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DOD PRESS BRIEFINGS OF 12/6/01, WITH DONALD RUMSFELD AND GENERAL PACE AND DOD BRIEFINGS FOR 12/11/01 WITH DONALD RUMSFELD AND GENERAL MYERS.
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NEWSMAN ASKS RUMSFELD, "WHAT WILL THE U.S. DO WHEN THE TALIBAN START TO SURRENDER AND START DISBURSING AROUND THE COUNTRY?" "WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TROOPS ON THE GROUND, SO WE HAVE TO WORK WITH OPPOSITION FORCES", SAYS RUMSFELD.
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CONCERNING AL QAEDA, RUMSFELD SAYS WE DON'T WANT THEM ROAMING AROUND THE COUNTRY, WE DON'T WANT THEM LEAVING THE COUNTRY. AND CAUSE TROUBLE FOR SOME OTHER COUNTRY".
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| 03:33:54 169.73 |
RUMSFELD GETS LAUGHTER WHEN HE MAKES ANALOGY TO, "THOSE GLASS BOX AT THE GAS STATION WHERE YOU USE THOSE LITTLE THINGS TO PICK UP THE PRIZE YOU KEEP DROPPING IT".
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GENERAL PACE SAYS THERE ARE SPECIAL FORCES WORKING WITH MOST OF THE MAJOR OPPOSITION UNITS.
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NEWSMAN ASKS PACE TO DESCRIBE THE "CAVE BUSTER"
WEAPON. PACE SAYS, "500. 1000 AND 2000 POUND BOMBS ARE USED AND VERY PRECISELY GUIDED TO THE OPENINGS OF THE CAVES" |
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NEWSMAN ASKS IF MULLAH OMAR QUALIFIES AS THOSE THAT COULD BE BROUGHT BEFORE MILITARY TRIBUNAL. RUMSFELD SAYS THAT WOULD BE A PRESIDENTIAL DECISION.
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ZOOM AWAY FROM RUMSFELD ASKING QUESTIONS, ALONGSIDE PACE, REPORTERS, BACKS TO CAMERA LISTENING TO HIS ANSWER, ZOOM IN AGAIN ON RUMSFELD
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END BRIEFINGS.
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TITLE: "DOD BRIEFING": "HON. DONALD RUMSFELD.
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, GEN. RICHARD MYERS CJCS". 11:30 TUESDAY, 11 DECEMBER, 2001. |
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RUMSFELD STARTS BRIEFING WITH STATEMENT. TELLS OF MEMORIAL SERVICE AT SITE OF CRASH AT PENTAGON ON 911, THREE MONTHS BEFORE, GIVES CASUALTY FIGURES INCLUDING NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA.
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| 03:40:49 584.73 |
CU CHILDHOOD AND ADULT PHOTOS OF MRS, SYMANTHA ALLEN WHO WAS A VICTIM.
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"THIS WAR IS FAR FROM OVER", SAYS RUMSFELD. "WE HAVE YET TO ACHIEVE OUR CLEAR OBJECTIVES" "IT DOES NOT END WITH THE FALL OF KABUL, OR EVEN KANDAHAR", "OR EVEN WITH THE CAPTURE OF TALIBAN OR AL QAEDA LEADERS".
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| 03:43:44 759.73 |
TWO FEMALE REPORTERS TAKING NOTES.
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| 03:44:01 776.73 |
GENERAL MYERS MAKES STATEMENTS. GIVES BATTLE ASSESSMENTS FOR THIS "66TH DAY OF THE MILITARY PORTION OF THIS WAR". CU NEWSMAN LISTENING TO MYERS WHO SAYS THE LAST EFFECT TALIBAN STRONGHOLD IS NOW IN TORA BORA.
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"MARINES CONTINUE TO BLOCK ESCAPE ROUTES OUT OF KANDAHAR", SAYS MYERS. TELLS OF OVER 2 MILLION FOOD RATIONS DROPPED. "WE HAVE NO CONFIRMATION OF SURRENDER REPORTS IN TORA BORA AREA. FOUR NEWSMEN TAKING NOTES.
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RUMSFELD MAKES JOKES WITH VETERAN NEWSMAN IN FRONT ROW, WHO ASKS IF SOMALIA IS NEXT?
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NEWSMAN ASKS RUMSFELD WHERE THE BATTLE IN TORA BORA WITH AL QAEDA STAND AT THIS POINT? CU FACE SHOT NEWSMAN, LISTENS TO RUMSFELD LENGTHY ANSWER.
