each bft of iformat on to p 1 :n t i e n ~ x i yep n .rravel i q the 0.72 e iftat is t ie weapons of mass oesrrucbin program '

On the SusDected Iraal Mobile WMD Lab 'mu end up. asking.. : What's the equipmentfor? What are the suppliers? Where do we know they've been connected? How did the documentation come together? How is the van configured7 [HIOW do you think the process woks? Where do the...parts fit in here? And so vou oo throuoh all that. and vou ask vourself: What oftier nmcesses muht be accomvished bv this kind of CmiOumtiOn and , . . . . Inis lyse of eqii pme'n? An0 1w cone JS in [me expens] nave con& m mi-s far i s inat tney hive nor nad one. So now /ou go 10 i re nexrs'ep an0 it:aces ime And it isnt sonof an nsiarl eureka.' 11s a constant effolto get to l i e answer '

Secretary Rumsfeld's Messaqe to the Iraqi People

'Let me be clear' Iraq belongs to you The coalllion has no intention of owning or running Iraq Our coalition came here fora purpose, and itwas to remove a reaimethat oooressed your oeook and trreaiened o ~ r s C-ir g o a s :o restoresia:>l '\'an" sec,ri$ so t a t you can form an iiefrn government of y0.r own and e.ei%ally a l i w fa\: ymiernmoPt agcveniTen'ui y ~ d i 21 00s-ng . ' Cw$ete text at Secretary's Messaqe

1 F r o m the Podium Gravesite Evidence of Saddam Brutail 'WI!~ the d~smvery th~s week of m s s gr:es in Iraq w have %en still more evidence of the brutalib of ba t regime. T k discovery was still another chilling rerninderof why so many nations came together to remove Saddam Hussein from power. Looking at that mass grave and the photographs of it one cannot help but feel that i fs a good thing that a rqime with Such disregard for innocent human life is gone and will not possess the tools of mass murder."

-Secretary Donald Rumsfeld May 15,2M13

Free fromTvrannv. Iraa on Road to Recovery "Across most of Iraq, life is already getting better. The regime of fear and oppression is gone. The Shi'a of Iraq have been able to honor their religious traditions for the first time in decades. Town councils and local politicians are already starling to meet and openly and freely select their leaders. Waterquality today is better in Basra than it has been for years. More Iraqis today have access to electricity than ever before,"

- L. Paul Bremer Special Envoyto Iraq

May 15,2003

From the Podium

Gravesite Evidence of Saddam Brutality "With the discovery this week of mass graves in Iraq we h a w seen still more evidence of the brutality of that regime. The discovery was still another chilling reminder of why so many nations came together to remove Saddam Hussein from power. Looking at that mass grave and the photographs of it one cannot help but (eel that it's a good thing that a regime with such disregard for innocent human life isgone and will not possess h e toolsof mass murder."

-Secretary Donald Rumsfeld May IS, 2003

Free from Tyranny, Iraa on Road to Recovery "Across most of Iraq, life is already getting better. The regime of fear and oppression is gone, The Shi'a of Iraq have been able to honor their religious traditions lor the first time in decades. Town councils and local politicians are already starting to meet and openly and freely select their leaders. Waterquality today is better in Basra than it has been for years. More Iraqis today have access to electricity than ever before," - L. Paul Bremer

Special Envoy to Iraq May 15,2003

From the Podium

JSA 0 s reconstn.cnon learn r e ~ o r s "ic: re5 oem al dec1r.c C J S I ~ ~ In tne norin and soutn d raci nave more electric service toda; man at any lme in me pas1 12 years n Basra opetalon .eak Stop Decanoo May l 4 t i w m a team 0' rag piJnod's mot ng mroiigtitne cfty repan rg cans n waw s pes wcn nas oeen a far y con!Inm.s prooiem oecadeof t i m w r m a m o f ~ i e nhasiruclute n Kim 1301 16 pr na'\ healh care centers am &6 of 56 warn care fml-ips are no* opera1 m a In eag%an imp ma lion is emp oy ng some 1 WO Iraqis to Pmow trasi an0 w a n overllowng swap m me ne gnrorpood o* Tiroran. formen; ¥(ncç as Saooam C 1,. an0 c ear _p arto rpfurb sh Ihe M is 'ry of ".$ice Tne O l for F m o.str c iron systen h a tppn re-artwaled r Unun Oasr ana :hem t o n s woxng to maan I f r n w h other portions of the country.' IDoD News Briefing . Secretary Rmsfeld end Gen. Mvers)

Secretary Donald R u m M (May 21,2003)

BÈt F m d m k a Cilllnolot Anwricant 'Tre advance of freedom ,s more Iran an nterest we p-m~e, it s a w ling we f o l w 0-r mnhy was creaiaa In the name and caused freedom, a r l f me sef-e'noem 1r.m~ of odr foup(1 ng are h e for JS my am m e tof a1 As a p e w oed cawd ro CM rights w a r e O m lo oe'cm me Human now of otters Vie are the nation ma1 I Derated corn rents m a comntrs lo l camas. We're me naton of lim Marshal Plan me Berlin A i fl an1 tne P c m Corps Nc m IIC naron mat endw the oppressm 0' A'ghan women a m we am tne l a m mat closed IW 1oi.r~ cnamwm of rac ' ("reswer De ivers Ccmnencemem Aooress at Coast G~arcl)

The Defense Department wll observe Memorial Day at bases and deployed locations worldwide Soldiersof the 3 U S Infantry Rpq-I MI dace 285 000 flags 81 graves m Anixflon NMirna Cpmeipfy Tne hoaaj mains ire star of &am T n ~ e n F m c m a o m m of r n d t ~ q sliled for me weeks and months ahladthat demonstrates public appreciation for semce members accomplishments and sacrifices in me Global war aqainst terrorism Thii m o m , nine vetaransif Operation Iraqi Freedom will ring We openin Del 91 ¥m he# \ox S m Excranp Trey *> 1 a . ~ free' NVS: Cnermgn DICK Wrasse 810 toam meroe's anc mno-a nteww or me u?aig floor à m mnma media lne e m 1 s LSI one ol'i-.r,irpnn niantfnr Oneraton Tribute to ~reedbm (For OTF uodaies and additional Memorial Day events, please go tothe Defend h w website htlD'//www.defendarnerica.mil/ .)

New Office to H ~ D Set DoD Intellloence Priorities WfSHINGTON- Looking to the future and setting the debflee ptblitia for the intelligence community MI be the focus of the new Officed the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence m the Pentagon. Steve Canbone is the undersecretary incharge of the office The office is part of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's move to transform the department Rumsfeld said dunng a press conference May 20 that the office will W l p pull together these [lntellgence] aqendes in the dipartment so that they can interact with the Central Intelligence Agency and the other intelligence entities h the United States governmsnl in a more professional and coordinated way ' (full story at DefenseLINK News: New Ofci to Heh Set DoD Intelltaence Pnanlles)

Joint Logistics Effort Made a Difference In the War W i N G T W - Tne ,pew ut nx: odifle in t q slra w4 Ire ogistcs eftn ndme sew ,e iw i a m m ~ r e up to Ire t d s sad h y Iqsucs cffcals n ,fa<] an0 ine Lnnel Sidles Speamw; viaa tec.onbrence-4 frcm r m Pnq Gen L A C St& 3 s a d m uwrecedented speed of the miit ion attack into Iraq and theenormous distance Uie warfighters covered strained the logistics system But It was never in danger of breaking and I te logi9ticians were able tosupply warfighters with the ammunition, W, water and fuel they needed to complete the mission Stultz said me pint logistics effort made a difference in the war 'P.rmy, ManneCorps Navy and Air Force looisticiansl were able to combineour loaistics efforts combinetk use of

From the Podium --

On Weapons of Mass Destruction '[Iraq] is a country the size of California It is not as though we've managed to look [In] every dace. There are hundreds and hundreds of suspecl chemical or biological or nuclear sites that have not been investigated as yet it will take time Why? Because we've only been !here seven weeks. The teams of people are out nvesbgatng site after site after ste And they have found these two mobile biological laboratories, which the [Defense Intelligence] agency assesses to be jusl that- biological weapons laboratories. They're still doing investigations and checking them out, but at the moment mats me currenteval~aton of the mveshaamrs~ Secretary of Defense Donald Rwnsfeld

Council & Foreign Relations, May 27,2003

" pln the case of the weapons of mass destruction, fiere's been 12 years of conscious, deliberate effort to Mae the program, as indicated, for example, in ... the mobile trailers that we have discovered, that Secretary Powell spoke about atthe U n M Nations. That's why from the beginning of the UN effort, we put so much emphasis en giving the inspectors unprecedented aumonty to take Iraqi scaentsts and other knowledgeable peoplewt oflhecwntry, with iheir families, so they could be interviewed incircumstances thatwere free from inlimldaton."

Deputy SwrataryofDefense Paul Wotfowifl Senate Foreign Relations Cornitlee, May 22,2003

'Coalition experts .have been unable to identify any legitimate industrial use..,that would justify the effortand expensofa mobile production capability. We have investigated what other industrial processes may requre such eqipment ..and agree wth the expertsthat [biological weapons1 agentproduction is the only consistent, logical propose for these vehicles.' -"Iraqi Mobile Biologml Warfare Agent Produdion Plants'

Report by !he CIA S Defense intel1,genw Agency Mey28,2003

F r o m the Podium

Secretary Rumsfeld Testifies Before Senate on Do0 Civilian Workforce Transformation "DoD is working to deal with the security threats of the 2Ist century with a personnel system that was fashioned for the mld-W century. We have an industrial age organization that is struggling to perform in an information age world. We need the helpof the Members of Congress to free us so we can better serve the American taxpayers. . J ~ E does not mean an end to congressional oversight. What it means is that we need to work together to ensure that the Department of Defense has the flexibility to keep up with the MW threats emerging as thiscentury unfdds," (Prewrd Statement on the National SecunW Personnel SVStem)

Secrelary Donald Rmsfeid (June 4,2003) DwutvSecuritt Wolfowitz in Seoul 'Our commitment to the defense of Korea remains firm. H has been the basis of a half a century of democratic and economic Moaress here on the peninsula that has benefited both our countries We want to continue building the foundations for another half century of close partnership between our two nations. We believe that the kinds of capabilities that both our countries can introduce can substantially counter the asymmetric advantages that North Korea pursues and further contribute to deterring war on this peninsula, which is our most fundamental obiectve." (DoD News Deouti Secretary Wolowitz Press Conference in M u l l

Deputy Secretary Paul WoIfowltz (June 2,2003)

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Bush Praises Coalition T m o n Durlna QatarVlsit President Bush thanked coalifon service membersfor enlarging ¥trie.real of llkrtf" during astopin Qaaron June 5 It was the last stop of a triplhattook him to Europe, Russiaand the Mmdle East In loodegree heat, Bush praised the U S soldiers, saying thaiAmeric.3 had sent them on a mission 'to remove a crave threat and to liberate an opp-essed people, aid that mission has been accomplished" Bush also addressed the fact that coalition forces have not found Iraqi weapons of mass destruction yet. "We're on the look,' Bush said "We'li reveal the truth.' (DefenseLINK News: Bush Praises

Pentaoon Launches Nationwide T row Thank You initiative Operation Tr~bute to Freedom is 'a way tothank the menand wmenin uniform who have done such anamazinQ job,' said Chris Wiliwx, a deputy assistant secretary of defense forpublic affairs. ""There are an enormousnumber of spontaneous events gong on around lhecountry, from Kiwanisevents, Chamberof Commerce events. paradesin small towns todeclarations bycities and towns thanking the men and women in uniform.' (Tribute to Freedom)

From the Podium Secretary Rumfdd; Befaian War Crimes Law Absurd Secretary Rumsfeld sa'ri Thursday in Brussek that American officials mav stcc attendin0 NATO meetinas in Belaium because ofa law that allows 'spurious" s-iils accusing American leaders of warcrimes. he united Stateswill withhold any furtherfunding for a new NATO headquarters building here until the matter is resowed, hesaid. The problem stems from Belgium's Universal Competence Law. Under this law, U S. Central Command chief Army Gen. Tommy Franks has been charged with war cnmes for his actions in Ope~tion Iraqi Freedom. The lawgives Belgiancourts the power to try citizensof any nation for war crimes, 'These suits are absurd," Rumsfeid said. Hesad Franks wentto great lengths to spare civilian fives duMg the war in Iraq. "The point is this: By passing that law, Bebium has turned its legal system into a platform for divisive, politicized lawsuits against officials of its NATO allies," DefenseLINK News Beluien Law Mav FOTO U.S to Stop Atiendiw NATO Meetinqs

Secretary Rumsfeld, June 12,2003

Ambassador Paul Bremer, Director of the Coalition Provisional Authority, Gives Update on Iraq "We've completed, I think it's fairto say, the first phase of the Coaliton'sefforts towards the reconstitution of Iraq, The focus on that phase was getting basic services delivered, utilitiestumed on, and providing belter law and order for everybody. We'vegotthe water and the Doweron In manv Dartsofthe country it'sactuallvnow above levelsofwhat it was beforethe war.. Thesecond ohaseof reconW~tm hn en ma y beg rs row nas as is man eflpnas 3 restor ng econom c act /it\ ' ;raiscnp' DoD News Bwfinq on Coal Ticn Post-wa- Reconstnriion and Siao zauon EM% 1

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News & Notes

1 Rumfeld Discusses NATO Membennio Wth AJbanin* TIRANA, A.>an a, J m 10 200? - An-er can and A ban an defense officials discussed the Balkan nation's desire to become a full- fledged member of NATO and the waron terrorism during meetings here today. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld also thanked Albanian Defense Minister Pandeli Majko and the rest of his government for theirhelp in Afghanistan and Iraq. *The whole Albanian population in the region considers the United States of America a strategic allv' Maiko said. 'In hot areas ofthe abbe w e e ,me war tern&) is be nq fc-g'ufor peace arc oe&craq A ca i a s caqng us aurymere' L'eknse- hf News Runsfeld D sc-isses hA '0 Uemoersh D A Lt A 3an ars

War on Terrorism Is Tou hest Challen e' Yet M sra 1 WASHINGTON, June 41, - Gen $hard i, &rs.%nnan 1 of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told araduates of the ~ational Defense

Jn / p f q Ihal S a m ma Lon fo CPS nam ach e'ied sig~ricant vcones n Afman stan ana raq Yet I is paramount he sa c inat we ocnl let o~'s.cc3sses J -s n'o a sense cf comp aceicy * rle emphasized that the war on terrorism is far from over.' Another modem-day threat to global security involves the proliferation of 1 waoons of massdmtructrm me oenera remarked. notino that

Ambassador Bremer, June 12,2003

OPERATION TRIBUTETO FREEDOM Fansat13 Maor .eag-ie Baseball games on ,..ne 14 wll watch as flags flown over the Pentagon will be raised in honorof our troops. Gen. Myerswill throw the first pitch at the Yankees-Cardinals Game. And D.C. United soccer team will host Armed Forces Aooredation Dav. All events are Dart of Opera*on Tqb-te to :reedom D ~ ~ & L I V K N e w i a i a League Baseoa . Soccer ta £ .ie Trcops 01 Fa Day - --

Paul Rock (left), a Vietnam veteran, organized an Operation Tribute toFreedom paradein Longmoni Cob,,for hlsson. 1Syear-old Zachary, a U S Marine lancecorporal who served in Iraq.

From the Podium

Secretary Rumsfeld, Retired Lt. Gen. JavGarner Brief on Progress in Iraq 'ir, the north and south, eiectrc service is better than it's been in 12 years Basra has power 24 hoursa day. Baghdad is now a~6iaging somethino like 18 19 or 20 hours a day. Gas lines for cars that mark the first weeks of after-liberaton are disappearing, and production and imnortation of oasoline continues at am'-nximatelv 14 miliinn i'tpr; a dav There has not been a maior health crisis. There is nota hdinai'!3 a? crss"r thc co-np A cf l r e ' n c r q o . c ~ ~ c n - 3 % p r s ^no -'am ~ooe n nave m careo'tnaltnarsme case DoctO6 a m rimes ?age acre b x i t 10 MO Twe !e ;.o c i x p l a ' s n 3agtcadae i x c t i n l g ana rece ving DoW irac cn dren are retLmng 10 sctiuos !n'eiqency Ccnrne'i!s n a e teen maat -i [me Min'iti, i/ EJ.&uo? as mei as lo scme 2C 000 teazhers .n Baghdad alone. The de-Ba'athification process is underway. And hundreds of ;ndividuak have been removed from their positions." (transcript DoD News Secretaiv RumsfeM Media AvailabMv with Jay Gamer)

Secretary Donald Rmnsfeid, Washington (Juna 18, 2003)

MaJ. Gm. b v Odierno Discusses lnfaniw Dvislon's Ongo ln~ R o i e M n q 'A'nouqh maor cornoat opewc i s nave ¥MP doe^ OLI s o i d e ~ s'e w w e d in a most daily m i a c t wlh nonmmp am forces, f m r regime members and common criminals. To defeat these attacksand tocontinue to improve thesecurity and stability within our area, the task force is conducting search and attack missions, presence patrols and raids to disarm, defeat and destroy hostile forces, as well as to camre the former reoime members These efforts have nrodimad a stabilizina effect throuohout the region and resuited in the captureof several top 55 "most wanted" individuals of the former regime within our area of operations," (tranicrlpt' Do0 News: Mai; Gen. Odiemo Videoconference from Baghdad)

Mej. Om. W i n o , Baghdad (June 18, 2003)

MACDILLAFB. FL, June 18-Genera AbiO Hamid Mahmud at-Tikriti isnow in custody of Coalition Forces. He was Saddam Hussetn's persomi secretary and senior bmlyouard (CEWTCOM: Ace of Diamonds]

30" Annlversaw of All-Volunteer Force WASHINGTON, June 17- President Bush will hoa a reenisi ceremony at the WhBe House on July 1 to mark the 30" anniversary of the AUVolunteer Force. Enlistment ceremonies win also be held at65 military entrance-processing stations around the

Desert Scomlon Missions: Hunt for Saddam, Aid Humanitarian Efforts WASHINGTON. June 17- Ooeration Desert Scorpion confnuesthroughout Iran. Officials said Combined Joint Task Force 7 commanders are using all available

From the Podium Secretary Rumsfeld: U.S. Committed to Stability and Security In Iraq "In Iraq, dificult work remains. Coalition forces have cap'ured now some 32 out of 55ofthe most wanted, and an additional two were killed. And they con!inue to pursue those that remain at large They're making prcgress aqainst the dead-eiders who are harassing coalition forces. Just as they were unable to stop thecoalition advance in Baghdad, the death squads will notstop ourcommitmentto createstability and security in postwar Iraq." ltranscnpt of press conference DoD News Briefinc - Secretary Rumsfeld and Gen. Myers)

Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Washington (June 24,2003)

Ambassador Bremen Economic Freedom Must Be Priority In Iraa BY imwrina domestic economic wlicv, Iran will be able to particbate fullv in the afobal marketnlaca. Todav. Irea's workers, factories . . . . . . - . . and consumers rely onequipmentand technologiesfm Hie 1950s and 1960s. Free trade and investmentwill allow Iraq to benefitfrcm the Ideas and technologies that have lined lwing standards around t i e wortd. It is not just a question of buying better machinesor

obtainng better blueprints. By limiting foreign investment, Iraq has been denied the chance to benefit from the world's best know-how that also raises economic growth, Like other countries, Iraq will no doubt find that opening its borders to trade and investment will increase competitive oresure on its domestic firms and therebv raise Dforiuctivitv. Iran starts this orocess with manv advanmas: . . . . poieoiei) $en e 'arm.iano an eoucatw pop. aton eager to om t i e intematcna 'commi.1 ty, aid 3. earn lUanscn-3t Cnel A o m srator I lac Am4 Econonc Foflim)

Ambassador L. Paul Bfemer Ill, hrdan (June 22,2003)

Ripkenopen the acidil T-ball game by welcomi& the learns from Fort Belvoirand Norfolk The June 22 event was dedicated in honor of themen and women in uniform Owfation Tnbdte toFreedom:T- &&&y

Fast Facts Link

Total Reserve and Nations Gum on active day ~207.911 Forreease anti cJmJ aive mta, link to' DoD Npwf June 2 5 2003

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carried out safely with few serious adverse events, "Data from our research are vitally important to the preparedness ofthe nation. The ability of the military to conduct this vaccination program safely demonstrates the capability to protect the public at large from thespecter of smallpoxasa weapon ofterronsm," he said (story: DoD News: Smallpox Vaccination Study]

Gem Mvers Ai -Voldnleer M'ihaw Going Strong AASh NG'Oh J e 2 5 - Todafs al-voi~pieer fmceis sirom vibrant ax has successfullv met mvnad chalienies in the abbal waron terrorism, the U.S. 1 military's too officersaid here ~ u i e 25 ~ h i i i s laroelvso. because "forthemost 1 pan e.e-)body *no is sen, ng s someone -ma dams toserve 'asserted Air F i r e Gen Ricnard 3 Myers i r e cna rmanof ine Jo m Criefe of Staff Under the conscnron o' d-aft m iary *I CI has reaixec bt me 2i.w Jnieer system July 1, 1973, draftees were required to spend two years in the active military. 1 ~ d o ~ t i o n of the ail-volunteer miltary concept resulted in having people stay in uniform Ionoar. Mvers oointed out. and in turn enabled the military to focus on 1 improving the training and quality of life for service members

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From the Podium

our troops will be met with direct and decisive force. As America fiahis our war mainst terror, we will continue to depend on tne skill and thecourage of c d .o mee ' m .mr\ i inese ast t2 montns. o i r k m e d or& nave men lesled anc tesleo aqan in every case in every mosson. Amencas sewerren an0 m e n nabe 3'ougii ciedt to tne ~ n f o r n to w flq and 10 OJI country We have needed you a i d ~ O J nave n e w PI JS dowi . (transcrpt A Lo i~r teer Force Re-en stmenl Cerenoiy)

President G m p W. Bush, Washington (July 1,2003)

Secretary Rumsfeld Press Briefing: Thanking Those Who Make Freedom Posalblq "This Friday Americans will mark the 227th anniversary of our country's independence. We do so in a time of war, when our forces are engaged across the globe, defending our people against adversaries who have a desire to kill innocent men, women and children, and disrupt our way of life. And as we stop10 give thanks for our freedom, we also glve thanks forthose who makeour freedom possible: the men and women of our armed forces This wa r in Iran.Americanfisaw our forces in actinn. but it is imvortantto remefnterthat Operation Iraq Freedom was JSI cce m e n a c KCL t ano o a n g e r x nar t iat s st11 going on t ie g m a war on tenw Tooay and every oaf brave Tien ana womer are fq i t ng ma' Aar nswq i r e r l w to de'eio x r p m p e Iron ten'onsn On .~ l y 4th. a grateful na'on st2Ps to man6 mem ai ' (Tansmp' Secrew? Rms<e.dLGen-4ye6 N e ~ s R r e f n ~ ,

DoD Web Links I Operat ion Tr ibute T o F reedom Ways to Suppor t Our Troops

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Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Washinaton (June M, 20031

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Thousands of Troops Take Part In Operation Tribute to Freedwn WASHINGTON, June 30- More than4,000 military troops and Defense Deoartmantcivilians will take part in Independence Day eventsacmss the United Stales as pan of Operation Tribute to Fresdom, the DoDinitiaIiveencouraging Americans to thank and support U S troops The "Hometown Heroes" program is sending more than 1,000 tmoos back to their hometowns lo participatein FourthofJuly evenis (story DelenseLINK News: Fourth Events)

CENTCON Channe of Command WASHINGTON. July 2-Army Lt Gen. John P.Atlizaid issetto receive his fourth star and TO take over U.S Central Command from outgoing commander Army Ge i Tommy R, FranksatcsrmoriesinTampa, Ra,, July 7. TheU.S. Senate confirmad President Bush's nomination of Abizaid June 27. (story DefenseLINK News. Abizaid New CENTCOM Commander)

Bremtr Says More IfaaisCooDentim With Coalition WASHINGTON, July 1 -The remnants 08Saddam Hussa'n's regime are nol only attacking Coalition forces, but also the infrastructure all Iraqis rely on, said the presidential envoy to Iraq today The death squad leftovers and unreconstructed membersofthe Iraqi Republican Guard and Baath Party loyalists "are increasingly alienating the rest ofthe population, which is beginning to enjoy their new-found freedoms,' Paul 8remer said [story DelenseUNK News: Bremer Press Conference)

From the Podium

k m f w R~msfe ld Tesbf is Before Senale Ann& S e w w s Commiltee "One c'mecna ewes fa: nq tne Cot lid s f id 10 raq s weapms o' "idis oestrucaon asme cna [man menbmed We're still early in that Drocess, and the task before us is sizable and ~omolex. Maior combat o~erations ended ksslhan 10 weeks aoo. The Iraai regime had 12 vears to conceal its oroorams. to move materials. hide documents. disoerse eaui~ment. develw mobile ~mduction facilities and

weapons of mass murder We acted because we saw the existing evidence in a new light, throughthe prism of our experience on September 1 lth." (transcript Testimony on lraqj

Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Washington (July 9,2003)

Director of Iraqi Reconstruction and Develoment Council Briefs Pentagon Press C o w 'Theobjectives of those people, the remnants of Saddam, are different from theobjectives of the Iraqi people. Theobjectiveof the Iraqi people 1s to enjoy liberty and start the democratic process. They are tooking forward having a free and just Iraq, and they try to enjoy the new future that the United States is helpinu to build in Iraa. And unfortunately, those remnants will be thereuntil we take themout, I thinkonce the Iraqi people realize ~ a d d a i and his sons are either dead or captured, we will havemuch morecooperation m this process." (transcript Briefina on Post-War Developments in Iraa)

Director Emad Dhia, Washington (July 7,2003)

e n Masr SVeet USA a! Wa'l Disnay World en July 4 as spectators cheer Hundreds of OTF events wok place across the country to h i r i h o s a who serve (Disney photo)

Bush Savs US. Committed to Peace In Africa WASHINGTON, July 9 - President Bush said lhe United Slates isfirmly committed to peace in Africa and said America would su~port peacekeeping efforts in Liberia, He spokeat a joint press conference with South African President Thabo Mbeki in Pretoria. Bush said that Liberian President Charles Tavtor must leave thecountry for any peaceeffort to have achance. Bush also said that he will not over-extendthe US, military, He said the U S mililav has helped tram seven battalionsof West African peacekeepers, and their presence will help ensure the U S. military is lot over-extended, (DefenseLINK News stoyl

PTOldmt Saà U.S. WtilStaythe Courseln Iraq WASHIMGTOK, July 10-The United States 'w\\ stay thecourse' In Iraq, President Bush said today in Gatemne, Botswana, foilowinq a meeting with President Festus Gonlebanye Moqae. The U.S. president noted that Ambassador Jew Bremer, the Amencan civil administrator in Iraq, reports that "me vast majority of Iraqi citizens are thrilled thal Saddam Hussem is no longer in power.'(DefenseLINKNewsstow)

Fmnka H i n d i Over CENTCOM Reins to Abjzaid TAMPA, Fla , July 7 -Amy Gen John P. Abizaid assumed command of US. Central Command from Army Gen. Tommy R. Franks today during a ceremony at the S t PeteTimes Forum. Ablzariserved as the Certrai Command'sdeputy commander. He said the greatest Honorfor any soldier IS to command the sons and daughters of America."it isa particularhonor to embark upon this command in timeof war" he sari "Central Command will continue to take the fight to me enemy on his ground. We will continue to do ourwork with our friends and alias to defeat our mortal enemies." IWenseLlNK News stoyl

From the Podium

Resioent h s n , Prim4 M nister Bla r hold While House-Press Conference n aq i r e . r ten States Brts.1 a i oo t rw n(::3rs :on :IW a i U e v re; ~e mat a m m tnreaten I ~ e ~ e a c e , ^^a1cututed bes m terror and defied the clear demands of the United Nations Security ~ o u n c i l ~ a d d a m Hussein produced and possessed chemicaland biolwical weanons and was twin0 to reconstrtute hi? nuclear wfianons nmoram. He used chemica wftaoons in acts of murder aminst . " nrs o i r pecpe The i. k Ser.r', Corn .act ?Q on .ntamaton k ranare. red o m nany passed mo'e man aoozen * reso tons Y~mano ng :na'*re c ctato' r e m 2nd oesira, a 21 nn i @:a weapons Afina Se^.r'y Come ~esoi~t tar promised ser.oJs wnsec-ences f ne c o n t n . ~ n 5 defaice Tre former o 'c lao of l'w ct'ose n s cw'sp o t x ' o r an0 fo'tre saneof peace and security, we chose ours."( White House transcrwtl (OefenseLINK stow]