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NEWSMAN ASKS RUMSFELD ABOUT OUR OBJECTIVE IN SOUTH AFGHANISTAN. RUMSFELD GIVES LENGTHY ANSWER. CU TWO YOUNG NEWSMEN
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RUMSFELD DOES NOT RULE OUT CERTAIN CONDITIONS OF SURRENDER IF HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THEY MAY BE. BUT SOME CONDITIONS WILL BE UNEXCEPTABLE.
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REPORTER ASKS RUMSFELD IF HE KNOWS WHERE AL QAEDA OR TALIBAN LEADERSHIP MAY BE, AND IF PAKISTAN IS MOST LIKELY ROUT OUT OF PAKISTAN FOR ANY OF THE LEADERS?
ALSO WHAT KIND OF ASSURANCE WE HAVE WITH PAKISTAN LEADERS WILL DO THE RIGHT THING? |
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RUMSFELD SAYS THAT PAKISTAN HAS BEEN HELPFUL IN NUMEROUS RESPECTS.
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REPORTER ASKS IF WE HAVE ANY WORD ON BIN LADEN IN TORA BORA AREA?
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CU YOUNG REPORTER TAKING NOTES AS GENERAL MYERS TALKS ABOUT USE OF HELICOPTERS IN TORA BORA AND MARINES ENTERING CAVES.
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NEWSMAN ASKS RUMSFELD ABOUT DETAINEES AND TRIBUNALS.
CU YOUNG FEMALE REPORTER LISTENS. |
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NEWSMAN ASKS IF THERE WILL BE A PROBLEM OF A EUROPEAN NATION TURNING OVER CUSTODY OF BIN LADEN TO THE U.S.
RUMSFELD SAY, "THERE WON'T BE". |
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RUMSFELD DISTINGUISHES BETWEEN AL QAEDA AND TALIBAN.
AL QAEDA BEING FOREIGNERS IN AFGHANISTAN. |
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NEWSMAN ASKS RUMSFELD HOW CONFIDENT HE IS ABOUT SENDING CAPTURED AL QAEDA BACK TO THEIR COUNTRIES FOR PUNISHMENT, WE WON'T SEND THEM BACK IF WE ARE NOT CONFIDENT (THEY WILL BE PUNISHED).
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| 04:02:26 1881.73 |
NEWSMAN ASKS ABOUT "DAISY CUTTER" BOMB BEING DROPPED IN TORA BORA? MYERS SAYS RESULTS HAD DESIRED AFFECT (TO KILL AL QAEDA). WHEN ASKED WHAT THEY SAW ON GROUND? MYERS RESPONDS, "DEAD AL QAEDA".
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RUMSFELD LISTENS TO LENGTHY QUEST BY FOREIGN ACCENTED NEWSMAN QUOTING BIN LADEN STATEMENTS.
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NEWSMAN ASKS RUMSFELD IF HE HAD UPDATE ON WHEREABOUTS OF MULLAH OMAR?
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RUMSFELD REPLIES TO QUESTION CAUSING LAUGHTER FROM NEWSMEN.
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| 04:08:44 2259.73 |
GOOD ABOVE SHOT RUMSFELD AND MYERS ON PODIUM AS RUMSFELD ANSWERS QUESTION ABOUT NEW TECHNOLOGY, MENTIONS VALUE OF UNMANNED VEHICLES, AND ALSO CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT AND PEOPLE ON THE GROUND, AND OTHERS. MYERS SPEAKS MORE OF TECHNOLOGY
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| 04:11:17 2412.73 |
MYERS SPEAKS ABOUT "JOINT-STARS".
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WHEN REPORTER SAYS, "THE WHITE HOUSE SAID TODAY"
RUMSFELD CUTS HIM SHORT AND SAYS, "WHITE HOUSES DO NOT TALK", (LAUGHTER). |
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REPORTER ASKS IF RUMSFELD IS INVOLVED WITH THE RELEASE OF BIN LADEN TAPE? HE GIVES LENGTHY PROCEDURES FOR RELEASING TAPES.
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| 04:18:37 2852.73 |
RUMSFELD ANSWERS REPORTERS QUESTION ABOUT HUMANITARIAN AID AND PROVIDING SECURITY FORCE FOR IT
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| 04:21:13 3008.73 |
IN RESPONSE TO QUESTION OF WHO WOULD BE HELD PRISONER, RUMSFELD SAYS, "ANYONE WHO COULD ADD TO OUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE TERRORIST NETWORK IN AFGHANISTAN AND IN NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES OR ANYWHERE ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH, WE WANT A CHANCE TO TALK TO THEM".
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RUMSFELD CONTINUES, "WITH RESPECT TO AL QAEDA, FROM TOP TO BOTTOM THEY ARE BAD FOLKS".
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END.
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