Presdent George W. Bush (Juhf 17,2003)

CENTCUM Commander Gen. John Ablzald Briefs Pentagon Remiters on Inia Situation 'I thinkour current force levels are aboiitriaht if the siiiiflfifin nets wnrw i nuon'ihesitate tn ask foi mewft The &irnca~Wnlthiio in < - . . - - al of Ins s ca~sinq tne l e d of \ o ence to do COAI sc tnat governance can mew forward An0 governance nas moved forward in a preny nteresing way And m r k inat - yo- rave 10 un'Jeistand tnat tnere w l DC an ncrease n vo ence as we xrdeve po %a1 success, because the people that have a stake in ensuring the defeat of the coalition realize that time is gettino short as me iraaiface becomes more and more prevalent on the future of Iraq And thats precisely a a f s going on now" (DOD ~ e w s transcri~t)

Gen. John Abizald (Julv 16.20031

newest Nimitz class aircraft c a r e r USS Ronald ~eagan' (CVN 76) rLn up the brows to"b7ng the ship to life," tradition during a ship's commissioning ceremony (Navypfiote by Photofirapher's Mate 3rd Class Rusty Black)

Mass Grave Found In Al H a m

MOSUL iraq, July 17.2003-The remainsof an estimabd 200pax*werefound by Kil lersof the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) recently in a mass grave in Al Hatra, about40 miles south of Mosul, according to U.S. Central Command 0fficials.A mass grave assessment team confirmed the find by partially excavating the site located on a slight depression on the edge of a wadi, or dry riverbed, ijnk to rmre details about Saddam's atrocities

News & Notes

Mllltare Prdmslonala Know Mlu ion Cornea FInt WASHINGTON, July 16,2003-"We can eitherfightthk battle against terrorism at home, or we can fight it abroad,' U.S. Army Gen. John Abizaid said. 'Oursoldiers have to know in (herheart of hearts that they'vegolto fight H abmari ' T k new O~rat lon Iraoi Fredom mmmanderaavp- an uodate on the security situation in Iraq. He also discussed how long &ps&ld remain In iraq,a question being posed by the public, military family members and the trooos themselves. "It's verb lmnortant :o all of us to make sure that our soldiers, sailors airmen and Marines know when they re coming home. i know this pereonally" Abizaid stressed DefenseLlNKstory

Baathisla Organized. Coalition Facet Determined E n m v WASHINGTON, July 16, 2003-U.S. and Coalihon forces arefxi- organized opposition by Baathist remnants throughout iraq, U S Army Gen. John Ahivaid told ranorters He said mfd-level Baathist intellimnce Snerial Sec~n'i &an zat& an0 ~epuo cai~;kpeco->nave&&ized at t w rq.a'"ai e.ei n ce . ar sr^c'.re aro aracniouctrQ wnal worn 1es:ice as a cassca q,em a-VDC carncagi aqsn? .s I s ow-lnten3ty ccnl i il 2.r ooctrra !err s 0: IS w31 r owem {o. oesw ce it'

Qperatton Scda Mountatn Nds lmal Wea- BAGHDAD, iraq, July 16,20(13-Tk 4th infantry Divisionseized aneatenshe amwni of weapons in Operation Soda Mountain in support of the effort to create a secure environment in Iraq, U S Central Command officials said. Since theoperation bqan July 12, the4th ID has conducted 85 raidsand detained 482 individuals, including 48 indiwiuals identified as key fornner regime loyalist leaders, DefendAmenca story

From the Podium

Secretary Rumsfeld. Ambassador Bremer Brief Pentaaon Press Corps on Proqress In iraa "In Iraq Coalition forces removed a regime Now, they're destine ¥'orce'"ull wi l t the remnanls of that regime. As they do so, Ihere will be continued attacks, some by me remnants, more byourforcesgoing after thcsewhza'e still attempting torempose theirdictatorship ... Progress is taking place: The formlion of an Iraqi nal'onal army has begun, 30,000 Iraqi police have been hired. An Iraqi civil defense corps is being formed Coalihonforces have captured or killed 38 of Iraq's 55 most wanted Thousandsof lower-level Ba'ath Pam bvalisls have been rounded up or otherwise deall%%ith, Iraq has returned ID the world oil market At1 of Iraq's universities have reopened Power and water are, in most places, at prewar levels, and we're making progress in Baghdad The food distribution system has been restarted Nearly all ofIraq's240 hospitalsand 1,200dinlcs are open. in all major alies and in 85 percent of the towns, municipal councils have been formed of Iraqis Ambassador B r a has helped establish a new rational bvernirg hnd IYS begun exercimg executive aulhonv, appoinhng m~nisters and prepam3 the way for3 nw nabnal constitubon ''M

Secretary Rumsfeld. July 24, Washington Vice President Chenev Addresses the American Entnmrlw institute on the War on Terror 'America and our allies havecontinued the relentless pursuit of the global terror network Of those directly Involved n organizing the September 11th attacks, many are now incustody or confirmed dead. The IeadershipofalQaeda hassustained heavy lossm. Wemust recognize, however, bat terrorism isa long-term challenge, and fighting terrorism will requirea long-tern commitment. Thelooseand decentralized networks of terrorismam 8hli hdng m i l s still ploW~g atiecks A ha:& i ddqy , Wich defiles ayeat religlm, has taken rmt ln many pm% of the world*-

Vlcn Prmklenl Gheney, July 24, Washbgbr

NAJAF, Iraq-(July 21) Pdty Otcer l i t Class Pasquale N. Dudas, a construction site

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Iraa Ucdate Afghanistan Update War on Terrorism Prowess

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Iran: Coal t lon Provisional Authority Head Describes Prowess Future Plans ftASn N 5 E h .dl) 26 - r a speecn 13 me hatona Pess C -0 Ansassaocr b. Eremar. aofi r s r a w of IneCoa OOP Pro. sma A.mo?ty tmsec or s.mssns 'i reb.. a $ .aqand mlornq o w goifemmentnefe ne sac me C p ~ s n t e s th'eem q f 5 set-urg oic co.n+> $erw me %mm# on a o m m ~ r o w m at" L o m me lk.noalm o ld mereon

1 democratic aokmef i t " i d ~n all three areas - &tv me economy and oovernance we have a pian," he sad "It is a plan with clear benchmarkifor the next 60and 120 days. Itis a plan thatw11 su~de our wxk and our mlwm m ihq. a Officials Announce Plan for Ima Trooo Rotations into 2004 WASHINGTON, July 24 - Defense officials have come up with a troop-r&talion plan for Iraq that will give the commander of U.S Centra, Command "the force he needsto decisively dafeatthose elements that threaten securily,'theac!ingArmy chief said July 23 The troop-rotation plan will use active Army brigade combat learns and forces horn the other military services, inducting the reserve comoonents Gen. John Keane said in a Pentanon mess hefm The olan alsocalls for " . - . more use of international forces and rapidly developing Iraqi police, awl defense and mithry forces In thefuture, Iraq tours fly US service members will be'upto 12months," Keanesaid in laying out the detals for u p m h g m8 rotations [stowl l h m m ~ t l

Photos of Hussein Brothen' Bod1 s Provide Proof! I i 1 WAStitNGTON, Julv 24,2903 -The de:tha of Udav ard Q u ~ v ~ s $ l n m t v a wr# c lear~mal to the Iraqis that the~ussein family is finished and i i l not be returning to terrorize them again,' Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfetd said today. 'To gel closure that two particularly M ~ S

members of (the former) regime are, in facl, dead is ... something that will contribute lo mom

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De~utv Secretaw Wolfowte Testifies on Iraa Before Sen* Foreign Relations Commiltw "Just 69 days after the end of major combat operations, our forces and tieir Coalition partners are making significant progress in helping Iraqis build the kind of country that will reflect their enormous talents and resources and that they can be proud of one day. Getting rid of the Hussein regimefor good is not only in the interest 0'"the Iraqi people, it enhances the security ofAmericans andof people Lhroifqhoutfne Middie East .,The military and rehabilration effortsnow underway in Iraq ere anessential part of the war on terror. In fact, the battklo secure the peace in Iraq IS row thecentral baele ~n the war on i e r r o r . " M ~

I Deputy Secreliny of Defense Paul Wofcrilz (July 29, 2003)

$ "Major operations, as well as the daily patrols and trainiw and assistance that our forces perform each and every day, are slowly but defiberateiy building a more stable and secure iraq,,.h the last48 houre, coalition forces conducted nearly 2,000 patrols, 900 ni$X patrols, as well mover 100day and some 140 night patrolsconducted jointly with I r q i police, They alsoconducted 30 raids. Intotal, theseraids have resulted In 241 arrests for various criminal activity, from car theft to !nuder, and demonstrate that law and order are gradually being restored in Iraq ' f1mmcM [stow)

Lt. Sen. Nonon Schwa*, Director for Opeittionsfor ttr Join1 Staff (July 29,2003)

The wwanj on Saddamstands at $25mBlton, The Coalition Provisional Aultiorily has recently announced rewards for information about attacks on the Coalition, Iraqi officials and police: sabotage of wlerand utlltes, and weapons caches &F'AJ@J

I News & Notes

Gen. Richard Myem Meets witti Pakistani Countmart ISLAMABAD, Pattatan, July 29 -Joint Chiefschairman Air Force Gen. Riiad 0. Myers continued wnsultahom in South Asa with meetings wffi his Pakistani counterparts Here t day The leaders discussed ongoing operations on the border with Afghanistan. Coalition !cops working in Afghanistan and Pakistani troops in their country are cmtinuing me mtli lm ef fa l lo trace Talban and a1 Qaeda.

US.. Allies, Help Iraals Reoair Their Health Care System WASHINGTON, July 25,2003- Members of iraffs medical community -wBhU.S. and allied Help- are determined to restore their nation's health care system after decades of abuse and neglect by Saddam Hussein's regime, Do0'slop medical official said here today. Dr. William Winkmwe'der Jr., assistant secretaryofdefense for health atfais noted that Iraq has ban energized and educated medical wnmunity that's ready amdcapable ofreestablishing' the country's poshionasone of the heal* care IeadeE i n t k M,ddle EB t /tranSCriDt) WJYJ

From the Podium 1 S e c r e t a ~ Rumsfeld. G m M-e P m m - r acdnon to :Y n ¥ar s~ccesses "a: me forces are h i ^ t k Coa ton Pronsmal A-itrwr ty nas naa smesses on the c rfi side

is w' 'ne open nq of 'ne -r .m'e^ i ano ncszita s tne w..n o- req to ttie w n d 0.1 mawet. men r-no of raa -KM ce and me farmawn i fan Iraqi army, and the local municiPal councils that are takina offceall across Iraa. Most immrtant i f c o u r s i is the formalionofthe raq Gem nQ Co~nc The 25 pew cam ncl~des S m ~h a Kurds Tmomen Assfmans men and women t is broaoly epresentabnc of tnc r a q i w ~ ~ anon inaced AILIO s~spec'tna' l s very he11 me most representat x ow; mat raq naseve'had *

Secretary Donald Rumsfekl, Aug. 5

.L Gen No r t on Schwartz Br ie fs Pentagon Press Corm o n Operat ions In I r aq Coal ton forces aremitnid ng to ?a:% co rn former req r e oyals's a m noncomp a n forces SpecfcaBy. Operaton Vmry Bounty is ram IQ down fenan m e enenis of ne Sa'3oam Fetfa,een S nce it w a n last w e k Vctorv Bo.niv has rened nearty 70 former 'edayeen fighters, includino several general and field wade officers. Thidailv raids and oat& tfiat our tram conduct every day are 1 iteac f anfoe matei, o.c nq a mire s t e a m s & m Ira<; On ave raqa~oa ion forces aremid.ct"a a m s t 2.000 k t & 1 ! /ev aa{, h.ndreds of n qnt 2a:ro s m many of mose ale conducted ar l y f f l ~ n e raq. DO .% ' (t'awcnpt. (story)

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Lt. Gen Norton Schwartz, Aug 7

Saddam Hussein, who killedcountlsss innocent raqis, was himself a weapon of mass destruction, ad Shall Fadll Alsaliianl of Be Al. Khoa 'oundation Deputy Secretary Paui Wolfowiizwas he kwnote sneaker at the memnai service for the

News & Note8

Army Medical Teams to Investigate Overseas Pneumonia Cases WASHINGTON. Auq 5 -The U S Army is deploynq two medicat teams overseas -one to Germany and theother to Iraq - to examine a spate of pneumonia cases within the U S Central Command region that apparently killed two soldiers Since March 1, about 100 active duty sewice members deployed to Southwest Asia in support of military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq have come down with pneumonia. DoD civilianand mdrfary mtc8 officiah told reporters at a Pentagan p r e bnefing today. &m@J WYI

DoD Will Examine Options Before Reouesfing More Troops WASHINGTON,Aug 5 -Ifneeded, Do0 will ask Congress to authorizemoresoldiers But firstofficials at the department would like to see if there are otherways to handle deployments and not raise me troop ceirmg, Defense Secretary Donald H Rumsfeid said during a Pentagon news conference Ang, 5. If after careful consideration, Ruirisfed decides that the military needs more service members, he will recommend mat to President Bush. But first, there are a number of other methods to extend the span0fU.S. ~ W C ~ S ( kanm~t ) b b ~ )

The "Straight Scoop" - A Seabee S h a w His Perspective o n Post-war Iraq Senior Chief Ait Messer, a Navy Seabee serving southernIraq, shared hisperspectm on postwar life InIraq Ins recent letter to American Legion Post45 He gave permission to

h MA.< ,.- -,.", Dear Post 45 I caughtwind ofand read the recent news articles being circulated back

From the Podium

Secretary Rums le l d a n d CENTCOM Commande r Gen. J o h n Abiza id B r i e f Pentagon P ress Co rps Y s notthe lone American nfkman out here defending Iraq, We're working inconjunction with Iraqis tornake the place a betterplaceto live. That havmo been said, here's a hell of a lot more work that has to be done to secure iraa in terns of buiidina their capacilv And I know the secretary'stalked to you a number of times about what we want to do with regard to bui ding international capacity. True. & ? g o t 27 nations as parto*the Coalition. They're up over20,000, and we hope lo increase that number over time We're hopeful that over time we (will) get Islamicforces hat would come into Iraq to help us So, it is notan Arnencan-o'liy mission by any stretcl o*the imagination. It's an Iraqi missbn, it >s a Coaiition mtssim, and wa are wti~ipating."(transcriotI lstowl

Gen. John Obizald. Aw.21

Ambassado r B remer Discusses Bomb lna a t U.N. Headquar ters I n B a a h d a d "The security problem now has got a terrorist dimension, which is new, hut the rest of the secunty is basically in betler shape than it was three months ago when I arrived here It is true that we're takiw some casualties among the Coalition forces, but that's largely comhg from a smaU groupof biler-e~!ersfrom !he former regime, and almost all of it in avery smallgeographicarea. Theattacks on the pipelines that you mentioned and on the electricity are basicallv a different ~ rob lm . Those are attacks on the Iraai oeoole. as t$e actina minister of oil made ckarin his press conference 4 Saturday ",ianscnct of& Eartv Snow)

AmbassadorL Paul Bremer.4 20

Chemical All in Coalition Custody No. 5 on Most Wanted List

MWiLLAFB, Tampt, Acg. 21 - GEN AÃ Hum i-MajidWChemicd A f hm teen equred and isin ustodyof Coafition forces, Ali Hasan at-Majid was i e former Revolutionary Command Council :ommsnderand he is No, 5 on Central Command's iraai TOG 55" list Coalition farces will continue to mric atapprehending formermembers of Saddam fussan s r eqm iI00~55msler~

News & Notes

Bremer Says Work to Rebuild Iraa Will G o Forward WASHINGTON. Auo. 20.2003 - U S work with the United Nations to helo build liao MI a0 forward. ~rmass"ador~, Paul Bremer said todav 'IThis was! obvtoustv a w ~nfortunate IncKient, but it does not derail ourefforts: he said on CNN's 'Arne& Morning "As the president said in his statement at Crawford (Texas), we're going to go forward We havee wry good plan to deal wth problems of secunty and more importantfy to get themnomy gmg here T k plitica process is well undw v.' 0

Rumsfdd: Colombia Is Doing 'An Excellent Job' FloMIrm NarcotenorisK BOGOTA, Golambfa, Acg 19 - T k Colombian government and its milltary have made great progressin fighting narcoterrorisls in the past year, U.S Defense Secretary Donald H Rurnsfeid toki rewrters here lodav. He said bat President Alvaro Urik and his country's military "have done an excilentpb and they are making very good proyess" in fighting narcoterrorlsis who are funding anb-govsmmentgroups, such as the leftist Revol!Am8ryAmed Fomsof Coiombia, know by me Span~h auonym FARC M

m c l a s: No Intention of Lowerlna Pavfor Troops in Iraa. Afahanlstan J Asr ',G'Oh,&q I5 - Fenlaw cTcasnafe no ireiron c* wring tola consensanon tor 7x0s n raq EX A f p n s!en sea Dm0 S C Cnu wfen&g .roeCsec-eiary for perscnne an: rem ness A! m e are remfary ncrem'i Congress iooro.e'~ n mi lof tao bms c* comersalw m"n ren'oanaer oat an: f d~ i l ; . separation all&ance The two increases are sat to expire Sept 30, and defense officials have urged Congress not to extend them, saying they are unfunded 'We are not going to reduce their compensation,' Chu said Instead, fhe Defense Department would prefer to compensate the troopsthrough other means "We havesome incentive pay with which we o n pensa'e peoole in raq (ant Aynan <star sio. 0 ne ?-?en- al wmce pfovsons

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From the Podium

Secretary Rums ie l d Addresses T roops a t Lack l and A i r Fo r ce Base "Our world is a different place than rt was two years ago Sep!embe"111^1 ushered ina new age, anage of-somearecalling, of asymmetric warfare In this age, t te threats we have faced have no1 been so much large armies, large navies and large air forces locked in great battle, but su~c~de tanks, cyber-temnsk, bw-lntens~ly waflxe, and the spread~ng co?tagbn of weawns of mass destructun"[transcriDt) IStWd

Secretary Donald Rumsfekl. Aug.25 Lackland Air Force Base. San Antonio, Texas

Ambassado r B remer Br ie fs Press I n Baghdad "it is important to accelerate the Iraqi Involvement in the reconstructionof Iraq, and in particular in thesecurily procedures beingtaken for Iraq, Today there are more than 50,000 Iraqis already serving in security areas in thedefense of Iraq: in theIraqi police, the borderguards, n the Facilities Protection Service, which has been set up to protect fixed SUES, and in me new Iraqi army, as well as the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps. i believe !hat the Governing Council has made wry clear in the statement they issued on Wednesday that they encourage Iraqisto take part in these various processes and encourage Iraqis to step up and become part ofthe security forces defending their country again64 terrorists and Saddamisk ''M

Ambassador L. Paul Bremer.Aug. 23

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"RPG ley "11 has beeithe site ofmany attacks or military convoys and patrols DoD photo by a t , Michael Barranti, U.S. Army (Released)

News &Notes ~ - ~ - - ~ .--- vver; T i i s V i a U.S. Making 'AmizInn Difference' In k8q WASHiNGTON,Aug. 26 -American service membersare making'an amazing difference' inthe hvesof Iraqis, Air ForceGen, Richard B. Myers said Aug. 25. Speaking at the annual Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in San Antonio, Myers said the deaths of Uday and Qusay Hussein sent a message to me Iraqi people that America 1s not gotng to let a smiar regime back in power Mwl

Officials Dkciiss Rebii inc no Guard. Rftwrv, Active F o r m AASdhGTOh AJG 26 - TneYa,s cf tne kana ~arnof'1 are gone, Thomas F. Hall, assistant secretary of defense for reserve affairs, said Guardsmen and rese~sis aregiving much more than a weekend a month and two weeks of annual training a year, he said. Many serve60 to 120days a year. Aithough only about 2 percentof the 1 2 million guardsmen and reservists have been called up in eiqht mobilizations In :he past 13 yea's Hail said it's the same kinds of specialties - civil affairs, air lraflic control, mortuary affairs and force protection- that always areneeded "It's anew wodd and weneed to trans~tlon: he sald

Bush V o w 'No Retreat' In Global Antl-Terror Cammlnn WASHINGTON, Aug. 26- Preadent George Bush vowed today to continue the war against global terrorism America and its allies have achieved many vlctones agams'global terrorists since the attacte on the United States, Bush declared at the American Legion's national convention in St. Louis. The president note0 that al Qaeda no longeris using Afghanistan as a haven, and that Saddam Hussein's brutal and ~ermrist.frrandly Wime was kicked out of w w r in Iraq. 0

From the Podium Secretary Rumsfeld en Route t o Iran

combinatfon of all of those IhinQs that I nink is impodant. " ltranmioll M O M

Sscretary Donald Rumsfeld. Sept 4

itwasa moreslent and in someways a moreawful terrorism So I would sayto Iraqis I understand their anguish -and share it- about the car bombs. It'sa fight we're now going lo have to win here-this fight againstterrorism. But the Iraqi people are now free. And they dond have t o w about thesecretpolicecomlnq afterthem in the middleafthe nlaht, and they don't have to worry about their husbands and brothers b l ng taken off and shot, wthe~rw~ves being taken10 rape m s , ~ t i sedaysa ie ow"-.

Ambassador L. Paul Bmnmr. Sect. 2

DoD Announces Sedtember 11 Commemorative Events The Department of Defense will commemorate the terrons attack of Se~t . 11.200*, with Secetarvof Defense h a i d Rumsfeld participating in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery or Thursday, Sept. 11, at 9:30a.m. EDT, At 11 a.m. EDT. Secretary Rumsteld, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gwi. Rclard B. ~ y e r i USAF, and Speaker Dmns Hasten will join Pentagon chaplains and employees in a cnapei flag presentation and stained glass window dedication ceremony,

News & Notes

Mvers. Rumsfeld Eveto Eveon Intemationaliino Iraa Mission WASHINGTON. Sept. 4,2003 - U S military leaders have no reason to try to "go round" civilian defense leaders to make policy, because Defensa Secretary Donald H Rumsfeld and other leaders take their gene& advice Gen. Rlchmd B Myers said tcday &@

Iraqi Ministry of Health More than 500 security people have been trained, and a posttraumatic stress program for children and adub has begun. Doclors' salaries have gone from $20 a month to between $160 and $26C a month. Some9,OOOtons ofdrugs have beendistributed

Deolwed Trooos Get Breakon School Loans WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 - Military personnel who have beendeployed or mobilized are not requireO tomake student loan payments during Iheir absences. Federal regulations require lenders to pastponethe student loan program paymentsof active duty military personnd. This applies to members 01 the National Guard and Ready Reserves who have been wiled to active duty, as well as to active dirty personnel whose duty station has been changed as a result of a military mob!llzatim.

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Pentagon Chapel Window Dedication I I

Patriot Dav Observances

President Bush "Today our nation remembers - we remember a sad and terrible day, September the 11th. 2001. We remernberiives lost. We remember the heroic deeds We remember the compassion and the decency of our fellow citizens on that terrible day,"

St. John's Episcopal Church, Washington, D.C., Sept. 11

Secretary Donald Rumsfeld "Thomas Paine said during ths American Revolution, 'America

shall make a stand not for itself alone, but for the worid."And from that day to this, the voices of other patriots in olhertimes have Nng out in support of human freedom. President Ronald Reagan telling Mr. Gorbachev to "tear down mat wall " President Bush atopthe nibble at the Worid Trade Center tellinn the terrorists that they would 'hear from all of us soon.'

'And to us, for whom ffre lask To seekjustice'has beenset MI on high, wepray that for evermore our griefbe emoered with a faith to look to the future and fhe resolve to mite in thestwqgle forpeac8:

Benediction by Chaplain~obert~eltram, Sept. 11 windowdedicatton)

:wr slained+s windows in the Pentagon chapel were iedicated Sept. 11,2003, in a ceremony of remembrance for the 189victimsat the Pentagon and on American Airilnes %ght 77.

h e window was dedicated to the Office of the Administrative Wistant to the Secretary of the Armv: one to the Armv G-1 itenpowerant Reserve Affairs ana Defense ntet&ce Igencv. one to trose on Amencan A n.nes Fi pnt 77 ard )re to Navy personnel m o cec

n the tourpanels, the anchor (top left) illustrates strength; I tree (bottom, nght) represents growth and life, and the two Enter panels, which mirror each other, show an oagle, symbol of our nabon,

k fifth window in the shape of the Pentagon was dedicated ast year. ~stoivl

1 1 "Theydid hear from us. and the fight far freedom continues because we know that If we do not fight the terrorists over there in Irao in Afahanistan and across the world, then we will have b face . " them here and many moreinnocen: men women and cmaren. as well as me patrots defend ng :nem M pensn mars wny we wil prevail,"

Mingion Nmiond -, Sept. 11

Gen. Richard 8. Mvem "Those who lost h i r lives In the Pentaaon two years w o were aircrew members mnocent ~assenoe; inside the ~entaoon. offcere ana en sled activeosy and re- civi servanis cor.ran0-s Some were j.st o q n n q [he r careers ano some nao a long record of honorableservice ... Itwasn'tjust their deaths that made them heroes. They're heroes because they lived lives of dedication to duty and serviceto country.'

Alfryton National Cemetm, Sept. 11

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Secretary Rumsfeld Addresses National Press Club "Our goal is not to create a dependency in Iraq by flooding it with Americans. our goal is to get a broad -still broader International face on it, and then a considerabtv oreater Imoi face on it as thev contribute more and more to their own ooliikal future and their own emrwmc t-t-re ' ~ ' nee f l en~o i , aretoo neaq a tcotpnni yo- don1 hepmem yod h ~ r n r e m &a~se toregn l o w n a m t r y am ar anomaly Tney rc no! nat.ral Tney're -ma'i.rai And to tne e m they re mere. peope m a lo re y on nem And w don't want to creak a re awe cr acepeioency. he n a i l r e m 13 !q n stead y nc'easing tner assJnstion ctlne r own esponsbi l es ' (tMSCflDt) fsbW~

Seaetary Donald Rumsfem, Sepl. 10 De~uty Secretary Wolfowlk Testifies Before Senate Armed Services Committee 'I'd like to focus ... on threecnllcal areas where we seek the support ofÈÈCongres and particulaity, of MscommBee: finl, lhe specificissue of obtaining theresources and the authority to train and equip and Held foreign military forcesfiqhtirq alongsideourown; second, to giveus the flexibility that we've asked for to reduce thestresson active duty end-strengih by making iteasiertoconvert militaryjobs tocivilian jobs, and most important, and most demandirq, to supportthe President's request, expressedsoforcefully Sunday night, b r t k resources n&d to wage and mn this war. We n e d resources for our mi ma^,' (tesbmanv tramcn~tl

Deputy Secretary Paul Wotfowrtz, Sept 9

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Iraqi schoolqids show off their new chalkboardsdonated by friends and family of U 5. Navy Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Banalion Four. Naw Seabee units have

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News & Notes M v m Wolfowtk Cite Progress in War on Terror WASHINGTON, Sept 11 - T w years after larrorlsl attacks at the Wodd Trade Center and the Pentagon, defense leaders said America has heeded that wake-up call to the real threat of international terrorism,'and ismaking solid progress in the warm terrorism, "We've had great success in the last twc years," Air Force Gen, Richard B. w e n , charman of the Jo:nt Chisfs of M, said.

Many Irani Artifact* Found, but Menv Still Mining WASHINGTON, Sept 10 -Precious artifacts looted from Iraqi museumsstortiy after IhewarMth Iraq began slowly are findingtheir way back to where tney belong, said Marine Corps Cd. Matthew Bogdanos, the official leading the ibagency investigation. Bogdanos said so fardunw a fourmonth investigation, about 3,500 artifacts have been recovered and returned to the Iraqi people, but many items r m i n mksing [transcrivl) fstorf~

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From the Podium

Secretary Rumsfeld News Conference o n Pronress In Iraq ' i f vou com~are the ~roaress in Iraa to what haocened in Germanv after WftrM War il. 1'm told that in Germanv it took three wars beet . - an ndepenoen cenlra i a i i t n lra] :IOOK wvo 'mont~~ Tc got ~ e r m a n po ce estab m e d r mi( 14 m o m s i n Iraq, rwo months To gel a new Germai c-rrcncy. tnrec {ears In w, two and a naif m l n s To n a e a German wo.net 14 mcntns In Iraq. four moms. %some m ngs a-e oe 7g acn e m ata g m c f p ' m m w t 4 i m W

Secretary Donald Rumsfetl, Salt. 16

SeCretaIV Rumsfeld Apoearc on CBS Sunday Show "Face the Nation" T h e $67 billion lreauested bv the oresidentof ConoressI is oart of the olobal war on terror and ft is a tot better to be flahlim terrorists . " in raa an0 Afghan Stan man n t i e "r Iec Sales 6 e effort i one tiat ;as no1 as its purpose I mnk as you phrased '. f e b ~ i d oq Iraq raci s are 9o.n~ lo n m t o reD. 4 Iraq V\na f- s prowsa by the presdent really does is 10 say ook &e nave acnance 10 om ttial

Country on a path todemocracy, a path towards representativegovernment, a path so that we'll havea countrythafs friendly with its neighbors instead of invadiw its neighbors. and that will be a vervoood thina forthat reaion It will t e a vewowd Wiina for the w r i d ' ~. .- - .. . [transcna MOy)

Sacretaw Donald Rumsfeu. Sent. 14

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M v m Sets Upbeat Repot on Kosovn PRISTINA, Kosovo, Sept. 17 -A i r Form Sen. Richard 6. Myers had just finished answering a news conference question hers on how long U.S. troops would be in Iraq when a Kosovar reporter piped up, 'We want you to slay here for a hundred years: he said Myers said that while thesituation in Kosovo isstabillzing, challenges remain. Hesaid the U,S military is in Kosovo as Dart of the greater NATO mission. The United States will stand with the NATO allies and will not teaweark. he said. "In together, out together is the plan." he saidduring the press conference. Thechairman said NATO wll continueto study the situation in the region, and is ~almostcon~nuously" reviwing the I m p leveb Weâ nthe country

Imtalleibni Gear Uc for Hurricane Isabel WASHINGTON, Sapt 16-Military bases along Hie Easl &&are taking stepsto protect people, ships, aircraft and facilities from the potential destructive winds and water of Hurricane Isabel. Ships were being ordered out tosea, aircraft we'eflying west, and inst l lAcm throughout the mid-Atlantic were bracing for the potential of maximum sustained winds near 115 miles per hour. In addition, news reports said the Navy was calling for the voluntary evacuation of all ts personre in advance ofthe humane's approah &y)

FilioinoTr- Contribute t o I n g Stabi l l CAMP UDAIRI, Kuwait - Soldiers and civiliansfrom the Philippines deployed to Iraq in late August to provide peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people. The Philippines has also sent a last; force of civilian medml and police nrofessionais. The m c e will train the Iraqi police force, and the engineers will provide some assistance with construction for civil and military projects," said Bra. Gen Pedro Ramboanga, commander of the Philippine Humanilar~an Contiwent toirao. The Phiti~olnes has oldced a totalot 500~eoote- both

1 soldiers and civilians- to assist with nest-war rehabiiiatiin and reconstruction.'lstav!

Sept 19 is National POW/MIA Recoqmtion Day More than 88,000Americansstill are

specialists work every day around Tie wrtd to locate and identify them Since tfe end of the Vietnam War U S teams have located and identified more t a n 700 /Americans who were missing as a result of fre Vietnam War lstorvl

From the Podium

Sacrataw Rumsfeld Testifies About War on Terror Before the Senate ADDrODriations Committee "As a sign of his conviction that we must prosecute this war, and defeat those who threaten us, the President has requested $67 billion in emergency funds to fight the war on tenor The vast majority of the funds the President has requested will go to the troops who are risking their lives In this struggle. Of the $87 billion in the Resident's request, $66 billion Is to support ongoing military operations -- money for military Pay, fuel, transportation, maintenance, weapons, equipment, lifesaving body armor, ammunition and other cnticai military needs ... The remaining $21 billion is to heip the people of Afghanistan and Iraq secure their nations far freedom - so that they can get on a path to stability, self-pwrnment and sen-reliance ' Dreoared statement]

Secretary Donald RumsfeM, Sept. 24,2003 Washington, D.C.

Gen. John Ablzald TeMKiet Before Senate Armed Services Committee "We a n focusing our efforts in five areas. (1) improving intelligence; (2) developing Iraqi security forces; (3) internationalizing our security effort; (4) protecting the inqrastructure, and (5) helmng to communicate our aims, plans and successes to the Iraqi people. We have also reposltoned forces to concentrate our efforts in problem areas and establish a higher degree of control over Iraq's borders In areasin which we achieve stability, we will disengageour forces and turn over security responsibilities to Iraqis while maintaining the capability to anticipate and respond rapidly lo any changes in the situation. Later, as the New Iraq expands its security capacity, we intend to move our forces to less Vkible locations from which we can react to external threats and prepare to relinquish national defense responsibilities to the New Ira1 Army,' heDarec s t a t e m e n t l u

Gen. John AMzaB, Sepi 25,2003, Washington. D.C.

News Stories

matter of 'must h a e W I R 6 R Leave Beolns for Troops, Civilians in OIF WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -Service members and Defense Department civilians on 12-month orders in Iraq and Jordan supporl!ng Op?ration I r q i Freedom now havea rest and recuperation leave program that will allow them to take up to 15 days, excludirc travei time, to visit famiiv or friends in the United States or Europe. &CJ) I

New Iraqi Army Training I

corduced weekly in Baghdad to ran new ,raqi recruits ir soldier skillsand prepare ta t l m to won< with coalition forces supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U S. Ar Force photo by Master Sat Robert R Harareabes Jr !

From the Podium

Secretaw Rumsfeld. Gen. Mvers Brief Pentagon Press CorDs: SecretarvSays Bulk of Money for Iraa Will Come From Iraals "Some have properly asked why the Arrerican taxpayer should pay $20 billon to train Iraqis to providefortheir own security in that country and to repair Iraqi infrastructura, It's afair question. Theansweris so that Iraqiscan take responsiblttyfortheir own secuiityand for th? reconstruction oftheir country as quickly as possible, and U.S. forces and Coalition forces can turn the responabilfly over to the Iraqis. The $20 billion lhe President requested is not Intended to cover all of I rq 's needs The bulk ofthe funds for Iraq's reconstruction wit! come from Iraqis - from Oil revenues recovered assets, international trade, direct foreign investment, as well as some contributions we've already receNd ar% h p e to receive from the inlemational communhy,"{tranmipt~ Men\

Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Oel. 2,2003

Brio. e n . Cone Brlellna on Joint Lewms L e a M From Omration Ir&&eedm "The (lessons learned) process Involves thousands of hours of observation, of key meetings and key decisions wiih people In the room taking notes. etcetera,..The key points !hat the leaders I interviewed mentioned were: A, having initiative lo determine time and place of attack; B, having better and morelimely information than the enemy - again, a relativecomparison:theability tolevaragethe air and sea arm intothe ground fighl because we achieved air and sea supremacy soquickly, and !hen the application of precision, precision fires on a scope and scale t M s unpreedentd, lhnked to sped and depth of ground manewer"~lranscriot~ lsI04

Brio. Sen Robert W, Cone, Oci 2,2003

News Stories

NORTnCOM CUM Saw J.S. Betier PremrtdTo FaceTen-orkt TnmB AASh hGTON, On 2 -The .n tea Stares 6Ocre'wepatea to face tenorst mrm'cca, an0 me. S kcn-em C m - t m w mmue tc mprove 1 %

2003 Based in Colorado Sennas, Colo., it is resoonsible for me U.S. militarv's homeland defense mission. h he mmn-and's credo 1s to deter, prevent and defeat. Eberhart sad the key is to have actionable mteltgence.

Uboria Mill ion W Mi Gown .- &AS% hGTON Sepl 30- T i e L S .om Task Wa mat partopalaom slm v werations n . m a s 0. mc.t Dc'ewa 3e~amento"iaasflftlo Mil taifarces from the ~conomic ~ommunity of West African States have succeeded in establishing a safe area so humanitarian operations in Liberiacan proceed, said officials A total of 55 Marines will terrain in Monrovia to bed up security at the U S embassy At itsgreatest, U S presence m Libena wasabout 300 U S officialssaid lslorvl

~ u f a f AI-Neil pn&ry school in Baghdad on Oct 1 Un8t mmbzm hondcd out s c h w W P P I ~ ~ , hmene P r O d a l s 3nd toys that had been donated by U S orqanizations (US Annv photo by Spc Snauna McRoBerts)

WASHINGTON, Om. 2 - Poparttat Peter Max has unveiled a new 1 1

11th ~ictimsFund. After vi&g the Pentagon tasl October to see the restoration efforts, he said he fen

programmed end strength for the fiscal year was 350,000. As of today, they have 351,091 members. The Army National Guard hasachiewd Its end-sfength mission for seven consecutive years The Air Nabona Guard's pfogrammed end s m g n for the fiscal yearwas 106,500 They

From the Podium

Secretary Rumsfeld and NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson Briar Press at NATO Meeting In Colorado S~rinos, Colorado "The goal ofthe Coalition is not to become the permanent provider of secunty fo' that country Rather, lt is to be there fcr a short penod, whatever it

takes, assist in getting the Iraqi forces up to speed and armed an0 equipped end trained so that they can, In fact, provdefor Iraq's security, Mich is the job of Iraqis, not of Americans, not of Coalition forces, except for a period, and then allow them to take that over. The same thing's true in the political area, Mere the transition will go from the Coallwn Provisional Aufrority, a transfer of sovereignty over a period of tme to the Iraqi g m m e n t as it wolves: lbansoi~t. s t m

Secretan Donald Rumsfeld, Oct 8.2003

Deputy Secretary Wolfowttz Accepts the Keeper of the Flame Award "Success in the battle for democracy in Iraq will be a maior victory lr the war against terrorism Iraqis understand this. And akmqslde us, they are w n ni; na'd 10'qn tre forces o* aice' aio icpeiessrcss Tw, are see ag 6s cpport-n l y m moe tne' a n t r y forwan Tr-e orave Americans m o mate0 rac natc D'o^grti-g tc n e m s o r\ cf a waof .dory n tre na, w w f o i w We rn.islcomoete mat tf~w Tna! is tne oestwaà tnat w? can nmg, tne neno , cf me rems +no n a e d eo am the hmas ,ha are st I r se ng tne r ,es h c +e are win q '

Six-Month Progress Repor t In I r aq 1 Ambassado r B remer Press Conference

The Coal ton has competm over 13 000 ~ c o n s n c l o n pmects. !aSe and smal as par of 0.r strategc pan for 1-e ryanstn-ctm cf Iraq That p a- nas fo.r eefierts

. Create a secure environrwnt'

Ambassador B r e w Cct S 2003, Baghdad

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Media's Focus After Interim Report Sumrises TOD Arms Inspector WASHINGTON, OcL 5 -The man leading the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iran emressed sumrise that meda reDOftsfocusad mainlv on what his team has yeti0 find and no1 on what It has turned up so tar a* h l i ~ c t . 2 interim report to Congress. David Kay, chef U S arms inspector, told nost Tony Snow on the 'Fox News Sunday" bat while his team indeed has yet to find Illicit weapons, 'I'm sort of amazed that what was powerful information about both (the farmer Iraqi regime's) intent and their actual activities that were not known and were hidden from (United Nations) inspectorsseems notto havemade it to the mess ' This is information fthatl if it hadbeen available last vear would have

Number of Attacks In Ima Constant, E m v Tactics Change WASH'NGTON, Get 6 --While the number of attacks against Coalition troops111 Ira0 has remained constant, the tactics eiemv forcesuse have chanoed. Coalition officials sad in Baghdad he nature of enemy action against coalition forces has changed since May 1, officials sald Enemy forces are moving away from small- unit infantry attacks againstCoalltion forces. Regime holdouts are movmg toward more hit-and-run attacks using improvised explosive devices, mortars or rocket-

Woltowitz Asserts Value of Ground Forces WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -Ground forces are an important part ofthe Defense Departments plans in transforming itselfto meet 21stmnturychallenges, Deputy Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said at a soeech to members of the Association ofthe U.S A& Wolfowitz sald hs's ou&d bv media re~orts that sav civilian leaders Dink forces are obsolete 'Yes, die armed forces today have mm& boggling long-range precision-strike capabilities," Wolfowib sald, 'and yes. we intend w take full advantage ofthat But hat hardly siioqests that the Army Isno

From the Podium

Secretary Rumsfeld, Gen. Mven Brief Pentanon Press Corps. Discuss Tmoo Morale "I don't think we wuid i g w e how tough conditions arein Iraq. I mean, weare still a nation atwar. We'reat waragainst terrorism ... And, white

theVrevolunteers, and while thevraised their riaht hand anti thevwanied to 00 defend their country and are~roud to do that.our obiloation is . " 13 p'ovice as m-c" q.2 1, 3' ¥' as .e can f i ' t ' -er tea c k h e n to wnn"e: ax lo 1- r 'a r i s t a x 4-2 So tnis s a very ¥o-q and o f l ~~ l en~ fwmy i t A n f e s-%ev I - I re S'a5 a v Sir pes) as reao t aM.ia t i ro saa-nar norae was OA i f to- t~ms say r f . 3 ~ move a e q e to 2.e-e t s s o w % rq he lane ver) 6e-v w i x s i ) (am na!) we ood ata tne1 me ' .ifaisc:p:. story.

Gen. a'aiard B. Myers. Od. 16.2003 Washinoton

Secretary Rumsteld Delivers Ronald Reaaan Pollw B f i d m at Rwqan P r m i d e r j 4 a W "Thecoalition In irea. now includes military forces from 32 nations.. Whvare so man" ofthese nations. manvsmail, most not vewwallhv. , ,. semng r e f forces Inor y x r g n e i arfl .io'ier ['.I a! nsh rafm, a r .no 1 P e ~ o n '3 n? r n r ~ frpeoom 10 n e iraqi people? susoect r s ceca~scso m m f d tnpm ra,e ..-I 'ecr.~rec we r own -'reecam, arta ltwyfeeager n a p e pr0.a 10 neiplie raq peope remiier met's Goo cwt , ?yr a ano G-a ci ;s ;nno R?acn'- f f i Èna'n d i t c %D 'Mra'etnem n a sense 1ie 'un"nJons afp moonanlin anmnef way They demonstrate that the seeds offreedom, when planted, can do more than simply take root where they're sown~hey can have the p o w b s p w d freedom across the glob to other wunh~es ' { tmsc r~ l ) (stmy)

SecratawDonald RumsfeU Oct. 10 2003

,~ - i s t h e f i r s i d ~ y new taqi dinarsconic beexchanged S&am's face w n t h wnotes with imaqescf Iraq'sscientfic, cultural and htsttancalcontributions (0% photo) (story; i3rerner_Dinar Traiscriol) IBnefinq "rranscri~tl

Bush: Iraa IsMaklna Prwress Undera Clear Strategy WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -The United Statesand its Coalition partners are rnakiw progressin rebuilding Iraq into'astable,just and prosperous country" thatdoesn't threaten its neighbors or the worid, President Bush said Oct. 11 during his weekly radio address. He emphasized that the U.S.and the Coalition'arefollowtnga dear strategy" in rebuilding Iraq The President said the United States remains committed 'to expanding internatonal cooperation in the mnstruc l iw and ~ c u r i t y o! l r a q . " O [radio address1

Planning for Reolacinn Troo~s In Iraq WASHINGTON, Oct, 16 -Whether or not another multinational division is ready for deployment in February, the101stAirborne

WIII wme home on time, said U S, Central Cornmarc officials. A plan unveiled in July called b r a multinational division to replace the 1C1s1 in Mosul, Iraq, in February Defense Secretary Rumsfeld said he still hopes an international division will be ready for duty in Iraq, but tee U.S military is making plans incase thisdoes not happen, Rurrsfeld said getting a multnational division in place is complicated and wiii take time. He said the nation providi~g Iroops would have to work with the U.S. Central Command and the Ihqi Governing Council. The nation would haveto workout a memorandum of understanding on how the troops would be supplied, where they would be based and howtheywould receive orders. 'That suggests to methat it wil'take a bit oftime,'hesaid during a Pentagon pressconferenceon Oct. 16 [transcdMi istoM

From the Podium

Secmaw R~msfetd an0 Gen. Pe!e~Ptya B n d P w m o n Pre8g&tp - ""le qoa o.ef m e s to ao.~Sitne J S ' o v y n i n rec and xressng? pass respois b.ny for secunly and governanceof thecountry to me w ? e of r a q Trats m y l i e Coa t c i has tra neo scrre 95 9 0 rac faces n [~stoverfi i fe months. 55 OW po ce, 6.400oorder guards, 18,700 s e ~ n g in the Facilities Protection Service, a 700-man battalion in the new Iraqi army and 4,700 in the new Iraqi civil defense corps. And there are an additional 10,000 above the 85,000 that are currently in training fo;these various Iraqi security forces There are, as you know, some 32 countries that have 24,000troopson the ground in Iraq, as well We're still in discussion with otter w u n t ~ , whtch are also consideringsending troopsas well as other types of s u p p V [IrenscriDt story, briefinq sMes1

Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Oct. 21

Ambassador Bremer's Remarks to the Madhd Donors'~&ference "Iraq's progress towards a constitution, elections and sovereignty is well advanced. Additionally, Iraq has already Implemented a series of economic measures whicti will Drove vew attractive to nrivate investors from inside and outsidelran. Reconstruction efforts amaoina forward evewdav. 1 ume voutn I& now in b t m n s t r k t i o n e th I t AH the irani rwinle Sunni and ~ h i a Kud and~ rah fmmlhe "

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marsies tome iro."ta i s neec yoJrass stance ns a vast an'i hisiorc m e & % Tne c o m e s re~resented m is ha may nave d sagreea In me past be may o ^agree tocay on one pa 11 or s o f t e r But by o.r presence f-e s gn fy inat à agree on one ma or point. The Iraqi people need help to realize their future of tmpe; we are ready to wntnbute "(prepared remarks)

Ambassador L Paul Bremer Ill. Oct. 24

Fulbripht Scholarehio Prooram Beams Aoain In Iraq BAGHDAD, On 21 -Ambassador Brewer announced the

a d understandinq through educational and cultural cx-iaiqe Eeq i n ?q n ' 3 2 190 3?.r cpan? ?[ .c eQ. laugnl or c o i 0 . m rcsew-i ¥ me - S Tns ,ear aninrni.fr o f M parrc pants n oe seectm &ease.

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Irau Im~mvinn, But Challennes Remain, Sanchez Reports WASHINGTON. Oct. 23 -The commander of Coalition ground forcesln Iraq, Lt. Gen, Ricardo Sanchez, said theCoalition has a foundation of support imow the Iraqi people, 'Once we get economic progress and the law and order capacities bit in the country, (bat) will go a Ion9 way towards re- establishnq a safe and secure environment here in this country," he said, "If

IraulsStrivefor Pmuressln EconomicSDhen WASHINGTON, Ocl. 23 -Three numbers of the Iraqi Ministry of Liter and Social Affairs, in the United States to learn how to set up national employment and training programs, briefed Pentagon reporters on emnonlic ptoyes; I inaq .l'naieii t ~ r s v m a y ce e 0s mwepa~ev m i raq mey sac .'aq nas great ireos.'es h m me Z i ~ . ' a : ii .f 0 ire Bagnoac V ~ s e m rn Em) OP rn k wwr-

Musllm Hoh Montt of Ramadan to Benin (By Raba Jami, Special to American Forces Press Servfce) VWSHINGTON, OB. 20 -More than 1.2 billion Muslims W S e ÃÃ celebrate thestart of Ramadan, Islam's holy month of fastog, on Oct .26~ Oct. 27. Many Muslims attend even'ng"tarawa8h" prayer st their local mosque, which involves the recitation of one thirteth of the Koran. By going tothese prayers each night, a Mush wilt hear the entire book recited by the end of the month Istow)

I From the Podium

idea that there's some short-term fix- youcan put up ~rr icades around your building Sure, that'll step a truck. And youcando that. And you can hang wiremesh over your building, and 11'ii repel arockel-propeiied grenade And then they'll attack softtargets goingtoand from work- Terrorists are out to kill innocent men, women and children, andto alter the behavior and terrorize people And free people can't be free and live In terror Therefore, the only choice is todowhat the President'sdoing.'itranscriDtl istorvl

I SecreBy Donald RumsMd, Oct. 30

Mal. Gen. Raymond Odinrno, Commander of the 4th Infantry Division, Holds Press Conference from Tikrft "Wearegetting more and more tipsevery day,,,probabiy ten- ortwenty fold more than when we first started,,. Even moreimportantiy, it's more accurate human information In fact, our success rate is about 90 percent now accurate, where in the beginning ft was 40 to 50 percent Some of that has to do with our abili!y lo understand, M o m ourqood informants and whoqivesusoood information and whodoesn't because there are those who try to give us false information. And we've sorted through mostof that. There are threats to Iraqis who wme forward. There is intimidation that is attempted That's part of this regime. They don't care what they do to their people. They don't care about the Iraqi peopk All they m e about IS mmmg back into pmer,'[transc~~t~ fstory)

Ma], Gen. Raymond Odlemo, Oct, 27

I As smone - - ips day mto night a i/.ArFS .^odi.larAirborne Fire Fiahtinc Svste'nl ewcoerI C-130E aircraft trm the 16lh Aidin

Thanklna Those Who Serveand Their Families 1 Nov. I f is Vdetam Dav. k d a messme to the m from tne Department ~ '~efense 's 0per?t on Tnbute to Freedom web paqe L r k re re l \oveiber is a so M naiy Fami es Aaprec anon 'Anin .ink here t3 reac a hwf -

In the News

Bremer Save Iraq Frontline of War on Terrorism WASHINGTON 0f-t 9fi -- Amhawador Psiil R m r has wrterari a futl

Common Commitment Unifies Multinational Division Troom .MSh ri.GTO\ Ocl 29 - I s prccaiq m o * m e n-0s-0 /em T lary .nls e.er e-il.33 islec a 1C OCfrr'a" G . son made -p cf s o a m from 21 cu.nVes ara "ate oqererr eq- pTen1 cpera1:n~ccea-resano r ~ e s cf er<;aqement Dep-iy Oe'ense Secretary Pat. h c r f o w ~ v snec i r e neacc-ale6 .'" n a1 Ccl 21 A r e r e i re Po sn ronmdnder M C nu- the unit's bigqestchallenge is overcoming its many differences to operate as "meteam withone mis~on.''($Q)

Independent Panel Releases Report on Auo. 19 UN Bombing United Nations, Oct. 22 -The United Nationssecunlymanagemmt system failed in rts mission to provide adeauate security to U N. saff In Iraq, a special panel investigahng the bombing 0fU.N. wadquarters in Baghdad reposed. The panel noted!hat me U.N. asked CcaIltCTForces lo .. dismantle anobservation outoost set u ~ o n the roof and rewove the barriers placed to prevent traffic on the access road that was eventually used by the attackers to appfoxh and target the h i i d i r g 0

From the Podium 7 Secretary Rumsfeld. Gen. hlvers Brief Pentaaon Press Cores on T r o o ~ Rotation 'The U S footprint will depend on the secu'1tysituation, which iscontinually being reassessed by the wmmanderson theground,.. i fs important to recognize that numbers (of U.S troops in iraa) do not necessarily equals with capability. We're bringing in forces that are appropriate todeal with theevolving threats in iraq today, 'ncluding more mobile infantry elements Sowhie the number of U.S forcesmay be level ordeciinesiight!~, this much is certain: the overaiicaoability ofthesecu'-ivforces in iraq will increase. Moreover, as the number of Iraqi forces continuesto increase and as other countries consider depbyments. as they are, the total number of Coalition forces, including Iraqi SeCUritY forces, dearly will grow. as it has been growing every month forthe past threeorfour months' [ h ~ r i ~ t ) ISbM

Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Nov. 6

DfiDutv Secretary Wolfowitz Sneaks on Iraol Reconstruction to George Mason UniversiWt Mercatus Center Audience "Our Plan in Iraq called for an Iraqi cabinet of ministers, which tookoffice in fwrrnonths; i t twk 14 months to reach that milestone in post-war Germany. Our plan for Iraq Caed for an indepndent central bank. which was achieved in two months, it took three ware in mt-war Germany. Ourplan called for establishing a new Iraq, currency, which was announced in t w months and in circuialbn in five, it took three Yearstodothat In post-war Germany. The plan cafledfor new Iraqi Police Force which was accomplished in two months' ittook 14 monthsin post-war Germany. The plan called for the establishment of anew Iraqi army. ltbegan training within three months and completed training of the first banarm in less than five, it took I 0 y e m to staM upthe German amy:

Depuly Smetary Paul Wdfowitz, Nov. 4

In the News

Iraqis about a rocket laurcier discovered in a Baghdad eighDc.^ood (US Army photo by Sgt Ve'nm Freeman) 1

President Signs 187.5 Bllilon Package for Iran. Afahantetan WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -'Noenemy orfriend can doubt thatAmerica has the resources and the will to see thiswar through to wctory,hid President Bush before signing me $87.5 billionsuppiemental appropriations bill for milita) operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, He called America's investment in iraq and Afghanistan the 'grealestcommitment' s~ince the Marehal Ran. "Byttwxtion we show thegenerous spirit of our country, and we serve the interest of our country, because our security is asstake; he said. "The Middle East r eow will either become a place of progress and peace or it Mil remainamurce of vioknce and m r . " M lpresdent's rem*ks]

Chu Outlines Challennes in Manaoement of Reserve Forces

C n m nee he sa I a s-w, C' ff lay aci .e an0 reserve pernnneltaken e e r y t o ~ rroilns s n c a a ' per e-e cf sa:sfactm ~ l t i n tary .fe man lnurfl;) l o x yemaso 'Toe r nremns 10 star ,1 rne m 'q, reman strong,' h@ 8aid.

From the Podium

Brig. Gen. Demosev Briefs Press on Operation Iron Hammer. S a w Attacks Down Seventy Percent "Hem in Bwhdad we do two things We're either fightinq for mte'l~genceor we're fightng based on that inteiligerce. This particular operation is the result ofseveral weeks of Intelligence gains, largely human intehgence, and largely provided bythe citizensof Baghdad, aswellas extensive patternanalysis by our intelligenceexperts to determine who, where and how the enemy is attacking us ... "Pieoperation was planned and is being conducted in three phases. Weattack basedon intelligence, and then we fight far additlonaitntellgence .We'reimking for those individuals who are fighting us. And then we will attack, again, based on that intelligence, as well as exploiting the intelligence Brat we've gained in the earlier phases Each phase is event-driven, not time-Criven.'(transcript) istow)

Brig. Gen. Martin Dempsey NOW 2n ~ ~ h i t e r i - ---

Under Secretary for Pol'cv Douglas Feth Soeaks t o Council on Foreiqn Relation; '0.1 ~TSIM : p a n raq s l o p e raq o m to I-.. i c i p e i p ~ ~ e ' a m - e > o- I-ie roc0 D freeam sec~my arm prosperity. Ne can't nuId

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Veterans History Project

WASHINGTON, Nov 19 -The tellers, memoirs, wdii in tenwa and photographs are 'everything that you could imagine," said Ellen McCulbcb Lovell, director of the Veterans History Project an effort begun by Congress two years w> to preserve the stories and memories of A m e m s war veterans She sari the project will help people took back and understand why veterans served (storvl

I In the News

Leadore Picdue SoI'dantv i n Wake of Terror Bombings in Turkey #ASn NGTW h'i. 20 - P'cs aen 3eorqe 0.3" an0 P' i r e N n wr 'on, 313 r n d q pecgea D slani fa% n raq am 'xr' i:e ne' -n fie'] f p 1 %a nst mqa E, ~ s m m . e t a n m v m w e v ~ e m o n s ~ o m o n o m m sank

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1 Rumsfeld Reassures South Koreans on Reorganization Efforts SEOUL. South Korea, Nov. 18- DefeiseSecretary Donald Rdmsfeld

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President Grants Extra Time Off for War on Terror Returnees WASHINGTON Nov. 20 - Federal employees returning from Guard and Reserve dutv in the terror war are receivina an extra five davs' 'unchafoed" uvtl~an kaax Res~&nt Bush d~rectedthekowna Nov li memora&m issued to the heads of all executive departments and agencies According to the Office of Personnel Management the resident's request covers all employees wtio were activated for military service in connection with Operations Noble Eagk Endurhg Freedom and Ira$ Frsedar &?rf)

From the Podium

Secretary Rumsfeld and Chairman Mvers: Iraq Update from the Pentaqon

'Tnis Tnar.dsgiv ng we have a g!eat deaf :o oe !hankfu for tnar.kf.1 for the brave Amencais d o serve oJr m ~ n l r y n me gl0Da war on *no'- an0 w p a / espec a' / for me famil es of those v,no have g ven tner i#es: Inose tam es can mow that millions of Americans will have them in their thouohts and oravers: and thankful for the forcesfrom all of our Coalition partners, many of whom have been injured or killed, including the bra& Iraqis who have died in the service of their country's

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In the News

Gen. Ablzald Cal ls Attacks in Iraa 'Despicable' WASrf\GTOh Nov 25 2'103 - Tne Coa tons meis'ec o d e m e yerat c is n I'aq nave r¡oucff attains on Aneican 'orces by aboul 50percent d m g fte pas1 .ho weeds DJI asa resm dpsperare Saddam h m e n oya rslq rave tmeo war aoq-esm I ~ m U innocent m s . offc a s'o c ropoiere in Bardad J S Army Gen Join Aozaa neao o' J S Central Comminc laid lrese 'les~hwde terrorist attacks," many against women and children, "are designed only to terrorize people and intimidate them in a way that absolutely cannot be excu& ' &

Defense Bill T rans fo rms ~ o b Personnel System WAS4 kGTOh No* 25 2W - Tne >'erne kdrtmenrs lm personie and reao ness oft a ca ed ine fs;a 2C24 hatona Defense Authorization Act 'transformational%r its support of the department's aim to confront the threats of the future President Bush signed the act intolaw during a Pentagon ceremony Nov 24. The $401.3 billion budget funds the department through Sept. 30,2C04. Dr David Chu, Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and readiness, spoke about the personnel provisions of the legislation. Mas

US. Consu l t s A l l i es o n Global Defense Pos tu re &AS4 ht i I Ch hov 2t 2103 - I ne Je'ense hartmen1 s ready to start consulting with allies on what the worldwide American miltaw^

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Dosture should be. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said ata ~ e r r ~ o n pressconference ~,esia/ Qi.m'eo sad me decsnn b i~ws years of nteraqeicy warn on Americas m 'an posure and wna' t sno~lo oort ike lo conkon' lne nrew of lne 2'sl ce i t~ ry

hidden rwnioons and amis in Pir Atmd Iraa on

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Secretary Rumsfeld Praises NATO Transformation 'The more the United States has looked at our circumstance and the more NATO has looked at NATO's circumstance, we have tendedto move towardsa capabilities-based approach cmbilitiesaredifferentthan numbers ofthinqs (in The past) welooked at numtersoftroops or numbers oftanks or numberso'aircraft or numbers of shipsanfl began to m a k judgmentsaboutcapabilities based on numbers. Of wurse the real world today is a single precision bombcan do what six, eight or tendumb bombs cando.' l t ~ n s c h i l istow)

Secrelaw DonaM Rumsfeld, Dec. 1,2(103 NATO Conference. Brussels

Undereecrelary of Defmsa for PolicvDouglas J. Fekh Discusses Translonnatlon "Let's beciearabout what we are and what were not aimina toachievethmuo^i tiansfmlnoourolobaldefanse~ostum We are not aimtrm at . " retrencrmc ' c-na rq . S ccmniie'ts s>aiionsfr o' Jnisieia sm. 01 %cc')~r3r\ o.rrea gnmeni pansarc mot ~atm oy appreoak Of h e stratesc va -e c'cc'ense a axes arc cannersn 3s *rh omsf m les V.eareaIm.q 10 ncrease 0.1 a& Q 10fif c.r ntema?ona comn'lmenls inore efec ie f Ae 'P am 76 lo cis.-re1halo.i all awes arecapaoe a'to'oafe s s ' s ~ o e an0 r e k m t nme f.tLre' iransciot @~orvl --

Undersecretary of Defense Douglas J. F& Dec. 3 Address to the Center for Strategic International Studies

In the News

Rumsfeld. K a r n l Note Proaress i n Afahanlstan KABUL. Afghanstan, Dec. 4- US. Defense Secreary Donald H. Rumsfeld today praised the "truly rerrarkabte" progress Afghanistan's government has made In the two years since themuntry'siberalion. and Abhan President Hamid K m l said he exoects his country's condition to wntinie improving in the months and years to come ~ n e p a i met here today to discuss Afghanistan's progress and future, and they spoke to reporters at a joint press conference afterward. Karzai pledged his government wutd wnttnue to empower the Afghar peopleon their path to freedom. He and Rumsfeld both expressed thevewthat any remaining Taliban fighters would not beable to stopthe continued mduc to f free ekdms . @@

~mns fo rma l im P a l of War on Terrw, AASr hGTO\ Dec 3 - "ransfom nc me S armec forces wn a sbl ficnbng a Wl wa'on leimrsm is lhe b o ~ e s ~ r a i ence lac i g n Â¥a eaaerslooay A r Force Gen R cnaro fi Mprs sad todq 'Ae n a e loioc JS &I inâ near lne n,a- ana rà kq- Iem canan r+sala i lresane tw Transit is?/pry i t a s o h b r a s it sennos'Cnsur!&

New NATO ChemfBio Battalion Starts Operations 3^.SSE-S 3e'q n Dec 1 - /'- new i.:na!cr.a csiaVcn~asqwdlooeferd aoainsl and respond to attacks by weapons of mass destruction is now operational, NATO~F~IS announced here today. Various NATO wuntries will supply specific capabilitiesto the battalion, which will operate in six-month rotations The Czech Republic will lead the unit's first sixmonth rotation, wrth Germany scheduled toleed the second The United Slates is supporting the battalion'sdepbyable nuclear biological and chemicalanalyiical btnratofy n the first rotation, NATOoffcials said For the -no rotation, the United States wli s u w d the b~ological labratow and Smpl~ng tear, 0

From the Podium

Secretary Rumsfeld andGen. Myers Brief Pentagon Press Corps 'Iraqi security forces now number close to 160,000, are assuning more- cesponsibility for the security oftheir country. In Kilkuk, General Odlemo reports that today nearly all cnme is dealt with by the 2,200 Coalition-trained Iraqi security police. Joint patrols havelargelyended, and Iraqis have stepped forwan3 in that particular area to patrol on their own. 1 should underline that each portion of the country is different, and thafs not the pattern everywhere, to be sure. But it is the pattern there There's acity iail, afunctioning Iraqi court system. So Iraqisnow can begtn to handb crim, Iron arrest to trial to sentencing." fkaiscriotl istow1 fstowl

Secretary Donald Rumsfeu, Dec. 9.2003

Secretary Rumsfeld'a Television Address to the Iraol People "Today, in Kirkuk and Baghdac, I bad a chance to meet with some of the courageous Iraqi fighters who have volunteered to serve En the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps They are impressive They areserving alongside many other brave Iraqis, who have joined the new Iraqi Army. as well as the border guard, police and facilities protection service - and the equally courageous civilians, who are serving in local and national governing institutions, paving the way for the establishment @ a transitionalgovernment next year, a new iraqi constitution and freeelactions." [transcript\ IstwJ

Secrrtarf DonaB RumsteU, k c . 5,2003

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~ iss i l i~ange ~ ~ a l l ~ on the Hawaiian island of Kana, on Dec 11. Tiis was the foum successfd intercept for Aegis BUD and SM-3. Navy photo, 00

I In the News

Defense Auditore Investinate Potential KBR Overcharow WASHINGTON. Cac. 11 - Halliburton's Kellogg, Brown and Root, a long-timesupplier of logistical support for the military, may have overpriced fuel provided to the Iraqi people by as much as $61 millton, according to defense contract auditors Defense auditors have also discovered a $67 million billing dispute for dining facility services. Officials are making sum aggressive aeion is taken to w i v e these issues [stowj itranscnotl

Only Coalition Countries Allowed t o B id on Iran1 Contracts WASHINGTON. Dec. 10-Only nations committed to Operation Iraqi Freedom may Udon contracts to rebuild Iraq, Pentagon officials said today. Nations that are not part of the Coalition cannot serve as pnme contractors for any of the $18 6 billion in reconstruction funds provided by Congress as part of the fiscal 2024 derense supplemental spendng bill m

c . ar c:-n*erpans n tne pc ;ale semr r 23M trants to 63 .ncreasm pa, ana oenefls m-pensr y pecisqe nc xed n-[ 'e 2C04 Deferw A-'n3-;a[ion A 3 eppvw w

1 Congress this year. The act also Includeschangesto thewntroveisial "concuffen!

U.S.-Coalition Offensive Efforts In Inn Bearing Fruit, Sanchez Saw WASHINGTON, Dec 7-Recent U.5.-walrtonoperations against insugenis In Iraq are succeedlno. a senior U.S. mil taw commander said todav duma a briefina from Baahdad. Treon y cay / ~ i - mi? wroa".sto sta, o i ine offeis:,e ' A-T'~ -1 G& ~cardi S Sa'c"% ccmmno'ir of Canned .-on1 Tasc For* ' loo repon-. nonng :nm

From the Podium

President Bush Addresses the Nation on the Caoture of Saddam Hussein 'I haveamessageforthe Iraqi people YOU will not have to fearthe ruleof Saddam Hussein ever again, Ati Iraqis whotate thesideof freedom have taken the winning side. The goals of our Coalition are the same as your goals - sovereignty for yourcountry, dignity for your great culture, and forevery Iraqi citizen, theopportunity for a Setter Me,. i also havea message for all Americans. Thecaptureof Saddam Hussein does not mean the end of violence in Iraq We still face terrorists who would rather go on killing the innocent than accept the rise of IiSefiy in the heafl of the Middle East Such men are a dlreclthreat to the American p p l e , and they wlll ba ~feated."Itranscn~t~ (St@

President Gemy W. Bush, Da. 14,2003

Statement bv Secretaw Rumsfeld on Saddarn's Capture 'Yesterday's successful capture was the result of close coordination of intelligence and a rapid, skillfully-executed military action by U.S. forces It reflects hart work, the courage and the determination of U S and Coalition forces serving in Iraq. Americans c m be Bnonnously proud ofthem. It is important to remember that each is avolunteer. Each sleppedforward toserve and to help fighttheglobal war on tenor. Challerges remain, to be sure. But, as President Rush %id kday,lhe Unkd Staksvd sm this mission thm~h:~mscric4I fslofyl

Secmtaiy Rumsfeid, Dec 14,2003

Ambassador Bremar and Lt Gen. Ricardo Sanchez Briefing from Baghdad "Ladiesand gentlemen. Wegot himladdam Hussein wascaptured Saturday, December 13th at about 830 p.m. total inacellarin thetown of Abduar which is about 15 kilometerssouth of Tiknt..,i wanttosay afew wordsto the peopleof Iraq. This isagreat day in Iraq's history. For decades hundreds of thousands of you suffered at the hands of this cruel man For decades Saddam Hussein divided you citizens against each other. For decades he threatened and attacked your neighbors. Those days are overforever. Now it is time to look to the future -to your future of hcp2 to a futw of mncliiation '[tranxrivt) fsbw)

Ambassador Bnarror, Dec. 14,2003

Statement b v Prime Mntetnr Blair "TotheSunnis whose allegiance Saddam falsefydslrned I say them Isa place for you playing afull part inanew and ademocratlclraq. To those formaiiv in Saddam's Pa&. there bv force and not bvmvfrrlffl. I sav w f a n out the w s l behind us. Where his mte meant tenor and d~wson and imtal~ty let hiscapiure hringibout unity, remkihationand peke k e n 4 1 the po f l e In lbq:hs@!)

Prime Minister Hair. Dec. 14.2003

1 Before and After In the News

Saddam H lamn 'Caunfit L i b a Rat,' 4th ID Corninandor S n i WASHINGTON. Da. 14 - Saddam Hussein was'caught like a ray andoffered m resistance when US. soldiers captured him near Tiknt on Dec 13, Ma. Gen Raymond T. Odierio said today. Saddam was found hiding at the bottom of a tele hidden on a farm near his hometown. Rouqhly 600U.S. soldiere wereinvolved in theoperation, but noshots were flred. &my)

Sanchez Save Saddam Receiving G m a Cotwenurn Protections WASHINGTON, Dec 15 - CoallBon forces are ernumg that fonner Iraqi delator Saddam Husseins Geneva Conventions rights are protected while he is in custodymd that he receives "all of the privileges ofa prisonerof war ' Lt Gen Ricardo Sanchez Said today

From the Podium

k m b ~ Rdmsfeld. GOn Mvan E n 6 Pmtaaon Press- Tie cosal m r on teror s no1 somen nq i r a i s qoinq 'o end precptiousiy and n s noigomg to end with a s m m e r on the USS

MISSOJO 1 6 a war were we habe nochoice c-110 go aver tv'emns's wneretngy are Tenonm .s notsomeftinq mat you can defend aqatnst In your homeland and think that they're notwing to bother you. They did hotherus: they killed 3,000 people. They are bothering us now with threats that swoest that we needed to elevate the threat levels. Our choice is the only choice, and that is if we want to live as free people, we simplyhave to find the terronsts where they are and capture or kill them and break up the terrorist networks and dry up their funding. And we have moved through the past 12 months and made notable, specific progress in a variety of ways And ( W s ) not to suggest that i ts over it isn't: ( t r aw r i ~ t ) (stov)

Secretary Donald Rumsfem, Dec. a, 2003 Washington, DC

on a monthly basis. It just provides usa larger sample from which to draw. But clearly, the attacks on us have gone down. The intelkgence k i w p r n ~ d d for us by l m i Iraqis has gone up,' Wmscn~ t l (swrfj

Brio. Sen. Martin Danosev, 08% 31,2003 . . Baghdad, Iraq

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In the News

Transfonnina the M i l i i WASHINGTON, Dec, 31 -"Keep in mind that at tie ka r t of iraifonnallon m behavkfal ctianqe - that is. the forces are abteto behine in a different way,'siid Rebred Navy VIM Admiral Amur Cebrowski, chief of the Defense Department's Iransfmatiwi office. "Frequently, new equipment can catalyze new behavior end make new tactics possible, and that's laudable But it's the behavior that counts -new tactics, new processes, new doctrine, new organizational structures, new information flows Thafs where the iransformation is, and it all involvespeopie advancing new k l e a s ' m m

Do0 Announces MIRtirdCommleslon Rivlew Pmrt WASHINGTON. Dec 30-TMIS ofdetanees accused of t6nclstaascameasta>o>erloda~, foilowno three moves announced by senior Pentwon officials. Tha Defense Department

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From the Podium

Secretary Rumsfeld Discusses DoD Priorities for 2004 'Our agenda is clear. The global war on terror is continuing, and it will for the foreseeable future As we prosecute the war, we'll need to continue to strengthen, improve and transform our forces; modernize and restructure programs and wmmands, which we're working on, streamline DOD processes and procedures. Already what I would characterize as remarkable progress has been made in these areas," (Transcript. News Briefina with Sec Rumsfeld & Gen. Myers)

Secmtary of Defense Donald R&M (Jmuwy 6,2004)

Brio. Gen. Kimmttt Briefs on Progress In Iraq "Ba'ath Party weapons turn-ins continue A Shita'bahlevel Ba'ath Pa* member from Tall Afartuined In a total of 76 AK47s and 108 AK magazines, A Shua'bahlevel Ba'ath party member from Zumartumed in 98 82mm mortar rounds and one complete 8 2 m mortar system and a sandbag full of mortar fuses The weapons turn-ins are continuing in the north, and [are] evidence of the former Ba'ath pa* members wil l ingrm to suppniwalitm xtivitiesand asMh the mnstmcLbn of a m Iraq: (Tranxript: Provisional Authority Bnefinq from Baghdad)

Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmiif, Deputy Directorof Operations, Coaffllon Joint Task Force 7 (January 8,2004)

A U S solder gives qifis to 0031 childrefi duma a medical assistance visit to a small w a g e outside Riyaa Iraq, an 6, 2004

n l!ary a r m ? from the Fgyanan Qed Sea r ~ n n of Snarn P. Snw wnerenesas kacatcmrg w t t hs famly.accorlingio

4 lraq Update Click here for updateson the Coalition's progress towarc a safe, stable and secure Iraq Information updated weekly at www DefendAmerica mil -

Bntishembassyofficials in Washington. (Link to story: Blair Praises Troops)

Powell Defends F~bfutw U.N. Resentauon on Irm's WMO Secretary ol Sia% C0.n P o w I d a ) oelenoed ris ^eb 5 assewis before tne ~ l e c rations Se:Jriy Co.nci mat Saddam Hussein's Iraq possessed and was hiding weaponsof mass destruction in defiance of numerous council resolutlms The fact ofthe matter e I r a did have weacnnsof mass

From the Podium

Secretary Rurnsfeld, Gen. Pace Hold Press Brieflnq on End Straqth, Iraq Operations 'The (Defense) department has several dozen initiatives underway to relieve stress on the force and to increase its capability. We're Inveshnq in new information-aqe technoloqies, prea&on weapons, unmanned air and sea vehicles, and other less manpower-intensive platforms and technologies. we're working to increase the [ointnessof our forces, creating power that exceeds the sum of the individual services. We're in the o rmss of rebalancino the active force with the Guarj and Reserve, to reduce our reliance on inwluntafv mob izaton o f g ~ a r j ard reserve forces fora n m b e of Ireamfly needed sc 6 An0 here wo'x r g ia take pDs CLrrerny pe^amâ‚ by un@w pemn ie l ang cower @em ma, a?.obs fm?g n I@? persoorel for rn !taytasxs. uansmx, ,sIwl

Secretary Donald H. RumsfeM, Jan. 13,2004 Washington, DC

Brig. Gen. David Blackledne Bdek From Baghdad on Posl-Saddam Iraq 'For the first I n e n 30 years, an noepen4enr;-dcrary s fi~nc:iorng. arc reany a1 of Iraq's400 wAs areopen Baghdad mwnas 08 neqnbonood ad~sory co.ncn Tbc anzcnso' raq stav nformcd aboir dc.copmnts ntne wunrythm.gn more than 200 independent newspapers.. The Iraqi people see the improvements and are optimistic. Seven out of 10 Iraqis expect their country and their pmonal lives to be tener five years fmm now" l k a n m ~ t ) 1mL

Bng Gen David N BlackMge. Jan 14,2004 Baghdad, Iraq

A Mongolian honor guard salutes durmg welcoming s f o r Gen. Richard 0. Mven charman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Jan 13 2004 Myers became the first chairman to visit Mongolia He thanked The Mongolian leaders for their support in Operation Iraqi Freedom. (American Forces Press %ME photo by J)m Garamonel lswj

In the News Saddam is a POW, But5B1Us Could Ctenw WASHINGTON Jan 1 0 - The United States now msdersformer Ira1 dictator Saddam Hussein to be a prisoner of war under me Geneva ~onventiom, asenlor U.S official said today in Baghdad Hussein has been accused of being responsible for thedeaths of up to 300,OCO Iraqis during his 24-year rule, including mng ckmbal waapns against those who oppnad him. &!cgj

Iwls Cornina Fomrd With Infomation Since Saddam's C WASHINGTON, Jan, 14- Dwpileaitacts against U.S. and CoaliBon bmpand tnnocenl Iraqis, an encouraging trend since Saddam Hussein's capture has been the increasing number of Iraqis who are coming forward with information, Marine Corps General Peter Pace told reporters Jan, 13 during a Pentagon briefing with Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Pace said both those who had no apparent previous affiliation witti the Ba'ath Party and now some previous Ba'ath Party officials are

From the Podium

Ma Gen. Odiemo. Commanoma General of m e 4th Infantry Division. Gives Uodateon Pmomss In Iraq Tne former reg me ee'ncnts AC r.ave 0eeicomoa:xl hale wer ai-o~int to 'ne r awes CaPt~nna Saooam m a maiuropera'iona!

and psvchoiwical defeat fortheenemv. But a more irioortant result of hiscaoture is the i&asein accurate inforrnatiln bmuaht forward 3y 1% sat ow i g 6 to c o r o i t n.mero~s precse rads to k of capt-re f i na r -m E J rnproma explosiveoevceJ"maken am3 md-eve eaters of I re forne' reg i re mese gro.3~ are st 4 atireat WI a fract~reo sporaac tireal ~ t n it'e eaoersh p &tab zM f i a x e s t i teu ctea an0 no nope of me Baatnisis' r e t m IO powr

"It is so Clear here on a day-today has'rs the difference from 30 days ago, the difference from two weeks ago. You see the consfruction going on, the mads being paved in the center of Kirkuk, You see the amount of people now working. You see the amount of people volunteering to be policemen, volunteering to be In the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps, You see improvements - the gas lines have now gone awayagain. So ... we seeconstant improvement. And so it isgetting better. The type of attacks are really much less violent, much less coordinated, but they still do have effects sometimes. Thafs why I try to make sure I paint the picture that it is Improving, that we are making significant progress. That's not to say that there are still not people shooting at us here, there are still not people trying to work our wIL But the pwress really IS vety my god . ' [tmnscn~tl k t w )

Maj. Gen. Raymond T. Ouem Tikril, Iraq (Jan 22,2004)

Transferring Authority

Commard Sg Ma1 Bart Wornask, brigade c o m a i c sergean: major, wrap t^e brigadefieg up to symbolize that they etransferrng authority ir ne 'igns River Valey 10 (tie 5th Banahon, 2m Infanlrv Reaimen! 3rd Bncade 1Strvkert

In the News I SPA RegwSU U.N. Team to Sea If Elections Can M o w Fonnrd WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 ..The Coallton Provisional Authority (CPA) has asked the United Natlonsm send a team of advisors to take a look at the viability of direct elachons in Ira0 The reaiiest comes id months before the June 30 handover of sovereion6in the country a timetable set bv Nov 15

' 1 agreement and stangry wppomd by ~res~denI"E& rn '

I Joinmeas. Transformation Benefit From Lessons Learned in Battle I

any type of concept dewlopmnt ard experimentation program-war games or the like " said Navy Adm Edmund P G~ambast~am~ Jr LgmI - I

Irairlno academies since October The desired 'end slaten Is toeventuallv have'lrani officers and '

1 soldlei take over time training of (her own soldiers." Eaton said "I would iike toem&asize that !his will be m Iraq1 Amy, tamed by lraq~s; he s a 1 d . m

From the Podium

LL G m S a n ~ ~ G l v ~ ~ O ~ e r a U o n ~ l Uodatn on l(m 'Cur a;pss re etms !o K 01 c3o'.re'ormer r e y o elements and other noncmat ant'o'ces foregnIcnters and onerthreats Tat are 0.d mere l i m r e con' 7 - i g to an=a"e raq pmio n 3 e oeer x d c ~ l a d y suce^st- m s mi Aeen Among !ne 'aplurea #as hassan Gnui, *no 'c-moo a -ec- y -0 Wa 1 3r? i< Moiannea i re nasiermind of tnc Sep*embe, 1 'm 2001 anacus vne - 0 ten Sates For monfis 've been saying that at Qaeda's fingerprints have been here in Iraq. Thweare showing themselves in the techniques that were being employed by foreign fighters, and ths included thetactics being employed by suicide bombers against innocent Iraqis and against Coalition forces. Of course, the capture of Gbul is pretty strong proof trial a1 Qaeda is trying to gain a foolhold here tocontinue their murderous campaigns. Ghuk

Lt. Gen. Rkam s. Sanchez Baghdad, Iraq (Jan. 23,2004)

Gen. Richard B. Mvn Call! Resewitit 'America's Treasure' 'Four centuries ago, our militias look uptheir musketsto defend theirfamllies, Iheirfrierds, and to fight forthelr liberty. Today our all-volunteer forcefulfills thatsolemn contract soelledout in the first lines ofthe Constitution'to provide for the common defense'... These menard women bnng a great enthusiasm (to the military). They bring experience - not just from their military jobs. And they bnng a tremendous strerglt of charxier And ~ may be that t a t part that (IS) the most ~mporhntthing ma1 resemisis bnrg t o t h flght."@&d

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gm RIckari R Myers /iddress to Reserve Officers Association

Jan. 28.2004, Washington, D.C.

I I In the News

I ~ R e s t - ~ [ ~ W i I L O @ . w M WASH NGTOq, .an 5-TeeArm, - q'ortto510000sodiersowrttenexl tCJf $are as a m-nswary masi-re a senor Army offioa sa a today TIm oFcat onefeo Ie p'ess on oacnqro-rc a% my Cn ei o' Siaff Gen Peter

' Scnoomaiier tota concress -ar 28 m a Oatanse Secreiarv Donam 4 Ri-msfelo 1 I has authorized the A& to exceed en0 strenoth limrts bv 30 000 The increase

I I is allowed underemergky authorities Congkss granted the Defense OepamenL &@

I I ImoMay HaveBwn'Far MoreDanuemus'Thin Bçllwç Kw S*và &AS- \GTON .an 2"? - Tru man BM swnt egn-moms ear no m e n m b r keasonso'mass oesi'.iCton r raq 100 senators n e r e a K mat air%$ no s-cn *emow " 8 6 OM 10.w w w e m m ma, na.eMr 'ear nwe

I I danoeroui than we thouahr betore Saddam ~ussein'was removed From Dower David Kay, wtio stepped"oown last week as head of the Iraq Survey Group, appeafed before the Senate ma S w c 3 Comm~nee &@

- Jackson who starred with the N F k Raiders and with the Royals, Widk Sox and~n~e l s in mapr league 1 1 baseball, left for Kuwait today to hostwtiat is believed to be the tagest Super Bowl party ever to take pace 1

From the Podium

"We know Saddam Hussein had the capability to produce weapons of mass destruction He had the scientists and technology in place to make those weapons. We know he had the necessary lnf'astruclure to produce weapons of mass destruction because we found the labs and dual use facilities that could be used to produce chemical and biological weapons We know he was developing the delivery systems, ballistic missiles fiat the United Nations had prohibited. We know Saddam Hussein had tl-e intent to arm his regime with weawns of mass destruction, because he hid all those activities from the world until be last day of his regime. And Seddam Hussein had something else -- he had a record of using weapons of mass destruction aqanst his enemies and against innocent Iraqi citizens Knowing what 1 knew then. and knowing what I know today, Amem d~d he r~ghlfiing in 1req."- w

Presldenl Geinge W. Bush Charleston, S.C., Feb. 5,2004

"Ks the job of Dr Kay's successor... and the Iraq Survey Group iISGl Is to pursue these issues wherever the facts may take them.~fs a difficult task. Think-ittook us 10months to find Saddam Hussein Therealty is thatthe hok hewas found hiding in weslargeen~ugh to hold enough biological weapons to kill thousands of human beings Our people had gone past that farm saverel timas, had no Idea he was there And unlike Saddam Hussein. such OW, onceburied, can stay buned In a country the size of california, the chaices of inspectorsfindinq something buried in the around wilhout their beng led to it by people knowledpable about were itwas are minimal. As Dr. Kay has testified, what we have learned thus far has not proven Saddm Hussein had what intelligence indicated and what we believed he had, dutit also has not proven the opposite The ISG'swork issomedistance from com~teton There are some 1.300 ~coote in the ISG in Ira0 workma hard to

Secretary Donald H. Rumsield S e n a t e m S e w Committee, Feb. 4,2004

came heremay too sc-ss oirmwaresnmate on ma andnow we haw folowd lraos oaveloomentof ç-n i f m s ocsirucnon pro~ains for we. 0-er I 0 tears t s e s w v essenta 10 a0 so ooenv an0 t inesh I have arquedfor patienceas wecontinue to leam the truth~eerenowhere near the end of our work In iren, we need more lime. I have told wu where we are and where our performance can be improved. Our analysts a1 the end of the day have a duty to inform and warn. They did so honestly and with integrity when making judgments about the dangers posed by Saddm Hussein . We canrol afford an environment to develop where analystsare afraid to make a cell Where mdaments are held back because analysts fear they wi! be wrong.Their work a id lheseludgmentsmakevitalmntributiom to ourimbon's ~cunty."~lransnotl lstoq)

CIA Director (Sew Tend Georgetown Uniwdty, Feb. 5.20M

In the News I Rumsfeld Saw Better Management Neededfor Force WASHINGTON, Feb. 4- Delense Secretary Donald H, Rumsfeld highlighted efforts bung made lo transform themilitary even as me war on !error continues. Rumsfelc testified before fte Senate Armed Services Committee today He told the 1

operational tempo and an increaseddeind on the force T o m m q e the demand on ma force, we first must be clear about what the problem realy is, so we can work together to fashion awroprlate ~ o l u b m " hssald W

Fiscal Year 2005 DeDBrtmwt of Defence Budaet Release WASHINGTON, Feb. 2- President Bush's fiscal year 2005 budaet reouests $401.7 bition in discretionary budaet authority for the ~epartment of Defense (DoD) The budget maintains . mplementation ofme Bush Administration's defense strategy and continues the transformation of the U S military to ensure bat it has the capabilibes needed tocounter 2151 century security threats most effectively andeffiaently. POD release)

Services, Joint Commands Revampiw Q

Terror War Needs Funded In Prowsefl2005 Defense Budoet

&&&Reauest F u n d s C ~ ~ m t Reajrnm. TmabmnLi'Jn

Prmosed 2005flaiaetGmlalns Monev For Trow Pit Raise

From the Podium

defiance when Saddam Hussei~ passed up his final opportunity thatwasgiven to him in U N Resolution 1441 ... We may never know why Saddam Hussein made the choices he made. butwe do know this. He chose war. if he had chosen differently, ifthe Iraqi regime had taken the steps Libya is now taking, there would have been no war And the lessons are dear. Ch~ices Gary costs. Leaders who abandon the pursu~t ofthffie weapons will find an open path to better relations with the free na tbs o fae wdd: ItranscriDIl slow)

Secretary Rumsfeid. Feb. 10,2004

Secretary Rumsfrid Addresses Munich Conference on Euroman Security Policy .In one year, NATO has undergone probably more positive change than in most loyear periods in its history. We've streamlined the NATO Command Structure, stood up a new NATO Response Force; stood up a new chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear battalion; worked with Poland and Spain to stand up a multinational division in south centrai Iraq; stood up a transformation command that's working wth Allies (from all over the world) to improve interoperability and our ability to work together. (We've) deployed NATO forces to lead the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan - the A'iiance's first mission outside of Europe and the Norm Atlantic area; and we are piepariw t o w i m e seven Important new members to the Atliawe at the Istanbdi Summt laterthis year."

Saretary RumsfeH, Feb. 7,2004 Munich, Germany

W e a p o n s De tona t i on 1

A m Ch ef F m m s on.Vome %an! a t on ^ A i r W t C F e c 97Fo oh-g s r e l ' t r m asenesotames on Y n k s a'eas AT Cr el ~f %8fC?r Peter Scioomaiief werl'eo asra , t.r e!r? p-imaqgca c'sraolzrc; soioersisto , n r%v !ve reaarwsotne, ~r 1s 'or m w a set m requirements, that stabilization also supoirts wek&gforsoiders and theirfamily members, accorclng toofficials. "We think by stadilzmg lhe Army, wt-ere we don't move me Army every two to three years on an individual basis, but we keep inpiace, devebp cohesive, stable units where spouses can work, wnere kids can go to schooi, where people can invest m homesand devebp equity, stabilizes forces; Schmmaker told members ofthe House Armed Services Committee. Jan 28 "lrs better for !he flghtingforces It's better for (Tietamilies. And, it will increaseour retenbm 'M

In the News

Bush Asia forTouuher Focus on Weaponsof MasÈDestrucHo WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -Theunited States and Its alhes"wil1 aston every lead to find the middlemen, the suppliers and the buyers"t0 stop Hie soread of deadlv weawns President Bush said Wav Dunnc a speech at the National Defense University at Fort MCN& the president proposed ways to strengthen the world's efforts to stop weapons proliferation, including expaiding the work of the Proliferation Security Imtiabve to address more thm shipments and transfers @qyJ

DoD SupHlmental Rewest Wont Go to Hill UnHI Jwn WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -me Defense Department has a number of

Coalition Nabs Another 'Most Want& Funltim WASHINGTON, Feb. 10- Ano'her fugitive featured in the decKof 55 playing cards signifying !he 'most wanted1' members of Saddam Hussein's regime is in Coalition custody Muhsin Khadral-Khafai was captured Feb. 7, Combined Joint Task Force 7 officials announced today He was No. 48 on the 'mos! wanted" list and served Saddam's Ba'ath Party as a regional commander and as party chairman for the Oadsip? d ~ s t c t

From the Podium

Secretary Rumsfeld Discusses Enemy Combatants *Amenea s a naTm at mar t 6 a +.ar ne [:a r c t ask for b ~ t t s a war mat b e must fight Its a *arthat we must win, and we w l 0eta.n no enem mn'ba'anis s a sarroftnat uar ,hev are kina treatea n a manner oat s cons stent wthCie Geneva Conemon and,.. they are being treated in a manner that is in accordance with the principles upon which our nation was founded and has nourish6dm ~ [ b a c k q m u f ~ bnefina transcri~t~ I g g ~ ) [h in t Task Force Gwantanmo Bay web ste\(transcri~t from Tamm media interview1

Secretaq Donaa tl %mfelo, Feb 13 2004 Greater M arr Cnamacr o' Commerce, Kami la

A&bncador Bremer Says Timeline for iraoi SwerelQnTv is Firm 'Tnore am 133 days oefore s(\ePecnty r e t ~ n s to an ac i go i emmmon June 30lh Changes .n the mechan sm for form rag an interim oovemmen a? DOSS cie 0-'me cm nobs /.no nco t s m J d In b e Nwemcmr "Sin agresment me Govern rag CwncIand the oako on ommised the Iraoi ~eoole sovereiontv on a date certain. and we will aive it b t h e m ~ h e Coalition's goal has always been an i'aq wh en rs free a m aemocmc pe.&ii. a-d p m s y r o ~ ~ . sovereign a i d mtec Tne plan to aci&mat g^a s o vded into l n e ntecewnoenl pans Sec~rIIy so.errance and IPe ecmomy h e w made gma'Prqres3 ln a Wee. k m d EW

Ambassador L Paul Brenwr Ill. Fell 19,2004 Baghdad. Iran

A I -Za rqaw i Letter Tne w ~ a r d i r q ~ o w n m g G O ~ C I I m d s remaseu m e m of an intercepted tellerwritten by Abu MusabaLZaroawi, a Jordanian terrorst with al Qaeda affliafrons lo al Quaeda officials In the document, Zarqawi acknowledges that "ime Is running out' far the insurgents and terrorists as the transition to Iraqi sovereignly draws near and writes the only sol~uon Is to brce a civil war between S u m and Sh(a

In the News I Officials Report on Trooo Rotation WASHINGTON, Fet. 19.Therolalion of Iron93 Into an)outOf Ira) Is h full swinq, Dm officials said today More than 40,000tro~s scheduled to deploy lo Iraq nave moved Into theater, and 35,000 of those set to corns home already have departed, said Army Brig. Gen David Rodriguez, a Joint Staff spokesman Pentagon officials said the relation is the largest boon mowimpnt since World War I1 A looistics official in Kuwait sad i t was

TactlcsChanalna for Coalition Forces. Terrorists WASHINGTON. Feb 17 -US and Coalition actions in AMiarbten haw forced terrors! groups operating there to change their strategies So Coalition forces coniinue to adapt their lacllcal approach m response. Army Lt, Gen David Bmo, wmmarder of Comb.wd Forces Command, said today. He said Taliban forces used to allachCoalition elemenkm lame niimbpfs. inhl thevreaiirod that would oet them killed in lare numbers ToOay terrorists go after soft targetsin smallernumbers (tarme41 ~sm*

~rovi&nal Authority administrator said todav ~ibassador L Paul Bmmer 1 t i oo'A9C hews h.s heed tne l'-pace ieuer //men oy hc lve 1 "oman w ¥e'nns A x M.ssao a Z a r ~ c * , we*, rq rep from loo a Qaeda

From the Podium

Secretary Rumsfeld Discusses Progress in Iraq '(What is notable) is the fact b a t we have security forces that have gone from zero up to something in the range of 200,000 and they are being attacked by the terrorists and the forces opposing the Coalition. They're killing Iraqis And interestingly, the Iraqi people don't like i t Instead of responding by acquiescing ... volunteers arestill in line to join the poiice;they're still in line to Jointhearmy. instead of retreating they are leaning forward end taking losses andGod bless them for it. When the story is written on Iraq, finally, i t will be astory that will include Iraqis fighting fortheir own freedom and putting their own livesat risk, and mats impressive" (transcript) (stow)

Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, Feb.22,2004 En mutem Kuwait

1 Bria. Gen. Mark Kimmltt Explains Transition to Iraol Sovereignty 1s) as0 imponant 10 Keep n n m met ..ie 30th is not t? s mag ca date (on) wtiicnthe Coalinon m i n e ctfi a n aSe just

! i ~wce2rs That s not tqecase at a h e :Om s the oaleat w r n *e nand oger wvereonw w n m o w w W a amnonW m h 1 Iraqis to run thelrown country, to govern theirown country. While Ambassador ~remerwil i leave on June 30th, much ofthe operation thatw've h i l t up here will be ln place as pail of a US, mission Wll bethe 1argestU.S. embassy h the wM,"

Big, Gen, Mark Kimmiii Feb.24,2004 Baahdad. Iraa

The fcontof Global War enTerreosisExpedit~narv Medal feaiurese st eld aOapled I r m we Great Sealof tlie UmtedStates Tneback mcl.idesHiseaole sere1 and swords along ~ i m the inscnpbcal'war m7erms n E x p e d # h w Me%'

Sexual Assam A eoations /.AS- f .GlLr\ F C i i'!- rreDefense Depmnrsmior p v s * lie ""-2 IL :a, a%rea Sena's Ameo Sarvicel CCT -e -en-us's nal lute m liar^ ~0i-i'i stm nft a emm*

^ 1 In the News

ml Ws Tallhn Mwement D M KABUL Afahanlstan Feb. 27 -TheTaBban isdead as a movement or a

I I milnalyfa&rin Afghanistan thecountry'spresiOentsaid hereFeb 26. and former Taliban leaders seeking 10 return home wffi be allowed back if t h q dont nave crimlna records President Hamid Kami held a joint news

Myers Updates Baltimore Audience on TenMWar WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 - 11 ça~n ' a dioice beween m m t e l l ~ Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq or going after a1 Qaeda, the nation's topmilitary officer told members ofthe Council of Foreign Affairs in BaKimore on Feb. 23. The United Stales had to do both. Chairman ofthe JointChiefs ofstaff Air Force Gen. Richard 6. Myers assured (tie audience that 'nobody has taken their eyes off the ai Qaeda ball" as operations in Iraq continue. w Iraqis Want End to Occuvation, But Don? Want Coalition to Luv BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb. 23 -Polls indicate Iraqis want the ompafian of their country bend, but don't want the Coalition to l a m , thesenior

1 I spokesman far the Coalition Provisional Authority said here today. Dan 1 that scores o'female service members were sexually assaulted d u n s e a s deployments A task form is investi@Ti~ media reports of alleged sexual assaults on service members serving .--- ~ :, ~,

i i i i r e t a cortmued Coalition oresenca latorvl ' 1

Sena sac me o.ernne n- n$ maor -y cf imq s are g'alefm to, inerr l o ~ w ~ o r ana are g 30 18 Saooam n.sse n 5 r.e :s ow h a J want to I I r e w u m m "em, x m e , m m m e s a ,fi sn.anon 7 mo I

I From the Podium I Secretary Rurnsfeld. Gen. Mven Brief Press Corps on S tuatlon i n Hak "At tne mq.est 0' ha! s ne* :res.oent, Presqert B s n nas o-lcm [ne copoymentof aanhnqent of L S Mannm to tne is and as tne teac no eementof a m-it nancna n-ermlorce ...S "Yces are cemn aez o,ec t o s m ~ r e nev st?s n n e nanan caortai Tnermissm i b &&bute to a more secure and stable environment during this initial phase, in order to help support the constitutional political process, to protect U S. citizens, to facilitate the repatnation of any Haitians interdicted at sea, to he(p stand up the interim fore end create conditions for Itearrival of a U.N. multinatonal forcem ltransoiotl IstoM

SeaeStn Donald H. Rum& WashingIm (Man* 1,2004)

Arnbasssda Brege~Gen-Sa?ch-ez DISCLSS I rads InteIIm Con&.Aon, Attacks In Baahdad and Karbah 'tne concast r me e.enlson Moica/ and Tues<la^ The Monoay we da*" aqreefrentol t w t r a n s i t i d 1 .I MW lo take note o

administrative law demonstrated what can happen when abroad range of Iraqis wort. and talk and reason together with the goal cf achieving justice, harmony and progress. This is the path to a democratic Iraq Tuesday showed us the dark vision of the evildoeis. They fight to ward off harmony and are happy to pave the road to power wtth the corpses of their innocent victims. The terrorists are dead setag~inst the viston of a democratc Iraq, a v K ~ n shared by m overwhelmirx mapnty of the Imqi wople "

Ambassador L Paul Bremer Baghdad, Iraq (March 3,2004)

In the News

Middle East Enmod In War Between Extremist& Moderates WASHINGTON, March 3 -The Coalition against terrorfsts is e n g w in a war to ensure the will of the many preveiis against the wshes of afew, said Defense Department leaders before the House Armed Sewices Cammiltee today Army Gen John Abizaid, cornmender of U S Central Command, and Peter Rodman. assistant defense secretary for international security affairs. told the representativesthat the recent attacks in Baghdad and Karbala underscore the danger still facing the Coalition in the recion Abeaid stmssad the warin not just for slabil'zation, but afight 'haul exlremism vs moderation. ITS afight about the ideas of free men vs those who would emlave peo@e." Mwl

Do0 Announce! Draft Dctalnw Review P d i q WASHINGTON, March 3 -The Department of Defense today released a draB administrative review process memorardum This draft memorandum would establish an administrative review process to reassess at ieast annuaiiv the need to continue lo detain each enemycombatant in the conTOl of the

, Cefense Ee~amen t at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base ln Cuba &.& More Guard Forces Available to Governors WASHINGTON (March 1 ) - Governors will be able tocall on at ieast50 percent of that National Guard forcesfor hmeiapd cefense missions and other state e'nergenolas because of a plan to realign Army and Air Guard units dulng the next few years. 'We will balance our forces, n o o n the naht forcemixand Ihe naht kinds of units " " with the nghl capablities In every state and terntory,' said 1 u Gen, H stewn Blum ntthe Namal iOwrnm Amccahds wntu meehng In Wash~ngton. &!&

BRAC Criteria Focus on 'Military Value' WASHINGTON. Feb 28 - Militaryvalue will bethefocusforDieflnalselection meria to be used in the 2005 round of Base Realunment and Closures (BRAC). That value represents the abilly of the imtallat'm to contribute 10 futue mission capabilities and operational readiness, said Philip Grona. prncipal assistant depu!y undereecretary of defense for installations and environment, in an interview on Feb 26 In fact. four ofthe eightguldus 1 1 prindpls are catered on military value. &kxyl

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From the Podium

Secretary Rumsfela. Gen. Pace Bnef Pentagon Press Corps .As:v 'Sc.crrn$ C3.n: ~ecc-ec 10s ~ e e w o me &ore -to an opponmtytasee raq s fror a t ' range of ethnc a'-d pdhca a i d re s OLS r ad i o i s se^ e -er Pe'ences peacet. y deocte c s-xss ant) encage n a <^e excrarge of tnal are as we a knon me ha h a w o. xno'ra'c s m e s . .s: as conan i as r e iT,cnstona Aomin str3li.e) aw lseii 1 lna vocess 0 ni" c" < m BlaD WE4 a processthat required debate but also comprorrise. The leadersof Iraq's Govming Council have not only enacted alandmarklaw, they have s b w the vmrtd that iraq~s are on t k path and have a wii l ingn~s to do the d'flcult work of demccraxs." ftansCnDt1 ktof'd

Secretary Donald H. RumsfeM Washington, March 9

Army Gin. James T. Hill, Commander of U.S. Southern Command. Gives Haiti Uodate YJ S. and internationalforces are in Haiti at the request of the new president of Haiti and insupportofU.N, Resolution 1529authorizingthe deployment of a multinational interim force (MIF) We (mpreciale) the great support of our partner nations - from Canada, Chile and France- and are wrking very closely with them to expedite the security and sta&ility of the country As of today, we've flown over 75fllghk into Haiti, delivering approximately 1,600 U S troops, more than 1,900 tons of equipment and supplies More than2,400 forces are on fte ground as p a of the M F Haiti 1,600 U S , about 516 French, 328 Ch i l em 52Canadims, wth 400 mre amving w t h i n t k w k ' l ! m S & ! U ~

Gen Jamas T. Hill Washington, March 10

T rans i t i ona l Adm in i s t r a t i ve L a w

WASHINGTON, March8- The Iraqi Govemlng Council celebrated today what council president Mohammed BahralUlloum called "a historic moment, decisive in the

when the Coalition Provisional Authority returns sovereignty to the Iraqi people, and mipletion of a permanent constitution by a directly elected parliament, Thedocument includes a 13-article bill of rights that guarantees basic nghts to all Iraqis. W

TAL-Full Ten TAL-Executive Summary Individual Riohk Guaranteed in the TAL

In the News

EUCOM Deputy: Al Qaedi 'Ha6 An hteresi In North Africa' WASHINGTON, March 9-A. Qaeda operativesflushed outof Afghanistanand other locales have likely cast their eyes on the continent of A f m as a source for new recruits end fundlag, a senior U S military officer said Mar* 8, "There has, without a doubt, been soma al Qaeda presence in portions of North Africa;Air Force Gen Charles F Wald toid rwrters dunng a roundtable discussion at W State Deoartmenrs Foreion Press Center here. For examole. he related that an Alaenan terrorist arouo h id announced about four months aoo that it was a&am à n z"0aeoa 'Noh *Tener a Caeaa nas ayeea n mat 3 not. we 0 3 ' T h ~ ~ ' !lm wamec B.1 re car-eon.: we Agena gaa'rnaoettie s m r m re, aanl lo oe awoc alw *It a @ m a ' 2 U

First Baghdad Womm98 Center O w n s BAGHDAD, Mareti 8. AJTibassado'L Paul Brmer celebrated i n m i n d Womens Day wim a group of Iraqi women at the new Manswr Womens Center 1 Baghdad, the first of nine scheduled toopen in the Baghdad area The centers are funded by a$1 4 milliongrantfrom the Coalition Provisional Aulhontyandttie U S Agency for iniemational Development (JSAID), and implemented by Women fiw w m intmlional Snmeof me sewiw; orlared include educational and medical referralservices and leadershl~ famine (CPArelease!

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Of Note

One year later" a rebound In Irm - Column by David Francis Rocket attacks Political and sectarian strife G I m all the turmoil in Irq, Us easy to miss what's qurq nght there one year after the war economic recovery.

1 Defense Leaders' Views on One-Year Anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom

I 'They (a1 Qada) a t o?ereliq ( ~ e i - ~ i n y van they din m e n yo- ih nk of M natons n tne G ooa~ war an Terror railing .me qenci. trying to f'eeze oank acco~nis p~mnq pressure aweniorement pmss~re makng it mo'e o r?.'for al Qaeda and orter tenons1 netwoi-ns to m o e across Doners to recrJ t - to w a n me r pmpe am h mg anc ca$nng a reasmaole nmaer I has to be narder

1 for them. So whet they've done is they've altered their aDpmaches ~hey'redoina thinas differently than they were three years ago, and 1 tha?smsurpflsing. just as we go tischooi on them, t i i y go toscbafon us:^ Secretary of Defense Donald H. RumsfeM

March 16,2004

. . the most important thing in the intelligence world is to keep our focuson an enemy that isstill out there. Madrid k a clear demonstration that despite a lot of success, even though they don? haw a secure sanctuary In Afghanistan any more, they don! have a secure sanctuary in Iraq any more, many hundreds of them have been caught or kilted, they're still out there, they're still dangerous, and I think mars witem our lntelrgence effarl needs to focus."~~nscf lpt~ Mod

Deputy Secretary of Defanse Paul Woitmaz March 16,2004

'The region s no* more sec~re o .e to me el minaian of a dangeros q m e wift a nlstory of aggression am links <ntn t e r n o i ~ a n mans The acnevemenl of In s n stow enon n thanks to the brake ana sefes smfce o f o ~ r Caa uon !Qm *!SW

I Air Force Sen. Richard 0. Mvers, Cha lmn of the Joint ChiifSOf Staff March 17,2004

Palacem Baghdad in Decembel IUSAF photo bv Tech Sort John

Proaress In Iraq

On Man* 19, 2003, the United States and its Coalition partners launched the firs1 air sbikes of Operation Iraqi Freedom. A war later. Hussein's decades-old reaime nas wen r e h o a and 25 rnl on raais n a e &n wale0 fron ow T 'ie wrto s rrost crJta Tyrsnnies

A o m Coaiitm of nal om k pro io.nc S L D ~ for efforts to s tm ze a.w r e x d raq 34 comtnes nc .a nq 11 : ~ f IT? 19 NATOco~n-nes. nart provided more than 25.000 troops

Tte Iraqi Governing Council has passed an Interim constitution.

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From the Podium Seeretaw Rumsfeld, Gen. Mvom Brief Penteaon Press Corps "I raised some questionsfor the (September 11") Commission to consider. For example ... Can we strengthen intelligence byconsidering expanding access to compartmentalized information and taking on some added risk, admittedly, that some information moht be compromised, in exchangefor reducing the risk that people who urgently need to knowthat information, to useit, and to Integrate it w'th other facts, wii be kept in tfie dark? ... How can we better wage the battle of ideas tostop the next generation of terrorists from being recruited, trained, financed and deployed? Next. should we ask the various departmer'ls and agencies of the U S government to & what the military services did some years ago with theGoidwater-Nchols law. and adjust existing authorities toachieve a stronger, more agile, moreefficient, indeed, a more government-wde jomt effod? @r&~!)

Sacremy Donald H. RumsfeB, March 25

Sacretaw RumsfeldTestifies Before SeB temk 11" Cotroillesion "In the aftermath of 911 1, the Department of Defense has pursued two tracks simultaneously: We have prosecuted the global wa rm terror in concert with other departments and agencies of the U.S. Government; and we have continued and, where possible, accelerated, the efort lo transform the Department to be able to meet anddefeat the threatsof the21stcentury. We are having success on bothfronts. What the courageous men and women in uniform have accomplished s:nce our country was attacked 30 monthsago is impressive, In the 2% years since 9/11, with our Coalition partners, they have overthrown twotenorkt regimes, and liberated some 50 million people; hunted down thousands of terrorists and regime remnants in Iraq, Afghanistan and othercountries: captured or killed 46 of the 55 most wanted in Iraq - including Saddam Hussein; disrupted terroristfinancing, inierdicted shipments of chemical and nuclearweapons components bound for terrmsi states, dlsrwtec terrorist cells on sevami continents: m d undoubted^ ~emn ted 8 number04 planned termst a ~ k ' [ f u l l trans&j

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Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeu, Man* 24

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Defense Departm9nI Report Cites Nwd for Mom B i n Curt WASHINGTON. March 24 -The U S rilisry still has too many bases and other infrastructure, a senior Defense Department official said March 23. DoD's 2005 base realignment and dosure report just submitted to Congress &males the ctepmment doesn't need about a quarter of its currentoverall infrastructure, Raymond F DuBois, deputy undersecretary of defense for installations and environment told reoorters at a Pentacon media roundlabte. Conaress

New Provincial ReconstructionTurn to Open h~ fah in i t t an WASHINGTON. March 24 - A new provincial reconstruction learn in Khowst

reconstruction and develooment officials said Thev also hetD h t h e countrv of~ciafs added, by expanamg the influence of the country's centralgovernment OM !m the pmnces, w l l b e w d thenaelonal caplal of Kabul W

Haiti Interim Force Rises to 3.300: Confiscates Anns WASHINGTON, March 23 -The trooplevel in Halt has risen to 3,300, a id members of the Multmahonai Interim Firce now are stabillzhn D M ~ oflhe troubled country bevond the cantla1 of Port-au-Pnnce ~efenGDe~artment officials said Haiti now has 1,800 U.S. 760 French, 330 Chilean and 340 Canadian military personnel assigned, U.S. Southern Command officials 8i The wmhm now has a name. @ercdon &cure Tunmow g y )

From the Podium 1 Bria Gen. Mark Klmmltt Calls Killing of American ContractorsActjfCowja dice 'We have not seen slgnlqcant number of new tactics. We havsi't seen, qvte hnkly any new bravery on the part ofthesecowards. They continue to put bombs by the side ofthe road to kill women and child-en -hey ccn!.nue toshootcontractors whoseonly purpose Is t o m e in this town-to come intoa town todeliver food, They kit washwomen, T k e are despicable people. They'rea small minorityofthe Iraqi people. And I suspect that most Iraqi people were as horrified wlth what they saw yesterday because they realized that (it) is painting the entiremuntrfof iraq with avery wide brush But I think people here certainly understand thatthat'sa very, verysmall minority of the people in this country, and we have 200,000 members of the Iraqi police, ICDC, reoverall Iraqi security forces and the Coalition forces that are resolute in theirdeteimlnatm to hunt them down and hn them " ItranscriDt) fstorf)

Brig. Gen Mark K i m & Apri 1 Baghdad. Iraq

SeCretaiv Rumsfetd Speaks at NATO Eniaraement Ceremony "Let me first offer a very warm welcome to the prine ministers of Bulgaria and Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and also to Albania, Croatia and Macedonia ...( l)t should come as no surprise to any of us that nations that so recently recovered their own freedom are at the forefront of the effort to help the Afghan and the Iraqi people to recover their own freedom. It shows that NATO truly is a community of free nations - nations that share commn values: democracy, human rights, freedom ofspeech, freedom of religion, free marketeconomiesand. I would add, nations that are willing to help extend freedom to others. President Bush said It today, NATO needs your leadership. It needsthe kadersh~p and theenergy and thevitality and the perspective that each of your countries bring. We recognize the aspirations of 0 t M natDns that have expressed a desire to]oin MTO, ~nclud(ng AIMnla and Croat18 md Macedonia '[IranscrI~Il f s t a

Secrelaly Donald H. Runisfeld, March 29 Washington, D.C.

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sand here March 31 ~ranstorms~on rebred ice h m Arthur K ~ebrowsld saidat the hnapo'ls Naval History Symposium, is 'new values, new attitudes a d new beliefs" and how those areexpressedr human behavior and ns6tutionai behavior.Thewar in Iraq, the war on terrorism and globalization are compellng not only the pace and the intensity of bansiommn, butako CIS character, Cebrow*~ sa~d 0

Official Umç More Balanced Treatment for Reserve Corn h h s h NGTOV M u m Y - 8% R&W am (atma C m ! ~ ~ ~ r n # c f U d e e m m m r "le Cicoal Nar m Tenoiyn. ne Defense 3epdnnenls sen o- rt'seiw affairs aoi/ise, tolo n Senof s.Dco-nrr [tee nere may ha'cie c3i.riry mt5t oo prore io care fcx Resew m G m c mcmws ara me., fan es Tncmis F n o as5slamsecreiaryof defense toe reserve s7a.s w r t lc Caw3 r to pro. oe the reserve afiars isca 2005 m t n s m m ~ n ~ a r o ~ o a m me aw-mmt5 c . q a m a 5 1

SOUTHCOM Fa- Threats to Peace in Latin America. Caribbean WASHINGTON, March 31 -Despite the many oressino demands on th8 nation and ils resources, ttre United States must pay more attention 6 traditional and emerging I n w b m Latin Amema and IheCanbbean region, Army Gen James T Hi'i said in March 24 testimony before the House Armed Services Committee Hill said InaU.S. faces two primary types of threats in the region, traditional and emerging threats. On the traditional front are threatsfrom namterror1s;s and iheir ilk. awawina threat to law andorder m oarhnrnations from urban gangs and ottier illegal armed groups~il i said Islamic radical pose a I b w , but sophlshcated hreat 0

; ton i ldren raise the Iraqi flag milethar classifies s rg the new 'aqi national anlnerndmng an ownirg celebram at 1% A1 Anel P-imary School in A h G h b (U S Amy SF Andy M8Ilw) W

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Secretary Rumsfdd. Gen. Myers Brief Pentagon Press Coms "Thevast majority of the 25 million Iraq! people want freedom fortheir country. Nonetheless, as we have said f~rSCmt ime, as the date for Iraq's transition to self-qovernance approaches, those opposed to a free Iraq will grow increasingly desperate; and indeed, they are. What we're witnessing today in Iraq is a power-play between those who lawr terrorism and aretum tooppression, and those detennmd to have freedom and selfqovemment'[tramn~tl lstow)

Secretary DonaH H. Rumsfeld April 7,2004

Coalition Provisional Authority Briefing From Baohdç ', t i rea-y comes oown tomemessage of ewe~nsrn n e w s moaerahm lheextremsis want TO s$rt tnepopulation hun ther uovernment, from theirsecuntv forces and from the Coalition so that thevcan take this coimlrv back to an authoritarian regime, as they had for so many years, or even worse, take it back to some sortof ~alibanization of this country, where anarchy and chaos rule. And ifs important for the people ofthis country to understand that the Coalition forces and the Iraqi secunty forcesare here to prevent that from happening. We willconduct offensiveoperations. We will attack to destroy the Mahdi Army. Those offensive operations will be delibemte, they will be preuse, and t k y will be powerful, and they will swceed."W!!&llW

Bng. Gen. Mark Kimmitt April 7,2004

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Ambassador Afahan Success Raaulres'Sustalned Commltmwt' WASHINGTON, April 6 -L i fe in Afghanistan, 'thenrsttheaterm the war against terror," is looking up, U S Ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmy Khalilzad noted hareAorll5. US , Coalition and Afghan forces have marginalized Taliban and al Qaeda remnants since the terrorists were driven from power, Khalilzad said atthe Centerfbr Strategic and International Studies. However, the diplomat emphasized, ultimate success in establishinQ a freestanding, oderate and democratic aovemmenlfor all Afohans 'will rewire B sustained commitment" in both time - at least fie years M more .. and resourcm &yj

First Strvker Brigade Proving Its Worth In Imq WASHINGTON, Army Newsservice - April 6 - A year after conduclmg ita Initial Operational Capabilities testing, the Army's frst Stryker Brigade Combat Team is faring wed In Iraq, according to senior Armvoroctirement nfffials The snaed and Quietness of the wheeled Skkers, compared to armoredkcA vehicles, has earned the 36 Bngade, 2'"' Infantry Division a ncknamearnong many Iraqis. Iraqi citizens around Samara Qave the brgade Soldiers the nkkname "Ghost Riders'as the Stryke" vehicles arnve and deploy ttielr mfanmen ~ t h M e nolse or WamInQ bhml

DoDAaiiMs Antl-Drua Efforts In Colombia, Afahanimn WASHINGTON, April 6 -Mindful Butlenonst group use t hedw trade to fund operations, the Defense Department 1s helpiw total pvernments fight narco-trafficking in Colombia and Afghanistan, senior U S ofbeis noted on Captol HI#. W

From the Podium 1 Secretary Rumsfeld Briefs Penteaon Press Corns on Trooo Extensions in Iraq. Kuwait 'General Abizaid has requested additional combat capability forthe period ahead above the current level that has been the pattern, which has been plus or minus 115,000 troops in Iraq. The current level, because of the rfeplcymenUredeployment transfers is about 137,000. W w approved the extension of roughly 20,00Oforces, people who arecurrently in thetheater, ofwhich mughly a quarter, as I recall, are likeyto be Guard and Reserve personnel. The pen~d will be for upto an additional 90daysin Iraq and up to 120 days total deployment. Note thatthis dcesnot representa freezeonail of theforces that werescheduled to rotate out of Iraq. Of the roughly 115,000Iroop that had been scheduled to rotateout, some36,OCOare still in the theater, And ofthat 36,000, a portion - as I said, about 23,000- will likely be retainedfor a permd, while the remainder will continue their rotations home. if additional capability is needed in Iraq, longer than the upto-90 days that Ge~erai Abizaid anticipates, the current plan is to replace them by bringing in other forces; that isto say, replace those that would be extended by bnnong in other forces fmm other locations in the wodd.' lmnscrivt) i s t a (additional IranscriDl details of redevloment)

Secraary Donam Rumsfekl April 15,2004

Gen. Myers. Lt. Gen. Sanchez Brief P m i In Baghdad '(Pldof theeffortthat we'retaking here on the ground and In thecountry to communicate with the Iraqi people thatthisis notabout the Coalition forces aqainst l i e Iraqi people ..(T)here s a common thread between these two enemy forces that I'm encountering on he battlefield. These are forces that are atlackina the democratic institutions of the country. They're attackino the reliaious, the ~olitiical and the secunty structures of this country in an effort to take it back towards an oppressive era. we're commuiicating that to the people. There is an ei&ent of the former regime that is against us today, there is an elementoffore~nfighters that isout therestriking at the Iraqi people, and there's a tenonst element that has claimed responsibility for attacking the Irao) people. That's what we're facing. And that's what we're working very hard to wmmun~cate to the Iraqi w p k , to the inlernat~onal commun,ty a d , &ady, to the Amencan public' ItraWnDt) M O M

Lt Gen. Ricardo Sanchez

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Senior LeadeRUlp Approves NewClvillan Penonnel SWun Plan WASHINGTON, April 15 -Senior leadership in the Defense Department approved plans for me new National Security Personnel System, Secretary of the Navy Gordor R England, wdo is heading me p r o p , announced April 14. m e system, auihonzed by the fiscal 2004 National Defense Authorization Act, will in!roduce changes in the way ihe department hires, pays, promotes. disciplines and fires its civilian employees. White NSPS is mission-first, f s a\ac ernployee-centric Mechanisrnssuch as Web pages and town meetings wll not on;y provide information to Hie work force, but aiso will allow for feedback. 'Pie rim aiso calls for"acaressire. but eventdriven schedules." England said the first milestone isto have a labor relations draft regulation 10 me Fed& R@ter by November. lmy)

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observed U.N. elkion expert Came ~erelii: is "to make sure that the wtm and the citizens know exactlywhat ,. they are votmg for* and how tha electoral process works. Some other requirements for Iraq! elections, Perel6 ncted, involve establishing voter lists and training 70,000 to 130,000 poll workere. Legislative changes necessary to hold Iraqi elections in January, s k m d , & t o k c m W b y ~ a m d o f M a y ~

From the Podium

Secretary Rumsfeld, Gen. Pace Brief Pentagon Press Corps on Iraq "This is a tough, difficult business to go from a vicious, repressive regime to something mars representative and protective of ma rightsofdifferent mln~llles dltfwnt relnmw ommx h t h ~ mfmhv and hat csn nwm l h m rmwmbk mfideme and mvih thal Wv cen liw m thal ..... ............. - .. - - - - -, - - - - - - >...

c r ~ m s ' a i c e s^q ara E .CCPSS'.$; Ara c q m e has ic lee ' ie, have assre n Ard mnit tne Sr astam 13 mea they 00 ~wause'neym afaom n n i ipe E m s 'na, 'ee t na re r m "ant 'ce Ã> 0saD')eai o c a ~ s e t i e m a r mnN awcenariv l w ne d o ~ n a c m ma! Â ¥ w had under Saddam Hussein, and that's agood thing. But on me otherhand, the Sunnis have to feel that they haveamlein thatcountry, astakein" that country, that they'll be able to find jobs as teachers and government employees and in the military and in the security forces, or else that system's "01 garg to WOk ' { I ~ ~ I X C ~ ~ D I I ( 3 1 ~ )

Slicmtary Donald H. Rumsfeld t o l l m,2w

Secretary Rumsfeld Addresses American Society o f Newsoaoer Editors 'To know the whole story about what's gong on in Iraq today, America and other nations need to hsar not just the truth that there are attacks and setbacks, which there certainly are, but also whytheseattacks are happening and why the terrorists and the regime remnantsare 1ashingout.And this is where the print media can play a special role You have the space to give context to inform the pubkcabout things that don't make the sound bite on evenina news Terronsk and bomb-throwers oet headlines In he; <aiw The n x d MMDIR of Iran and Afohanlstan do not" 1transcriDti lstoivl " , . . - --

Secretary Donald H Rumsfehj

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Leaden In Fallulah Have'Dav. Not Wwks'to Comntv WASHINGTON, Apnl22- Its a matter o f 'd iy~ notwwks' Br F a W m to demonstrata they are senous about honoring the agreement they made earlier this w&k, Coalition Provisional ~uthority spokesmen m Iraq sari today U S Marines stand ready to restart offensive operations in Fallujah The 1st Marine Expeditionary Forcededared a unilateral cease-fire In the oty Ap t9 Members of the Iraqi Governing Councfl have scmken with offioals in Fdluiah in hmes of defusmo the situation

Lawlessness Part of Life In Fallulah WASHINGTON, April 21 -Aceriain amount oflawlessness has always we? a pa l of fe P Fail. an Defense Department offoals saia recently W- e - S Marines sfma rew- nsae tre ory ant-Cod bon fyces m ? n A in mar< n nrf?nr^ rf a ¥yawir anraem~~l "ne otv *s a ........................ hntbedofann- r.rMllbnn affiuih. and has bee~s l i e t he ~ . S . t r i m e i i i d the iea in ADrillastv&r. But Falluiah's reoutabon for vbience didn't start when the Coalition rolled into to&. It has always had the bste of wha th i ca tw wuU -11 the Mhi Wasi W

TerroristsCanT Comone Whn Pmv nda Rçcon<tn.ctlonTwni WAS- NGTOh Apn 21 - Tnescwe aro seaeo'profeccs x n g m ~ ~ m n, m v n-a remm!r.a en !earns ~nm~o?o.l Aknm sbn ...... -..,r ................. -- " a the best defenses aoamst terrorism in the reoion accordirm to theco&ander of the 16th Airborne COTDS Ifs somethina the~allban recognizes they can't compete with; said Army Lt. Gen ~ohn R Vines, who commanded Coalition forces in Afghanistan from September 2002 to October 20C3. He ffld the American Farces Press Service last week thatthese teams are increasing the central Afghan government's ability to fmpmve fie l i m of ts peqk W

From the Podium I Secretary Rumsfeld Says Draft Not Under Consideration "I know of nobody who is studying re-instituting the draft at the present time ... We am perfectly capable,..of attracting and retaining the number of people we need without using compulsion. All ws have to do is to increase the incentives. Thafs what anyone does In any activity in the world, except for situations that use compulsion for their military. But in everything else - in business, in gOVeMment -we don't use Compulsion to get people to be firemen or policemen or any number of other things. And as long as We're willing to compete in the civilian manpower market ,in fact, at the present time, our recruiting and retention's quite good. So I don't know what'SCaU3ing this discussion I personally don't favor re-insutirting me draft. I think we've got superb volunteers and ... if we need a largermilitary, we cerlainly arecapableof paying fw a lamer miMary: (J,'@Q@

Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld Interview on Laura Iwaham Radio Show

April 27,2004

Mai. Gen. Sartler Briefs Press on Central Command Operations and Fallulah 'Ae arevery comtmab Inat *e nade me com-iats~c~ortano ire supprtng a m tnat w ~ l d be necessary to. f ilcomes to it... talte Fa uan by force Bus 'he nmrs not to rake t i e 'own of Fa! J,TI Tne . n m s ra q ve me loan of FallJah back lo me Fall-.an PeoDb

Ma. Gen, John Sattter, USMC, Director of Central Command Operations Qatar. M I 2 8

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I r w Ambassador Nominee Meets S n i t e Commit tn V^ASri hGTCh Apn 27 - TT-e mmnee fo' ., S amiassacor to raq today s-noted out Ole a m s f w n o inn ..r ten 9aws r ran csnhi^n "IP mid tonstn h im inft ran oeoolacan a t h e i r interests and celebrate the~d~fferennesthrniich tfinlbm& ~olitical channels rather

Government Leaders Detail Blodefense Plan. Initiatives WASHINGTON. April 29 -The gouemmenrs new plan tocounter a hotemism attack on the United Slates was announced at an April 28 news conference here. The announcementcame as panof President Bush's directive to integrate mtf-biderrofism efforts acrossall government agencies, 'We've done a good job so far, but you haven't seen anything yet," said Health and Human Sarvines Secretary Tommv G Thomnson after heoave rm0iWrs a tour afthe deDartmnfs new nobik command center Thompson, who was joined <y ome eland Security Secretary Tom RidQe and Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz. told reporters the Tiighesl ptionty" of the government is to safeguard the American people, 0

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Secretary Rumsfeld, Gen. Pace Brief Pentagon Press Corps on Abu Ghraib 'The vast majority of the men and women in uniform serve our country wth honor, and they uptiold be values of our country as they battle enemies that show lime compassion or respect for innocent human life. Thats one of the many reasons wiy it's so troublinq to find instances In which the trust we are establishing has been damaged. The images thatwe've seen that indude U S forces are deeply dsturbing, boti because ofme fundamental unacceplaialflyof Ma t they depirted and bei-arisethe actions hu U S militav norennnnt in mow nhntos do not i any way represent the values of ourmuntrv or the armed forces As President Bus$ has stated den Srealmentdoes not reflect the naiureof the~merican people. Have no doubt that we wil bke these charges and aliegahs mostserws~." ~ t a n s r ~ ~ t ~ l s t w ~

Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld May 4,2004

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I In the News Prison Abus* Znçceç~Ubl Un-Anwncan' Rmcftlcf San AASr hGTON May 5 - 'h, Amicen mno sees ne snc@rapns that m'ue sm has b fed apotoqetic tome rÇ peopienno otfe am.= and recoqn-ze tnat tnal s smetnnQ ma' is -rampla0 e aro cenan y .n-Atrcncan ' Defense Secreiyy Donad h Rms'eio sad may on ABC TVs 'Gooc Mom8ig America " R.ms'e.0 saa r a t as soon 33 r e cowan0 naira aloui lhe a eqaoons ol abseal tne pf wn earn looit actions ma cn-i na rre'sigalm cegan ne lay a k a yo+ $35 10?f orcsen'm pnolos to Army Cnmna wesnganoi Com-nana spma a m n Oqndad On JW 14 ?0te eaoers mnec ale f l a m a n , a q e a 6b.s .o actions n w orson an0 UnnoJPCffl v 3 a .3-\ 16 cress reeosc and a press w t e m m: "r"3eme# st=

Detainees Gettino Proper Care Assure* Coalition Military Official &A%- hGTOPi. Ma) t - Den n e e rfl A : d AL . Grra ': p- son a'e oe no fan ha* an0 waar cloihes, a 0 00 not s'eep m me g m m asseriM a Co9 Mn rr -29 spwesran a! a R a p m pf=ssEir^firg t m y k r r ) Bnq Gen Mart <im tL ( Ã ˆ D a'eclor'woperations, Comhnea Jom Taw Fcrcfi 7 sa-c a repcne'nan '30. &si t peer m snfiyrrpo'aroi.1 a? a q a t o n fiat&.. Gnra o primer^ are~e-ng neu emom ooftts of fooo an0 seepon [HP aroi.nxin iem? 4 n - ~ i i ass,'m m i a?-se nao 3towo a!'.ieprison 'We corm-e .-i me .astmaoriy of cases io ce n aosoirte ac rwem IC :ne G m . 8 ' h m l c m on IW w a w w of - e a r 7 cetmes ' he s m

MPTraWno Stresses Ethics, Values. Officials Siy WASHINGTON, May 4-All Amencan miltary polio, nicelw training in fteethical tr~alrontof primern, f to ta iws and K fuw , ollidals hem and at h e Military Police School at Fort ~eonard Wood, Mo,, said today. While all service members receive training on the Geneva Conventions and the rulesofwar, lhese aspacts are pamculady stressad In min(ng m~litary @Ice, omdals said. W

A t o l d Asks to Maintain Hiuher Force Level In Iraq WASHINGTON, May 4- An Amy bfnade and tà ManneexpttHlonaryunils wil replace unik of tie 1slAnnored Dlisim ind lie 2ndAnTlÇ8[ Cavalry Regiment in Iraq, Defense, Joint Staff and Amy officiate said. Secretary Rumsfeld told reporters today at a Do0 new briefing that he has aWrOW Mmy Gen. John Abuafts request lo keep the number of U.S. t q s h ikaq at M e e n 135,WO and 138,OW. (gg~~.) 1000 rn r&a&

DoD Launches t he Pen tagon Channel

WASHINGTON- May 13-The Pentagon Channel, the Defense Department's newsand information television service, officially launches May 14 with a live broadcast from the Armed Forces Day opening ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base. TO,

The Pentagon Channel, which previously existed as an information channel within the Pentagon, will be now be distributed 24 hours a day. seven daysa week. to all military installations in the United States via domestic satellite, and overseas Illrough the American Forces Radio and Television Service,

Recent research showed that military members - both in the United States and overseas-felt that they had adequate access to general news and information, but not enough access to military news, said Ailison Barber, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Internal Communications. 'The important thing about the Pentagon Channel is it's information specifically geared to the military, and that's what our audience is looking for, because it's relevant, it's credible and it's important to their success,'shasaid.

She sao tne Operational tempo across [he sen? ces fulner uemonstraioa a need for Do0 leaden to oe a m to la K O reely 10Te m larya-diem, Guad am Reserve nemoen am tndr fam es M-0 are the nost isoateo from COD news and ihfonnation.

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Electronic "Stars and Stripes" Available World-Wide 1 The Department d Defense has expanded us mima1 mmmunicadons enom win a new nihat vao-nn~ h m n a i M taq Apoiemm Mom 10 May An etectmn-c Vernon of 'ne 'S ars an0 Smm' newspaper oecame a m aoetoroo/ffoaangainomsion~ayl

Mawq me electronic '%are and Sirpes*avala& irortd woe a lom smce m e m m 10 v e* enact rep ca copies of 'ne newspapers E m a n P a c k and MceaslM.Ims pro\ 0 1g*ney Ineater nevrtano nfonnaton for and about deployed forces.

For Ihe first time, seivlce members in the United Stales have access to this online newspaper, where the hardcopy newspaper is not printed. The 'Stars and Stripes'electronic files, used for satellite downlink to overseas pnnnng locations, required only minor modifications to mate the free electronic online newspaper I The a,a labi ty d tom the electron c"Stars a-u Stupes 'm tha Penragon Cnanre s da ly pqramninq smq lnms DoDs commitment to keep ng Americas 2 6 mljion act va OJI, Annw Forces ano haiana &an ano Reserve members the best informed military in the world. COD is also offering the Pentagon Channel to allcable and satellite providers.

The newspaper is availableonline at~:/testrtpes.osii.rnii,

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Secretary R~msfe ld Addresses The Herhaoe Foundation "Swe Sestemter Hm w rade nioan :ne'we n a e a m ssmn to wmoiete The Global War on Tenor, like the Cold War before it. will ce me /ram of a gereranon Terrorise w snde at hill TO defeat mem: ~e not only n a e to elininale the r leader, bd we a's0 have to a q e a ftar of o e x t o w r me a e l a x e ot a nen genera-ion tnai needs to see inat freedom is a m n y bmer cno ce man t e r rmm

Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld Washington, May 17

Deputy Secretary Wolfow tz Testifies Before Senate Foreon Relations Committee We need locontinuelo r oue forviarc on a fronts nptemermg t w Coal.!on 5 smteqy to set mndtbonsthat w l l e w m a free raq

that is stable and at peace with its neighbors Our strategy involves three interdependent linesof operations to build indigenousIraqi capacity and transition resDonslblllties from the Coalition to Iran ra~idlv. but not hastily While the lessons to be learned from theviolent eventsofthe vast few weeks affect the wavwe oursue thawthrefl BGR ofocerat10n.these are still the three keveiements thatwill brng success in raq Tne first ee-nert r&s o ~ c i n q capaoie raq seciiity forces to acn eve sabl.ty The second eement invoves n m i n q raq's capac-ty fcr representative sef goernmer' win me am o'ciea'nc a oo {enmen that can assume sovereiqnry on M a f o' me m a mope Tne inin e pmert o' i r e srra'egy n'iotves the r e c o ~ t i ~ c t o i of imq s irfrastrucwe a m t i e resinration d essential services that are providing better Ives for Iraqis and puftina people back to work' (prepared statement) (story)

Deputy Secretary Paul Wlbtutz Prepared Statement,May 18

Force-Iraq and Vulu-National Cops-Iraq on May 15, 2W All 35nams involved ir meccaltion where repieseniec by me,, nation flaa 1U S Manne Cow nhora by Sot Donald 3oh3irerl

May is National Mil i tary Appreciation Month.

To show voursuowrt for the men and women in u n r f m send a mksaqe to the ~ O D S or sion an on- line lhank w u note. -

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msiu~atmfit of d & m s and one counio dereliction of dub accordma to Central Command officials Sivils remainseiigible in future trialslo becalled as a witness by either the prosecution or the defense, a command spokesman said in a May 19 ves5 release w

nebton fortheirrelease ~efenseofficials have out into olacean administrative' review process to determine whether detalnees'should continue to be held, a senior defense official said atthe Pentagonon May 18. Theofficial explained the new procedures apply only tocombatants detainedin the Afghan theater and curenfly

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y,S. Brioade in Korea to Deploy to I rm WASHINGTON, May 17-About3,SOO membersof the2nd Brigadeof Ihe 2nd Infantry Division win deploy to Iraq from theRepublicof Korea, Defense Department officials confirmed today The troops will begin deploying to Iraq in mid-summer, a semorofnal sei3 veakinc on ba&Qmund W-

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Events

The World War II Memorial dedication is just one of many events planned over the Memorial Day weekend. Other celebrations include a WW 11-themed reunion exhibition on the National Mall. staged in partnership with the Smithsoniai Institution's Center for Folkl~fe and Cultural Heritage; a service at lhà Nmional Cetiedral; n d an entertainment saluteto WW It veterans by military performers.

Following am some of the events. Information also can be obtained by calling the World War II Memorial's toll-free telephone number. 80M394992. (events details)

11:00a.m., May 27: National Worm War I1 ReuntonÑNationa Mall + 200 p.m., May 28: Salute I o W II Vet-MCI Cenler .7.00 p.m.. May 26: SalutetoW II Vefefans-MCI Cenler * 10:O a.m.. May 29: Interfaim Memorial S e W a t i i n a l Cathedral 2-00 p m., May 29: Natmal Wortd War II Memorial Dedlcalion

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Nar ReinonÑT .a'.nr Ua .8 30 am , May 31 A Parade Salute to Wort) War II Veterans- Independence Ave

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Day Message from the Secretary Of Defense

Ever since Memorial Day was established in 1868, Americans across the land have galhered together to remember, in ceremony andsacred observance, all those who, in the wordsofone soldier-poet, 'tasted death in youth, that Liberty mgMgmw old." We carry on this solemn tradition, for only by remembering the sacrifice of those who died can we fully appreciate the price that was paid for our freedom and abundance.

This Memorial Day, we remember all who have fallen righting oppression and tyranny, including the tyranny of terrorism. We remember as well their families and friends - and we assure them that their loved ones will not be forgotten but will live on In the hearts and minds of all of us. For as Henry Ward Beecherso movmgly reminded us, "They who die for a good cause a redeemed fromdeath."

Â¥Ar f e y dead,' re asued 'mat yet move upon society a m insp re me peop e with nobler motives and more heroc patriot Sm? Let q adness m nq e vi th y o ~ r tears ' he said 'it was yon son bJt now he is tne ha lon s ne maae your househoa bnght

now his exampte ~nsiires a thousand households! AM so it is with all the heroes, of all the wars, who have gone before

I urge all Americans to p i n together at 3:00 p.m. this Memorial Day for a national Moment of Remembrance in honor of all those wlm have madeour f d o m possible.

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In the News U.S. Is Hocefu For iraai-Bmkend Naiaf. Kufa Pea= Dol WASHINGTON, May 27 -A CoaHlon PrMlSKnal Autmty official today said he is hopeful about an Iraqi-to-Iraqi-brokered agreement designed to end fighurg in me cihes of Nqat and Kufa Dan Senor, chief CPA spokesman, told reporters in Baghdad that renegade cteric Vuqtada al-Sadr slated in a recent letter that he'd order his militia to pull out of Najaf and Kufa as part of a peace deal made between him m d senlor Sme relbg~om lead^% 0

HsffiibftSMi Martnes to Return Horn* bv End of June WASHINGTON, May 26 -Marine now part01 CmMned Jdnt T M Force Haiti will leave the Island mtmn bv the a d of June. Pantanon officials said tod& he miittinabcnat force in Haiti is su&a - humanitarian aid and disaster relM to Haitians suffemg frDm the efects of severe flccdnq and rnudslide, said Amy Bng Gm. D M Rodriguez, a Joint ~taff&ratons officer Rcdriquezsaid the mandate for ttie MutImtional lmeim Force runs out on May 31, bul US personnel will continue to serve in Haiti as the U N Stabilization MISIO~ b Ha18 seb up W

Sanchez's Rworted Departure is Accordinn to Rotation Plan WASHINGTON, May 25 -The media-reported upcoming departureof Army ~t Gen Ricardo S Sanchez from Iraq was planned long ago and has nolhtng to do with *heAh. Ghraib pnson scandal, a senior

conference News reoorts that Soeculate ~ a n & is leavinc lrm prernatura'y due to the Abu Ghrm prisoner abuse invesb~imns "have got me story wrong," Kinmiti said Combat commanders m kaq tpcally s e w In theater for a ye% b?fore mtalon he smd W

From the Podium

Secretary R ~ m f e i d Aodresses West Point CadHs 'We de also been retlintlnc 031 q 013 postu'e After the Cold War U S forces rema ned essenf ally where they *ere n a static defense posture. ananaedto defend aoainst a Soviet Empire that no l m a r exists. Todav. danoerscome from & i s that are unoredicbbte. who cansmkearound !lie do te with littleor no wamina i o we've fashioned a set of conceots t o k l ~ a u i d e America's respois b tes n h s neh Nono w o r ~ i g n close corsJimon with &a les and wh me Ccng-ess -eI ke setod some pnontes F:remosl IS ~"ergtnenng 0.1 partnersnos w n our ex scq a1 es and work r g win nen ones oe~elopng greater fmx hlity to deal with the unexpected; focusing on more rapidly deployablecapabillties, rather than simply presence or mass: and working wlhim a d a c w s legions and having our fci'ces WheR they are wtd: ~kansuiDt1 Woryl

Secretary Donald H. RumsfeB West Point N.Y., May 29,2004

Lakhdar Brahimi. UN Special Envov to Irau, D l s c u s s ~ ~ the Iraal Interim Government 7 would appeal to the Iraqi people, as I said yesterday, to give this government a chance ... I also hope that they will recognize that if is a uovernment that can effectively lead this oreat country durina this critical seven-month ~eriod, As I said before, there is a great deal o f latent in thiscabinet. All ofthis interimao~emment's talent will needto be summoned to ensure that suitable conditionsc& exist101 credible, free and fair elections to take ;lace no later than January 2005 None of us should foroetthat ultimatelv it is onlv an elected , . govenmen! tndl can ec I rlately cia r tc represen- i r e peoo e of Iraq Meanwl m me men ten of th s gwernneit m w and s t - o h no: t o w tnattney have no! ceen e ecea a10 In * paces an extremely neaq burten on mem TPs government w Lnereto'e Pave its work cLit nu1 for it. It will not be easy for them to prove the skeptics wronq, but i know they will try their very best, and I join Iraqis around the wnby rn s i n m how8 acd prayers for their s w s s "w

Mr Lakhdar Brahimi Baahdal. lrao. June?. 2004

Acaderry n Aest Point N Y Seu-e'ary Rurnsield oave me 1 d o n May29 2004 [USMA photo)

S p e e d i n g Overseas B a l l o t s I The Deparlment of Defense art the U. S. Postal Servim are launching a senesol initiatives intended to expedite the

In the News . . . .. . - . . . . . - Ofclals Testify on Fundim Reouest for Irao. Afohsnkm Opt V.ASri'.GTO\ ~ n e 2 - 'm le 70.30ano Defense Dewrtmmlofficiak

beforethe Senate ~ ~ ~ r o ~ r i a t i o n s ~ubcommitt& on Defense, officials s&d that 'unforeseen developments' on tie ground m Iraq and Afghanistan have led to be need for additional funding as an "insurance policy' for continued ~ a ~ " s w Leaden Named for Interim Irml Govammmt WASHIMGTON, June 1 -The interim government that willrun Iraqafbrlhe June 30 transfer of sovamignty tcokshape today, as U N officials m Baghdad announced the members of the government's presidential council and recommended the composition of a new cabinet to the country's pme mirhter4zsgnete ICcdi!ton Pmvl~~ond Authmb wbsdel

General Praises Coalition. Afahan Forces' Efforts WASHINGTON, June 1 ..The U S top general in Afghanistan today praised Cna;itm nabon. U.S and Afohan forces owahno inmacounlrv. Arm U Gen David W Barno, head of Combined & z s b m m a n d ~ighaniskn, said AiiBig a Kabul press conference the Afghai National Army snould meet to coal of 10,000 soldiers by the end of this June, and its goal of 20,000 by June m.

From the Podium

President Bush's Remarks at the CO"1Anniversary of D-Day "Genera1,ons to come will know wfial happened here, but these men heard the guns Visitors will always pay respects at this cemetety, but these veterans come looking for a name, and remembering faces and voices from a lifetime ago Today, we honor all the veterans of Normamy and ail their comrades who never left. .All whoere buneC and named in this place are heldinlhelovin~ memory of America. We pray in the peaceof thiscemelery that they have reached the far shore ofGod's mercy And we still lock with pndeon the men of D-Day, on those w w served and wenton It is a sfangeturn of history that called on young men from the praineiowns and city streets01 Amenca to crms an ocean ard throw bzkthe marchlng, meci3anlzed evils offasc~sm And tho= young Ken did 11 Y w did V~~

President George W Bush Normandy, France, June.52004

President Reaoan's Speech at the US. Ranger Monument tothe "Boys of Pointedu Hoc" 'The men of Normandy had faith mat h a t they were doing was right, faith that they fought for all humanity, faith that a lust God would grant them mercy on this beachhead or on the next It was the deep knowkdQe--and pray God we have not lost it-that there is a profound, moral difference between the use of force for iibe"at1on and the use of force for conquest, You were here to liberate not tc conquer, and so you and thmeo!hen did not doubt ywr cawe And you were rlght m t b d w ~ o t * ~

President Ronald W Reagan Pointedu Hoc, France, June6,1984

uniform This modest man of oood humof ha0 the conviction and &om 1 courage to provide out nationand the free world with directional 'eadership at a bme when it was so sorely reeded. My thoughts and prayers are wi lh Nancy and the Reagan family '(link to releasal

In the News Bush: Resolution Passage Marks'IImDortant Day'for Inq WASHINGTON, June 9 -The passage of a new U N Security

internationaf legitimacy for the Iraqi interim governmentslated to mke power June 30

Mvers No Final Decision Yet on U S Posture in Germanv WIESBADEN. Germany "une 7-no finaldecisions have been male am-i me p o s n o' Artel cai fofm n F .rope fie a m i -if me .o i t Cn pfs of Fiaf sao r m q :) p r m ccrference leretcaa, Ar Force Ger Rcnaro R Ufen'o.n reponem me news reports that both Arrerican divisions are moving out a' 'aeimanj are premaide 'An, rea iqn~wi 'o f o-.i uriops sin mP cccfemola a r p r coca pos-.re oon ma1 me. n i i v i Stales s ¥a i c ' re sa o _oza areis 'eponea ir.v me is' Afnp-ea ana 1st i f a m a sons a rrort o.ic'Gerran; nme rear *LD.R

~yers'stressed that any move wil be taken only after full discusslons with aliiesand host countries Hesaid the iwkat the U S globalfooEprntisoverdue and in many cases, is being done in cinjunction with allies' own examination of troop deployments w -

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From the Podium President Bush ThanksU.S. T r o m at MacDlil Air ForceBase, Headquarters of U S Central Command "Yesterday, President Karzai of Afghanistan came to the Whts tcuss and tc the L S Capitol and thanked the American people for helping to free his country and fo' being a friend to the Afghan people The president o- ,raq came to Amenca last week and expressed his grafllude for the sacrifices of the American people and our trocps These two presiderts, and the nations they serve, know the character of the Amencan armed forces. They're seeing the nature of your mission as w i l We havecome not to conquer, bu: to liberate people, and we will stand with them until their freedom is secure. We're moving forward wtlh our five-point plan for Iraqi ssif- governvent. We're handingover aulhonty to a sovereign Iraqi government. We're encouraging more trtematfcnal support for Iraq's pclincal transition We're helping Iraqis take responsibility for their own security We're cwtlnuirg to rebuild Iraq's infrastructure. And were helping Iraq move to free elections.' Itranscroll fstowl

President George W. Bush Tampa, FIa. June 16.2004

Brio. Gen. KimmM Discuses Future of U.S. Forces In Iran Alter J m e 30 Transition to Sovereignty "We still haw responsibility, in cooperation and partnership with our Iraqi securitypartners, to makea safeandsecureenvironment ... here in Iran We will not be nullinn mit of thenrfies We WITH not hp rebt ino. We certainly w i d like to see moreand m m Irmi secuntv forces at the lead. But it is important thatthe peopleof Iraq understand that lheckar message from the United ~atlons~ecurity council &olution and from t h e m e minister-designate of Iraq, for Ihechoice tocontinue,the presence ofthe mul:inaIwnal forces, be in partnership with the Iraqi SeWrityfOrW. So we do not see hat as eithera catalyst or a requirement to significantly changeouroperations, our locations or our patterns,' [transcn~tl idowl

B[fB. 6m. MarkKlmmin Baghdad, Iraq, June 12,2004

Site Exolains National Security Per WASHINGTON, June 14 The DefenseDepartment has launcheda new Web site to educateuvfian emphyses about the new National Security Personnel System thatwtl introduce sweeping changes in the way thedepartment hires, pays, pomotcs d~suplhos m d h s av~ l an employee3

In the News

C m l h Officials Exotct Violence to Confirm In too WASHINGTON, June 15 - Coaliton oficials expect more¥totenc b d i i g up to and after me June 30 handover of authority m Iraq, Army Brig. Gm. Mark Kimmiu, deputyoperabons director forMultinationa1 Force Iraq, said 'mixed IntellKience' reoorts reaardlna ~osl-June 30 Ira0 suaaests there will be coruiued violkce, "with thathencedirected at Hying todemonstrate that Ihe newpmmen t is h k y , worn? and ww'l hmg m M:W

lcte n-mwrso'me n3,seArmeo Sen, ce Corn-ree ncwcef iney am sidle4 'HE.! - S mom mu c tx Liec trcm Tieco.nlr\ lasrco bv he iw sovereign oovemmbnt Army Lt ken. Waiter L ~harp.&int Staff director for

the Un%ted N&ns IN 8 sswrlty presmce m the m n l r y kkc,)

Wolf& Arrho in Binhdad to M~etinas. Tram W i BAGHDAD, ,raq, June 16 - Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitzis in Iraq tovisitwith troops and with Iraqi and Coalition leaders Aseniordefense o4icial said thts trip is one of a series cf periodic visits Yo ~ e t a first-hand appreciation ofthe situation on theground and to better understand the things that our troops ne& ... to help support them 'An i w n a n l topicof discussions witti Coalition and Iraqi leaders will be efforts and funding totrain arxl quip Iraqi defense forces {storyl

From the Podium

S t c r e t a ~ Rumsfeld Talks With Fox's Brh Hume About lb.e.GlobalWaron.Terror 'ho Ine'es r o *a, tpev tnP tprronsis ca i 0rP.a on I"? i +I3 -re r r mwrs are very sma Oo r f i o~s i~ alenunst can goout and kill a arou~ofinnocent Imois orinkeni~fahansanytimethav want Thats a doable thina. lust like we have homicides in the , . . ctesot fte &d every >a, l i e on y n q i-iatcoJd reat y t e e k c ' i ~ ? s i ' "iatlney a d &so aramatc mat tpef~~adea people that n fact a %as icst or i-'s not #cnn me efon 0-not w h n m r and ac snoJo trm* n mm*e 3-1 me pnesoents determhed i mow mat'.% I r q qaermient s oeierminea "re re* pnme mm ster s a co~mgrous naiv 0.a And m a t w6 smply have to do is to see this thmuuh and see that we qet the lraai andme Afghan forces sufficiently strorg that fteycan begin to lake over more and more of the seiurity responsibiM& in the miby' fm&Q

Secretary Donald H. RumsWd June 24,2004

DenW Secretary Woifowlk Briefs Connress on Progress In Iraa and the Transition to Sovereignty 'Although there are currently over 200,000 Iraqi Security Forceson duty or in training, Iraq's seointy forces arestIBa workin ma-. ,US, and other international forces will remain indiSDensabie to oresewin0 security while Iraqi forces bulld their S@W&!lh, This B mcoanized in UN Security Council Resoldon 1546 which reaffirms theauthorizationfor ~uitinational Force-lma. U S. forces

Deputy SaretBly Paul Wolf& Prepared Statement to the House Armed Services Committee

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In the News

Iraqi Government Reshapes Forces for National Security WASHINGTON, June21 -T ie pnme minister of Iraq'slnterim government announced organizational changes for thecountry's security forces, along with a plan for taking on Iraq's enemIes,at a June 20 Baohdad news conference Prime Minister Aved Al lm said - -

hisgovernment is committed to confronting the threats it faces when sovereignty transfers to the Iraqi people June 30 He pointed out the continued presence of sabotage elements in Iraq. including those b m S8ddam's m e r regime and fuelgn elemends &yl

White House. OoO Discussinterm~ation Process WASHINGTON, June 23- Even facing adifferent kind of enemy, the UntM States will continue to adhere to its values, international law and Irsatvoblinations WhiteHouse and DoD ofidala said Jur-323. ~ r & e n i ~ u s h madethe U S position on torture very dear during a meeting with Hungarian Pnme Minfster Peter Medgyessy June 22 'We do not condone torture,' Bush said 'I have never ordered tenure I will neverorder torture The values of this county are such thatbhm is not a p ! t o f o~~sou land our k e h h g ' w

pd~Vduç Red Cross Scrutiny. Idtasfor lmwovoront WASHINGTON, June25-Tileunites Slates welcomes tie International Committee of fre Red Cross's scrutiny of detainee operations and listens dosely to their suggstons, said defense officials durina a bacharound briefing at the P e n ' M o n . 0

From the Podium

Secrdarv Rimsfeld Discusses the Number and Use~fJ.S.AnnedForcq 'So ~ n 3 t we nee0 ¥ t o s 10 rarsge :"e hrz smaner .be reea to r em arce tne Reserve components - me G.am and Reserves - w :ti n e Active hrce so !MY w n a e i r e rqnt peopk on ac'lve n A ma i re rqntsk setsmere h e need lo mane ocher meo f civilians - both contractors and civilian employees - and stop over-using uniform personnel in things they need not do. And my estimate is thatif we do that skillfully we'll find that we're ombablv sized about rioht. althouoh we do need to increase the force whan . , " . . n c l a m a crs s Re we n a a ~ i t n respect !o 3 bar in Afgbnistan a!w S e p t c r w 11 ' ~r a conljCT.n raq PJt we can tfo bat. We haw fnergcncy powers an0 AC l c ncreasec the Ann! oy so-retnig me 25[03r)]or 30 OCO pecskover the as1 2 5 years:

Secretary Donald H. Rimsfeld Interview wifh R q e r Hedpxck , News Radio 600 KOGO

June 30,2004

Iraqi Prime Minuter Ayad Allawl Talks About the New Iraq "Our country has now entered into a new era, the second new era within the past 14 months. Last April Iraq began an era free from Saddam Hussein. We Iraqis are grateful for the Coalition action that liberated us from the formerdictator's tyrannical grip. Now we have entered an era free from occupation. We Iraqis new again control the affairs of Iraq. We Iraqis believe that to truly be in control of our affairs and our own future, we must be in control ofthe destiry of the people we believe most responsible for so much of the suffering the Iraqi p w p k endured o w the past 35 years."-

Prime Minister Ayad Nlawi Baghdad, Iraq, June 23,2004

In the News

C ~ l i i i o n Transfern LWII Cud& of Saddam HuÑa i rt AS- hGTOh .^ie 30 - "ie Coa ton cffical f trans'errea legat cn'ca, 0' Saooam ".sen arm 11 omen qi-p'of e celamees w Iran or n-ne 30 S a m C i a an. naaa i f nf 30~08 m 'ncinal

1 said Safldam and the otherdetainees will Dhvsicailvremain in U S 1 hands unbl lmq~ mrrechonal mnce IS ready b e&ptthem &?yJ

NATO Makes Kev Deckions on 1raa.AfahanIstan I S T A ~ B . ~ '-mey ..me 28 -'.IS oem a e-y sooa oa r was Ceknse S e w ? Dona a r R m r e a s resoorw as NATO leaders agreed tosupport the Iraci government's request forhelp In training its secunly and pd ie f 0 r E s . W

Afghan O I h on SoortsTrio to U.S. Visit Pentagon WASHINGTON. June 30-Nine Afahan oids veitino the Unted States lo attend a sports camp stopped bythe Pentagon aid were greeted 1 byseniorDoD leaders wivesand Paul Dobnansky, undersecretary of

1 State for global affairs Secre'ary Rumsfeld dropped in dunno a

Rumdeits answer was simple, but carried ;lot ofweight. ~ewonv 1 he'&. Ywwn m m i m ~t'k!wl

From the Podium Secretary Rumsfeld DiscussesGlobal Posture 'The Soviet Unions gone. That kind of an attack is not going to occur. Weapons have evolved, precision weapons have changed The speed and precision have reduced the need formass. Second, the fact that we could understand whew the threats were going to wme from in the last century, today we know the capabilities that can be used against us, but we can't anticipate where the threats are going to come from...So what we'redoing isgoing toend up with adjusting the total number of forces we have around the world, modestly towards the United States and Guam and Hawaii (and) Alaska. it's qoffiq to redw the number of permanent chames of stations sliohtlv. I think oeo~ie will have a better chance toseetheir childrenfiniih hiah school and swuses not have to - . . changepsso free;.engy Nc wli ii mary respects hate imre.ssed We mln- to-ml ratio Ae n a r t a more capam m o ~ ag k, more reaoi y deployanle force Inan n t te aasr Anc n ns that tne -nen ana wmen n mbnn arc 60 ng !o fno >'s a 3000 :h r g tar them And there s no quesbon but that i t s a g w d thing for our wunby "

Sacreby b a l d ti Rumsfeld Intervmw with The Pentagon Channel and AFPS

Julv 2 2004

DoD's Six Transformation Goals I Defense ofnoan nave oemfied s K iransformmna~ goals spar to f ma nabma Cefensesuwi l P r o w ne U S nome aid am mlwt bases of operaton 2 Deif wemes %am-an 3 ~rotect and sustain power In access lented areas 4 Leverage information technokw to connecttrooos and 1 their operations 5 Improve and protect information netwofks-frwn attack. 6 Enhance space operations

In the News . . . . . . . . . - . . - Ima, Afohanlrtan Troop-Rotation Plan1 Announced WASHINGTON, Juiy8 - Troop levels MI1 stay the same for Ite nÇttlUBtO d nnflratim Irani Freedom and Endnrmn Freedom. Defense D B n W t offldab &d tadav Armv Gen John Abizaid &mander of u S Central Command has requested 138,000 troop5 in support of 17 brigades for Iraqi Freedom 3 He also requested about 20,000Ametican soldiers for Afghanistan In support gf three b"ga&s for Endmag Freedm 6 0

Emerteticv Meuurw. Not D u ~ m n t e Attempt!. FillTrooD Rotittom WASHINGTON, July 7 - Pentagon leaders faced tough questions on Cwltol HHI 1 issues of deployment and force stnJcture as the military gears up for another round of troop rotations In Iraq and Afananistan, Tha next m a p rotationof troops signals the third of U.S. forces into Iraq, the sixth for Afghanistan. House Armed Services Committee members questioned whethef measures bythe Penlagon to call up 5,600 Individual Ready Reserve members to active duty and whether the pullout of thousands cf troops from South Korea by the, ,

Penlagon for missions in Iraq and Afghanistan indicated a manpower m i s i n the milmy 0

Dot) t o Rwkw Status of All Ginntanmno [Mainam WASHINGTON, July 8 -Within 10 days, all 594 detainees held at the U.S n m l baseat Guantanmo Bay, Cuba, will be informed ofthair nghtto contest their s m s -now i e * vmd.res Defeise otiaas ann3~rcftd Jily 7 lnal ir^y am senrg .pa smes i f r ea i np to g .e a I ceia nees a form tc pea0 mec case tc a pane of rree . S m wf\ otftcers oftic311, w ea a Conoatant S-an-s

ZARQA MILITARY TRAINING BASE, lortan, July 7 -Forty female Iraqi soldierswill graduate from the Jordanian Royal Military Academy here July 9, the second of three classes of this type planned to train at the academy, ampdim to Office of Secunty Transition officials. This is an innovation for this partof the worm" sari U K Army Col Kim Smith, criiefliaison officer forthe Coalifion Military Assistance Training Team 'At a certain stage in me b*, wmen will b e n w d c d ~ ~

From the Podium 1

success is not nverseiy proportional t one number of people you havein thecountry. Wedon'l want to be an occupying power. In the last analysis governance and essentia' services and proqress economcally go hand in hand with successful security. The Iraqi people are going 1 to have to pmvlde fwihe smnty of ihat country and IheVre well en the way to tang lt 'M 1

Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld inleniew with BBCs David Frost. June 27.2004 1

DeciHv Secretary Wolfowltz Talks About Amrlca'i NiwAl l l e i lm the Global War on Term 'in remo#"g %dam am i re Ta 33'- he r aze ierroved rm janams re4 me$. k t w c a n ' s t ~ ~ ftere BY h3btnoAtanansam Iraqis lo establish stable democratic Governments, we can orevent ttose iun lnes from revmino once wain to belni s t a i es i ha i iw~~ r t terrorism 1 and provide sanctuatles for imrists. ~ u t more than that, we am enMiw new allies in ;he fightiaahsttemimi efirennsm .'-

Deputy Secretary Paul Woncwitz Omaha, Neb,, July 9,2004

stepsanrounced by President B J S ~ to help Iraq achieve freedom and democracy (Read the President's full speecti to r n ~ us AW W O ~ W I" c m e pa 5 m c h S~~I.) For stones about proqress on reconstruction Imk to Defend Amerca's Iraq reconstwaion web page (link)

I In the News

1 miitarv sookekm annouiced at a ~entaa& newsconference today Armv 6 9 &n David Rcdnquez said the opeition is similar to operation Mountain Storm, mi* was designed to destroy terrorist organizations and ther infrastructure wtiile continuing to focus on nabonal stability and support in ~fghan~stan's w ~ , SOU^^& andeastem regions NW)

Realhnment Planners Working Ctmtv with Allies. C o n a m WASHINGTON, July 13 -Defense Department officials planning a global fenà posture realignment are working dosely with U S allies overseas and members of Ccnaress to ensure the best possible outcome Do0 officials have been working for some time to determine what the ideal force structure. boh m ttw 1 Umted Slate m d overseas, should look I l k ~ c i & haw sdd IJ S fa- need to be overtiauled because assumptions made during the Cold Wa i no

1 longer apply.

I US. PMmkinoInn Oneralions Cotflinue In Balkam WASHINGTON, July 13-U S forces, m addition tohelping tostabilize Iraqand Afghanistan, continue to have a peacekeeping role in the Balkans. Former strongman Slobodan Milosevic had ruled his native Sema and later Yugoslavia with an iron hand hut fall from mwcr sftar U S -NATO air-dashed his visions of em~ire Charaed with war crimes Milosevic today sits in a fail ceN In

U S ~ lympic~eam In the Opening ~ e k o n ~ ~ u g . 13 at 2 p m. Atheis time.

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From the Podium

Secmiaw Ru~afeldLG.en. Mvers b e f Pentauon Pmss b m s ' Yo~ve gorce Senate commmee "0. ne got ine 9 11 corn %on Ywreamna to have the aresoenha commssicn. the Slterman commission And what I would sav about itis this: that the most imwnantttino (hat will come out of these commissions, in mvview. u3ma-e ) iw oe reccmmenaoiiois'or now *e can rrprove ntei.iqerce Pan of weir repm w ce oo< n3 CBCK tyrq toconneciihe dotsa'ter me fact B.1 pan of r * bo cmnq forwarc ana sayrng d o u c o ~ l d iwe ao a Deneriob connec'ng meoats before ne fact, so pecpc oani get k ed? Ano ttat w k n WUJS types o ' remmrefdabm for reform ' i 'ranmvi l s t o ~ ) stow

Secretary Donald H. R u m s M Arlington, Va., July 21, 2W4

Secretary Rumfeld Dlacusses Do0 Transformation With Steve Gill. Nashville Radio Host "We meres a to' of stem we re tax ng 10 mane O J ~ torre mare de@ps e T i e Army .noel Genera (Pater] Scnwmaker is making

K [i-ore n w o ~ ar so mat w can rn x arc match jepend r g on m a t <nos c f c rnnstances may ex st n f i e w r t d We're rearranging O J ~ footprint a m r d t i e 3ace soinai he pate greater Lsablny 0fo.r forces And *e i e p s n o n ng tnem n waysmat we can remdly deplov mem an0 n o - e n e m amnc fte worn We re n x a s w t i e nmoer of Army crqaoes fofexamde, f m 3: JP to43or 48 anc mwng someof Tie d , son cwa r n PS iown'o thp brqade ede w mat weld rave ire ran r x of forces at any 9 ven nmp'

Secretary Donald H. R u m s M Aitinoton Va. Julv 7120(11

Iraq! stack traders update the sales boards with the latest prices on the a-,ailable sleeks at the i r a ~ i StoekExchangeiISX), Baghdad, I n 1 s opening day July 18, 2004 The Philadelphia Stock Exchange sent a miniature "Liberty Bell'to start the trading The marlie! is open on Wednesday and Sunday (U S Air Force photo by Staff Sgt D Myles Culler,

See (he courage and determination of some of the nearly 2 5 million men and women who serve in tile U S Armed Forceson a m a special, "Military Photographerson

In the News # ~ R e w ~ n s l b l r D

- - A w A a2p%d%$%ZZ SJWSH - poia fa i/e f in- naryirain] oornrecrpcc, - w e lesions oe'or le'3nee a0.s~: r AfJnanstan an0 3q, sen 01 Amy eaoe5 'or a Wale comm ti+? Refemnq 10 a recen' f m p eieo Am) nspecicr genera moor7 on oe*a l ee overa'ors anc pc.ces n . S Centra Cornmanc Arm; Secretary .es B own ec- n o me Senate Amec Sew "es Comm ree %at 94 cases of a ecei ceta nee &se wren: pfec-'2 tateo 01 a sfstem. M e collapse of militarydhlcs. &yl

hgrpss J. y ?l Gen P w r %normaw so 0 I?+ Army Has mcre:nai Ft'lO000 peope ¥no? 7M ar i on aci .ecin/s~pportng tnp MM en !?nor 7e sa i ff'e Amy ,s am 4 30 TOC m e through recruiting and retert'ion, "growing me Army as fad x w e a n g m v t h ~ A m y b mcrexethis cont!ib!Aon. (stowl 1 s t ~ )

A""" t l i i &N&tM& WASHINGTON July 19-Tte aa'w Array isall00 permnt mission accomplished of its retention goal for the bid quarter. In addition, said Brig Gen. Sean Byrne, chlefof Military Policy, at a media round fable, all 10divisions are at orabove IWpercant retention He alsosaid the Qgregate numtwforthe Army e 100 peEe"t.

I From the Podium

Secretary Rumsfeld Discusses Change; i n the Military With Radio Host Edd Hendee We're adjusting our force posture around the world -our bases, our forward operating sites and our locations to fit the 2Ist century. We're rebalancing the Guard and Reserve with the active force so that we have the right skill sets onadive duty, so that we don't have to call up certain skill sets from the Guard and Reserve too frequently because, cleariy, those people consider themselves reservistsand not full-time people And to the extent you have to call mem up because you don't have thoseskillson active d o , it's not agood thing. So we're fixing allofthat. I think thatthe progressthat's been made issosignifcant that we're going to see over time that we've been able to reducestress on the force inarathersignikant way."-

Secietoy of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld July 22,2004

D Seereta WolfowHz S aks to the Sallore Aboafd the USS Ronald Rea an 1 ;% w o ~ l h e e Today: f m the most recent v e ~ i o n of totalita~anism. I: not mrhh It's an fvl i Amenca s to'ros hage freec some 50 rr I on aeople P Afqhan s'an a n l'aq Triey are re lp ingtw formerly ~nalira"nan states oecm OJF nawst a1 es ales I me free iw ro an0 chama.ons o ' twcom i m e Vusim wend 1s no exaggeraton to saytnatmose of yo^ serviro \ma\ a? cnaiqqg h clory ir a ivaf mat w make Anercaan:) tne ho ld s a k for sans for c.r : n W n a m for oJr grandch~idren So I want to p fwnal ly thank you '

Deputy Secretary Paul Wolfbwte San Dtago, July 23,2004

In the News

strenoth and transformation in a Deoament of Defense ores bnefina July 26, pointing oilmat sore news stones have been maccurate or- misleadlnq He emphasized Biere is a difference between growing the Army - a temporary measure granted under me Global war or ~&ror a-noroes ard pac to *n i-paemem TO ars - anc ncreasing eio srengm a oemaien me U at m m e s pan o lne A q s score o q e ' Amng 'JO 3W so0 ers 3 en0 swenqn coi. a cost as TLm as

Congress Sends $416.2 Billion Budaetto Prwldq WASHINGTON, July 26 - A 2 5 percent pay raise, eliminationofout- of Domet n o m q expenses anc conor^el hno -g 'or rr tary ua?s*cfn-a'cn are e oarts 0-me Defeise Acprcpnaoons Art tnai C o n , ~ c s rds seil lo ?re, om'. L s n Tre a0 cak. for $416 2D lion n s m 3 rq 7 n9ca 2CC5 m Pentagon Launohw "Operation BluetoGwn' WASHINGTON, July 28. Salon md airmen may loon be able to 'Go Army' under a new Defeisa Department program intended to recamce me s ze of 1% m iary Tie program .s q w m m q no# O p c O l "8.6 10, coi"r"e'1 srrvi'-em0 CJee ac"aime"1f'ir ihose

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From the Podium

S u r u a w Rumfold D l % ~ w - t h e War.$gm \\-at me -Â e i f a w r "o'c .s ; c30a s r q e mo

Afghar Stan am r:-q m a mo act ;'e? tn3- &e .c :em e r g - n n mo Fn :c no's am " o'w :3."'ncs ale l a d of P3I a-ooat str.gq c m a n r one m s s! i we see mat Ine'e "3 !e teen !mcrist anacus c, extrem sts - 'x ca s - In Fa n ndwese n Spa f ana '.w/ as ive'. as're Ln-yd StcKs and Aestem Europe S3 I s c sooa struggle, It is a struggle between extremistsaid moderates It's a struggle between people who want toten everyoneelse in the world how they should live and people who want to liveand let live And Its Important mat we recognize that,"-

Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld Radio Interdew r i th Neil Boortz, Aug. 3.2004

Vice President Chenev Talks to Peterson AFB Troops "Since9l11, wehavetaken thefighttoourenemies whereverthey dot and plan.Yet we understand that winning ?is war requires more fhan that. We must pul forth a sustained effort on every major battlefront- and as we saw so cieariv on 911 1, the h m l a n d is one of those fronts. That is wfty the Northern Command was such a critical addition toour military strategy. In NORTHCOM, we havea un'rfied command fully dedicated to defending against threats to the United States. Already. NORTHCOM units have flown more than 36 000 sorties in support of Operation Noble Eagle, a far-reaching effort lo deter and disruot attacks against Amencafmm the sky. You've also made extraordinary progress toward developing a national missie defense system -. and that is one of the great contnbuttons to national security in the past three yem* ftranscnotl lstowl istor4

Vice President Chancy CobradoSprinw, Cob., Aug. 2.2004

NORTHCOM The Departmentof Defense established U.S. Northern Command in 2002 to consolidate undera sicqle unified command casting missions that were previously executed by other military organizations. The command's mission Is homeland defense and civil support, specifically . Conduct operations to deter, prevent, and defeat threats

and aggression aimed at the United States, its territories, and interests within the asslaned area of remnslbiitv. . As directed by the residento or Secretary of ~efense: provide military assistance to civil authorities including mnsewence management operahom NWKQt!

O m zs'o Twc- !vcA-132) abnchfs of1 me ct fcfJrstecn poweroc catap-11s Cooard Itie airc-ifl earner JSS Kiny Hawk (CV £31 July 2S 2004 The KiO h w x S t m

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In the News -- H d ~ i m Reatore lraai WeUmds WASHINGTON. Aug. <-The Mesnpotamian Marshlands, considered by many to be the cradle of civilization, were largely drained by Saddam's regime. Now the US Army Corps of Engineers is helping restore me wetlands. (story)

Orawth, Modernization Mirk Coatt Guard Birthdw WASHINGTON, Aug 4-The U S Coast Guard iscelebwhy lta 214th birttidav at a time of mar-un~recedented orowth and modernization the Coast Guard commandant said dunng ankerview Adm Thomas H Cdlins sefl the 'fifth armed service' is expandinq its force by abut 2 000 members

Tribunals Begin for Guantanamo Oetainws WASHINGTON, July 30-The Irbunals to determine ifdetainees held at Guantanamoare enemy combatants began July 30, said Narf SecfBlary Gordon England. England said me process will renew the statusof detainees to determine if mey are enemy combatants. If they are deemed not to be enemymmhatmta, mey will be teed England said &?gl

Proinct DE-STRESS Helw Treat TraurnaBc Strw WASHINGTON, Aug. 3-One unavoidable fact about military action Is that servicemembers will have to deal with traumatic stress. The Defense

From the Podium

Secietaw Rumsfeld Saw Tal ban. a1 Qaeda Will Fail in Afghanistan 'We mew frat tne Ta ban an0 the a! Oaeoa are ooeratrq on v e bonersol the country We know mat they are determic8d to not have Afqiar~stan oea sxcessfu -ee na i o i 'hey wo-b like m y m.cn to be a b e m re-maose f ter* i 1 o w the Afghan people and to use that area as a terrorist uainlng area and owrating base. Thefre notgoina to. They're going to fail. And it will very ikely continue - they'll continue to try to go after soft lanets - that is to sav they're not wrnq to tackle coalition forces. And I think that to the extent thev have oooortunites. itrev'll trv to dissuade the ~ f o h a n Deoole from &ino forward towands ademocratic state. And i fs a tough part of the world, and the people i n~ f~han i s t an are going tohave to be tough tocontinue fie success that's already been a&ieved " ftmnscnotl Mow) Mow)

Secretary Donald H. RumsleM En Route to Afghanistan, Aug. 10, 2004

Dainty Secretary WolfcMitz Saw Desire of ~et io l 'e t o Be Free Is Stroroest Weapon t o Defeat Extremlito 'Sumort for f d o m and ripmrvraru is not the i m m i t i m of t l S values fw other rwinle It is nivinn other m o l e a (-hflnrp tn decide ~,~ ~

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me roan IAires t is not Ltoc,ar iaea.srr mat s c a c e d fwm tne tea m a Ratner t rvo Jes nmessing oneof fte most powerful forces n the w n d - meaes re 0' people !o oe h e - iwricn is u ! m a t e i y o ~ ~ s I w ~ ' i t weapcn f i r cefeatnq IneeKtrernm wno oflet nothing Lut tyranny and death It is Ih w a p m t h a t w n lhe Cold War, and it is the weawn thatM11 win fix war on t e f r o r . ' ~ $aternent tefore House A n n d Services CommiUee) l sbq )

Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Utolfowitz Washinnton. DC. Am. 10 2004

In the News

Iran1 Eledons. Fo lds Will CMennlne Coalition Ste ABU DHABi, United Arab Emirales,Auq 10 - Electhnsard thestatusofthe Iraqi security forces will determine the iumber of Coaliton forces in ffie country, said Air Force Gen Richart B Myers, chairman of me Joint Chiefs of Staff Myers said that events on the ground will set tne pace for an eventual Coalition withdrawal from Iraq Elections for a constitutional assemblv are now set for December or January, Those will be followed bv

International Community Works to Rebuild Iran1 Health System WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -When the United Stales and internationalaid organizations began to look closely at Iraq's heal!h-care network, they found a system in ruins after decades of neglect and misuse, said Dr. Alaadn Alwan, health minister for Iraq's interim government Hesaid that in te 1970s and '8Ds. Iran's health care was amom the bestin the Middle East Ihen wenhnto a rapid decline "Fdlcwing more than two decades of maw wars, disastrous military adventures and irrational policies, the health system went into a steady declinedriven by a combination of negligence, pocr manegemsnl, severe lackof resources and more than 12 years of sanctions," Nwan said dthe U S Nalmel Academe$' Kwh Cmkr lWt)

Mljlti4itfonal Corns-lreo: Trainlna Wlinlf for Imi Govenimurt BAGHDAD. Iraq, Aug. 10 -- Multi-National Corps-Iraq acts as a set 0' traming wheels, assisting the new Iraqi government create a secure and prasperous environment, sad LL Gen Thomas Mete. MNGI commandar. MNC-1 is one of two military commands in Iraq, the other being the Multi- N&onal Force-Iraq, ammaded by Gen George Casey W y l

Military Bolsters Team USA for Athens Games WASHINGTON, Aug 7,2004 -Twenty-four miMary competitors mil represent Team USA in the Summer OlympicGames at Athens, Greece, Aug, 13 through 29 The Army is pmvidino eiaht shooters, two modem nentathletes. a race - - waker a rower a w s l e r a na'worer who may dci-oe n ffie 10 000 mews a neai coacr lc' 00x.n~ a Greco Rcman yes! nq cozen, a r 'Ie c W anc a g-rsmn br ine nonjs argcsf c p m 3 eveif. T"e A! Force w be represented by a hammer thrower, a race walker and a fencer. The Navy will provide a mwer. rn Military Supports Olympic Hoptfuls on the Road to Athens WASHINGTON, July23,ZOM- Many athktes dream ofstanding atop an Olympic medal podium. However, without the necessary support, even the shghtestchance of that hawning is a low shot, Mililaw athkteswnfind that suppofl within their wpeaive s e W . &&

In Their Own Words

'I've always dreamed of being an Olympian But to be an Olympian and a soldkr, especially right now, makes il all that much better' Army Sgt Oscar Wood (Wresting)

*I m do cg this for my fain y n green and nave decided that f I get a medal this lime that I am gong to ooocata it to (ha troops." Army Sgt l*'Cass .ames Graves (Snooting)

"I came into (tie Air Fona to serve my county. To represent t i e A i Force and (tie courtly on the at]tetK side Is... the biggest honor of my Be: Air Fora L t James Parter (Track and Field)

I 'I ran the race to make the team bf l also ran it to honor my West point classmates WHO died n r q ' habona Gbad Captain Dan Brow8 (Trgci< m Fleta)

I "Representing the Army and the soldiers worldwide is a great honor. It's the biggest honorthat we have as soldier-athletes, representing myself, my teammatesand anyone who's ever served in the Army." Army Sqt. 1" Class Bret Enchson (Snooting)

Airman Earns Spot On Olympic Track, Field Team 1 SAN ANTONIO. Juk 17.21)M- First Lt. James Parker. an Air Force world-class anle'e from Ma m m m Air Force Base Mom earned a spot on the L S 0 frp c t r m and fie d team JAY 12 win a rammer Inrow of 254 feet 6 ncm

Two Soldiers Selected for US. Olympic Modem Pentathlon Team ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Two modern pentathleles from the U.S. Amy W a t I Clas Athlete P room lWCAP1 have been selected to comoete in the Olvmolc Carries at Atnens Greece Firs' Lt Cnad Sen or ana Cap' An la Allen aischeodkd to compete A q 26 am? 27 respectw y tor Team LSA in t ie one-oay f iespon e m 'nat nclujes p t d shoot n> fonc ng ! w m 4, a m m a r nd nq am cross-country running '1 always wanted to go to the Olympics but I knew that In track and field and cross country I just wasn't going to cut it" Aden said 'I'm still pinching myself I don't think it will hit me untl I'm actually on the plane landing In AWns

Ime-sreier 2m Class Casey Tjbbs ~ 8 % a tm-meter me while onalit~ng fwlhe U S Paralympics Spnnt "earn Pelf? Officer TI& will participate in the 2004 Paralympics, Sept 16-29 in Alms, Greece, the second largest sporting event in the w a d , reamthe able-bodied mMuM in h e n s Ifis August (US. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class James G Plnskyl-

Meet the Athletes &&lJ Army Suit Sgt BaahwrAbduUah.4l.of St Lwn, Ma -Head Coach

Eg& Air Force 2nd Lt, Seth Kebey, 22, of Bush Pratrie, Wash. - Epee fendngcontender

Modern Pentathlon Army Cam. Anita Alien, 26, of Star City, Inti Army 2 " LL Chad Senior, 29, of Nodh Fort Myers, Fla

&&!n Navy Ll. 1.0. Homy Numm, 27, ofChai~ilHil1, N.C,- Doublescull Army Capt. Matt Smith, 26, ofwoodbrlige, Va. - LnhMeight four

Army Haj. Michael E AMI, 40, of WInBvft, N C.. 3- p s B m and pme rile Sat. lac lass Jam- 'Todd" Graves, 41, of Laurel, Mss. - Steel shooter Army Resewi Slaff Sot ElizabilhCaEahan, 52,of Columbia. S.C. .A, pistol Amy Sat. 1"ClassShawn Duloheiy, 39, of Lee's Summit Mo. - Skeetshooter Army Sat. 1"ClassBrett Erickson,43.ofBennington, Neb .- trap and doublekap sholgun Army Reie~eMaj . David Johnion, 40, of MountHolly. N.J. -Riflemedl Army SMC. Hattie Johnson.23. ofAlhd Mate- Women'salr rHe

Track and Field Army National Guard Cam Dan Browne, 29. of Portland, Om.. Marathon and 10 000 mew nvpnts ~ i i ~o rc~cap i .K& ~ a t t ~ r , 26, o~~aimlngton, ~a i ne -m iome te r race walk Army S a t John Nunn, 26, ofChutaVista, Calif. .20-k;lomelerrace walk Air FOICB 1" LL Jam- Poikor, 28. of Great Falls. Mont.. Hammer throw

Army Stiff* Shon Lmh, 36, of Oakland CaB. - G-Roman Wrealing coach Army Sgt. Oscar Wood, 29, of Fort Carson, Colo.. WKilogram dassevent

Paralvrnpies Navy Valy Office 3" Class Casey Tibte, 23. of Alum. Texas- PenlaMan and the 4 W . ZOO-, 1Wmeter eÈen

General-Athlete

lkn, US. soldiers have captured merelw 13: medalsin8 wide ranged aport5 To learn more about lheArm/sOlympic histoiy, Incluainq Gen Patton s journey, &here

I By the Numbers '301 medal ceremonies w I take place over a period of 16 days 26 spons will ce represenled n 38 eniies

* 10.500 am& ana 5 500 'earn offcia s from 201 Namna 0 mmc Committees (NOCs) will participate.

. . Â 21.501) members of the media are expected to cow Hie Games (16,000 broadcasters and 5 500 ~holo/written Dress memberel

1 The Olvmnir Villaae wifl h m e 160ri0 athlotps and {ttam f t f ~ r l ak didno tho . . . . . . . - - - > - Olymac Games and 6001 d m q -he Para lpoc Games

Some 15 OM s%my personnel w worxai'he 0 flinpc Games 25000 from Hie po ce 7.CI)Ofrcrn r e m i ȥ 3 COO m luara 1 500 he fiohtCTS. 3 XO

Fort Banning Represented at 0 l y i r p . c ~ FORT BEN\ kG Ga Wnentfe :M- Oi\m&f Saws

Seven shooters and i gunsmith of Hie U S Amy Marksmanship Unit have been selected to the 2004 U.S.OlympcTeam. Tteblbwng seten USAMU shooters will compete in 10 Olympic shooting events: Ma) Michael E Arb, Men's Prone Rifle and T h w Position Rim, Sgt 1st Class Brel E Enchson, Men's Trapand DoubleTrap; Sgl 1stClass Dary L. Szarenski, Men's Air Pistoland Free Pistol, Sgl 1st Class S h m C Dulohery, Men's Skeet, SgL IstUass James "Todcr Graves Man's Skeet, Sgt 1st Class Jason A Parher, Men's Air Rifle and Spc. Hatfae J

From the Podium

President Bush Annoi-nces Anwlca ' t hew Global Force Postura Before VFW Convention In Cincinnati M3'e man w e e yearsago we a-iicnea a conprenenswe 'eve# of Ano cas g ooa force posture - I r e nmbers types, cations

ano capahlte? of L S ^ o m s aro~ir! me wonc //e .e ccns- teo case ; vi m cx-r a 0s a m w t i Congress we'veexam nw ttie challenges posed by today's threats and emerging threats. And so, today I announce a new plan for deploying America's Armed Forces. Over the comino decade, we'li deolov a more anile and more flexible force, which means t b f more ofour l roo~s will be statoied an0 oepoyedircm iere at nomi /Vet1 move &me of our focosan-i capaoi ties to new locations, so they can surge qdcxty lo dea *'n i-nexpecleo mreats We I ta6e acvaTage cf 2lst c e i n q r lary tecrnoioges lo 'ar o y depoy nc'easec combat p o w r I ne nert plan w be$ JS f;nt and A n 'me *a's of the 2 1 s cenxry t iv. sirengmen 3-r al arces around me wond rfi k we build new pamershiwto M e r preserue h p e m . It wll mduce the stress on ourlroops and our milita~famiiies." @anj@) (dory) f S t d ( ~ O W \

President George W. Bush Clnrinnali, Ohio. Aug. 16,2004

Secretary Rumsfeld Testifies Before Senate Armed ServicesCommittee On Reorganizing the US. Inteltioence Community "The objective of intelligence community reform is to provide the community with a renewal, to refashion it to better succeed in this still new and different 21stcentury.Those obJectivesinclude improved indications of warring ofimpending events in enough time to anticipate them and to oermiteffective action. This reouires. in mv view 11) Aaamsslvelv breakina down the stoveDiDes within and between domestic, foreinn and military intelliomce: 12i lnt&rah& dom&c in t~ l l ioenf~ in lo the ih=-mce com iu~ i t v m i l e , . . " pro'. a ng fcr dapiopiale protect ons for civ oenss Ana t W s ?ot an easy lash n s a 012 issue fcr I-' 1, committee anc to' I re corny fiA.tnonzng a w mas rq ite' gene sere'o access r w ~ i r e d w gerceosta whereel it mav resce an0 (4; ¥npro^e ana p so l w em mnnert to reace me m n o c d 01 SJV% espxaty ! ~ y . ~ I I ~ S U ' preoarej smmcf i

Secretary Donald H RumsMd Washington D C . Aug 17,2004

In the News

Mlsflle Defense Needed toThwart Extremists. Rumsfeld Saw HUNTSVILLE, Aja, Aua, 18- WithenlremisBn)n8!an11~ lookinnlor weaknesses to exploit and the means 10 ewloit them missile defense capabilities are a must. Defense Secretary Donald H Rumsfeld said

Rumsf& S. Korealroop Moves Won? Demde D&rmnce WASHINGTON, Aug. 18-Any U S too~raalqnments n South Korea won't degrade the deterrence capability against possible aggression by Norih Korea, Secretary Rumsfekl told PBS television W A S 10s. 'n .enwor AJC 1' .re -nre': Slaw - n m s f a l o n A -i n a es- ra? w n e o tre pas'nree ,ex; n ce,eo"n pans to re6 a? t5com n m? m m t e 1:mx ar: As 8 ' n e s w e ' m said~umifeld also addressed critics of the decision to move U,S ' troops stationed in South Korea away from the demilitarized zone and out of thecapital city of Seoul to locations furthersouth 'We obviously wouldn't have done it If there were any nsk of a weakening ~n me deterent up 1here;k sad &to& DefendAmerica ~ L t o ~ s s a y s ' - A n ~ a j a f a 1

From the Podium Schlssinaer Panel Releases Report "Those (Abu Ghraib) photos, as you know, triggereda widespread reaction and a fair amount of speculation. Contrary to that soecuiation the abuses that were decided in the ohotos a a r">t c c w fiorr a ~ r i ~ v e : vtercqa'or ine, o d m t k m e fwi see). 2 r'ei qeice T %, were free aice set m es on me pan of me i qn - sr r. at Ab. Gire o 1 iere was no w k q of abuse, quitethe contrary. Senior officials repeatedly saidthat in Irm. Geneva reaulations would aoolv. In Afohanistan and . . - Guantanam, i t a s quite different, but even there it was said. fallowing the president's directive that all activity should be consistentwith the Geneva Accord . It was a kind of animal house on the nqht shift. That is reflected in the fact that there was no such activities during theday shift when there were different noncoms in c h a m There was direct resoonsibilitvfor those artivities on the oa io f the commanders nnitw 'vi& un ~~~ ~ ~ ~. to l i e brqaue l e e D6CdLse ney ad rot adeq-atel, s,i?en/ise wnat *as gc ng or at AN Gnraio .' aco ton trere was indirect responsibility at hiqher levels, in that the weaknessesat Abu Ghrab were well known and that correctiveaction could have been taken and should have been taken. We believe that there is institutional and personal responsibility tight upthe chain of command as far as Washington is concerned,' ftrenxnpt) (story)

Secretary James Schtesinger The Pentagon. Aug. 25,2004

Secretary Rumsfeld Outiinss Proaress in Iraq W e have a plan to train up Iraqi forces, police, bofder patrol, counterterrorism. Army. National Guard and train those folks up so that they can assume that responsibility. We're already ahead of plan We transferred sovereignty to me government. They now are planning for elections in January. And we have a Coalition ofnations, I think 32 countries, hat are row ~artidoatinu there in Irau and assistim in trainina and eouicDinu the Iraoi iecuntv forces And as fast a thevareahb

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to !ase oier mat responsiodty i r e . n w States a m :he Coal'ion coLnties w ' t'? pass na r a t respcns :> ty to Wrn. Anc ! s mai lra,eciov nat Ne re on I ts a prxess mars been going on now, roughly, for a year. It's going well. It is a bumpy mad, asit always is as a country goesfrom a violent dictatorship to a democracy. But the promise has been onnd S r h c a k are own hnsnitak are men chnira are . . - - open Tney ve got a n n m m covcn'mem Tney are o~ia ing i.p tner seci-nty forces Tney haw a s'xn marcel Tney ire even got a sxcerteam in the Olympics " (transcnot) fstowl

Secretary Donald H RumsMd Interviewwth Ennque Grates Un~ision TV

El Paso, Texas Aug 23 2004

Detepbor per at ions hold a press conference at the Pentagon follown~ ITie delivery of their Fnal report to Secretary of De'eise Doiald Rumsfeld on Aug 24, 2004 The ane el's fcur members are (left lo nght) James Schlesirger, aformer secretary of defers3 aid s & w q .~e i i~ - ig , re i . ie . iAr metier C w e s A -3,-y

armie.1 JI n e 3 f 'amp? ;n :_'nc JI? 199' C. ' :tar 1 5 < FOAL" e) IQIW S -<%m<pr"in.c anc mexoei o 'ne %.sa Arm& Services Committee, and participating by lelephonetink, former Secrelary of Defense Harold Brown (DoD photo by R D Ward ) Web Paw - Detainee Invesbaations

In the News Fav R w r l Fauits Intelligence Soldiera al Abu WASHINGTON, AIM 25 - Milna~) mlellgence personnel dd participate in abusing some prisoners in Iraq's Abu Ghreib prison, the three top officials in the Army's inveshgation said at a news confemce here today.. The report found that there was no direct complicity in abuse at command levels abve the brigade, but that commanders and staff officers at Combined Joint TaskForee7 should have recognized the signs of trouble and taken corrective a i o n (transcr~a Isiowi fstori)

Shadow200 Flies Unfriendlv Skies CAMP COOKE, Iran. Aun. 25 .The Shadow 200 U n m a n n e d M Vehoe, operated and maintained by a st'ce element ofthe312th Mi'rtay Intelligence Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, has become a impoflant to successful combat operations in Iraq as tanks, Bradley fighting veh~cles and 50 Cai~bw mxhne guns.

1 In Their Own Words - "Why I Serve" 1 1 I AVER, Mass., Aug. 23,2004 -"I oncesail this special on iBlw€ 1

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From the Podium

Secretary Rumsfeld Saw Civilized World Must Stay On the Offensive Against Terroflsts 'Cv. ;?a peopri r i t e w e r e can on j express sympa'h, arc so la*, * , t i tne R m a i pe0p.e Extremstsseek to temze im0tem men ~omm an0 cn Ten mce.er'ney r e anc wierevet tie! m a , I .e "fore are lea y l o '%a passesin th S W Q e . mtswar there are no free passes for wuntnes; there are reallv no free oases for individuals. ~ n d for that reason, the civilizedvrodd has to stay on theoffensive, and that's exactly whatthe Caalition is doing. Taking theoffense, however, ofcourse has its wst, just as stayiw on defense has its cost. And soon the American forces are likely to suffer the 1,000th casualty at the hands of terrorists and extremists in Iraq When combined with U.S. losses in other theaters in the Global Waron Terror, we have lostwell morethan a thousand already. And we certainly honor the courage and sacrifice of every man and woman in uniform who has served in Iraq and wtm 6cutTent1y sawing there.And needkss to say, we m u m with the famiiies ofthose losi"itransmDt~ fstotv\

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld Press Conference at the Pentagon, Sept. 7,2004

Secretary Rdmsfeld Outllnea Progress Aoalnst Twroflam Slnm the9.11 Attacks '&el we ,e come a great c stance )o- In rk abour t The Tahoan *ere n power ir Afghanstan three pais agoand mlll q peope 11 soccer siad -ms n rteo- A". tney re gme "'ney re chr An3 r e ; were hos-(no Osama Din -aoen ano nis a Qaeda crew Tiose folks are on the Nn and a large fraction of the senior leadershio have been killed or caotured. Saddan Hussein's mime. he was trying to assassinate a f o n n e r ~ . ~ . president. He was giting $25.000 tosuicide bomberss families. He was thumbing'hisnoseat 17 U.N. resolutions. And here he's now in jail and his sonsare dead. We have madeenormous stndes. We have a Coalition of85to90 countries and this is the kind of thing no one country can do alone Intakes a lame Coalition and probably the largest Coalition in human history. We have 32 countries or 30 countries in Iraq and 26. 1 believe. in Afghanistan helping So we are putting pressureon terl~rist netwok. There's no way to be on the defensive. We simply have to be on the otfansiw and it takes a lot of cooperation in the inemator4 wmmunty todo itand thafs whars hawning, So I thtnk we have made enormous p m g r e s s . ' W

Secretary Donald H. RumsfeM Radio Intereiew wth Scott Hennen, WDAY, Fago, Noah Oakola

Sept, 7,2004

Anew chiller unit like ths oneat Bay11 Iraq cameonline Sept 6 at apower plant north of Naiaf helping to bmg elecbicityto more Iraq. households The gain s one of many logged over the past 18months that have boosted electricty production hereto more lhan 5 300 megawatts enough to service 2- m Ikon more Iraqi homes than were fueled under the former regime (Courtesy photo) (story)

In the News Tribunal Finds Gmntanimo Deainw Not Conibatmt WASHINGTON, Scot. 8 - A tribunal in GuantanamoBay, Cuba has determineda detainee there isnol anenemy combatant, and the US. aovernment will release theman to his home country soon,officialssaid. Defense officials announced in July all detainees at Guantanamo Bay w to be given the opportunity to contest their determination asenemy combatant? and submlt evidence or call wlneses on theu behadf

Gen. Pam PTO- tnteraaencv GoidwrtBr-Nichot* Act A . hGTW .a Sepi ' Gei %ter Pace t ce cna-man of fia ant C- ek o' Staff s.gaesmo a Gomater4 c ios Act rcr a of me federa n.e'nme'T m morc.etne wa. 'w co-rn 'eEOonosm'efrorsm The 6oldwater-~ichdk Act of 1936strengthened the positon of Ihecharman i f Ute Joint Chiefs of Staff and created the position of vice chairmen. It made fte services act more in concert and forced the services to place m ~ r - t p q l e pntMiets

West Point's FInrt Female General Commands COSCOM WIESBADEN, Germany, Sept. 7 -The first female West Point graduate to be Dromoted to aeneral officer assumed command of V Cow' 3rd Cores support command in a ceremonySept 2 at Wiesbadm ~ r t k y Airfield. Germany [stowl

Secretary's Patriot Day Radio Message to the Troops

"I value thisopportunity to talk to those o' you serving inouramed forces, and i want lo thank you, personally, for your commitment to 0urcountry.A~ you know, this week we lost thetbousandth service member In Iraq Some ask whether theGiobai Warm Terror is worth a thousand American lives. It's an understandable question, but me answershouid be clear to all wtio have studied our nation's hi story... (A)iier September 11th ourcountry could no iongeraccept the nsk of failing lo act Because of your courage and commitment, some 50 million people from Afghanistan and Iraq are now experiencing freedom Other regimes that also sponsored terror now suppol our cause. Because we are eliminating the havens ofthose who seek to terrorizeour nation, our country is safer today And that is why the important work you are doing is worth the cost, and why it is so deeply appreciated." (read the full text) ~llsten to the messace)

of some of those wtio answered America's call lo amon are featured on the Pentagons websiteon the Global War on Terror, wdefendamema mli For more Call to Action stories,

Spc. Mark A Jensen, US. Army, Wad, Iraq "My name is SPC Mark A Jensen I am a member of an Army Natmai Guard Unlt, outofTuuon, Ariz Tre tragedyof9111 hfim, k e so many others, in a slate of disbelief, sadness, horror, and outrage, I knew from the initial news reportthat I could notst idly by wlthwtgetting back into the fight"

Sot Rotait L G r m Ill, U.S. Army, FOB KMTB (Caldwell) l r q "During Desert Stam, I was active duty Air Force and was in Saudi Arabia. At the bmeof the terronsls' attacks. I was a 36-year-oid convenience store manager In Chartom, N.C I am now 39 yaarsdd and am in Iraq as a combat medic I have a new skill and passion tor medicine i would have never discovered had i not answred the a l l to help my country The soldiers I serve with were customers of mine at one time Now they are my brothers'

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"There is no better place to be cart of a team. no better oface K wow morally aria ethically." Staff Sat, JamieA Deirndino (story)

To read morestories from the men and women in the U.S. militmy link here To vmth video stones, MIU!%~ to the ~enta&n~hannei and click on the top left tab '"why I Serve:

Honorina Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice Rememberina the Victims at the Pentaoon Defense Link Web Snecial9-11 Web Paae

From the Podium

Seemaw Rumsfeld Media Avallablitvat Fort Leonard Wood ¥Ther -awe a nays oeen rmes ". aar n an ?s.rq^?nc) w e n inqs look bleak and w e n In ngs ook diicuX and W a r e d ffiwi mere nave a-nays been pew e r i a l have sao it's rot warin mecost. i ts not m m me pnce ' And pe0p.e sa d n a w l tne Korean War, people said it about World War II ... you look back and you see the accom~lishment that was made. I mean, the countries that were fascist and Nazis in Italy, German, and the Ja~anese situation - in all three. oeoole said they're not readv for dernocracv and vet durina the 55 vean of t h i dnld Warlhftv were bulwaks aaainst the mmmnn& exkns im from ttw ~ o v i e l In inn ~ i i r maiv " ~ ~~ -~~ - - ~ ~ - - ~ ~ - - - -,. marif menwsana years it was -1ncy I haso kc t, t (was sow. i: was ham ustas n Has narc o r tne dorear pen nsua I Ininn peapie neec to r e w n ze na t f Ae'e stpadim: arc" !me re p ~ r p o s e t ~ tnat mere sn t rpaior .n m~ *rind we can 1 oe succ&l and those 50 million people fin Iraq and Afghanistan) can't become areas of stabally and peace in that part of the world." 0

Secretary Donald H. Rumsfek), Fort Leonad Wood, Mo., Sept. 14,2004

DeoJtv Secretary Wolfowltz S~eaka it Nauonal P O W ~ I A Recoari l i lon Day *The recovey anc r e t o O'OJI n ss nq Amencans can mem yearsoi pa ism< nq effort Some600 menand w m n , both M a r y an0 cilfans wound the wonc lane p a t n e e r p nq frcm a p'omic ne;o'atons and fieb opyations to forensic a m p s They are tireless and dedicated. And through their latest efforts, the remains of fallen Americans have iust been recovered in North Korea and are m w headed Inme "

Deputy Secretary Paul Wblbute The Pentagon, Sept 14,2004

National POWIMIA Recognition Day I

"Why I Serve" - Atr Force Senior Airman Stephanie Henry ofthe Is1 Communications Squadron based at Langley Air Force Base, Va ,said. 'As soon as I sicned (tie oaoers and I came in. I knew I'm gong to make UIS a careir . ~ e a d herstory and o h m at the I web page To watm video "Why I Serve" stones, go to the Pentawn Channel. For stones abut Ainencans who joined he Aimed Forces after 9-1 1, go to the America's Call to Aclion page.

In the News Anendm Mmi Cmwm to Wln Terru War. P- WASHINGTON, Sept. 15- In (tie fields and deserts ofthe Middle East, Americans already are working toward a joint interagency ideal. They just have to ignore theirsupenors tomakeit work, thevice chairman of the Joint Chiefsof Staff said here today. ManneGOT. Peter Pam toM the attendaes at the 2004 Elsenhovw National Security Conference that agencies throughout the govefnmert must moperate towin thaglobal war on terrorism. @hy)

Iraq Addl FIrat Female Officer to Army's Hadlo l C m p

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Sept. 14 -The Iraqi army added its first female medical officer here as part of the government's continuing effortto fully integrate both genders into its armed forces. The officer, a dentist assigned to the Iraqi Armed Forces' Surpeon General's office as a staff officer, will complete three months of advanced training at Haward Medrcal School In B&n prbrto her sewice.