CONTEMPORARY STOCK FOOTAGE
NEWSFEED: 2/4/04, DVD, 2 FULL HOURS OF SECRETARY DONALD RUMSFELD SITTING AT DESK DURING DEFENSE BUDGET HEARINGS ;INT cu Donald Rumsfeld listens to commissioner speaking off camera, military man Pete Pace sits to his side; INT military man listens in, pan to Rumsfeld writing, he listens to chairman off screen give info on war in Iraq; INT Rumsfeld sweats it out while commissioner explains lack of evidence in recent search for WMD; INT pan to military man listening to commissioner's speech, pan back to Rumsfeld jotting down notes; INT Rumsfeld begins a VERY LONG speech defending his work in Iraq & the WMD (weapons of mass destruction) search, this goes on for a LONG time; INT after 30 minutes, Rumsfeld ends speech, Pace speaks to council, promises a long, difficult war; INT pan back to Rumsfeld answering quick questions from council, then go back to Pace answering similar questions; INT again Rumsfeld is grilled for comments he made on WMD, he tries to defend himself as does Pace; INT this just goes on and on, commissioner (sounds like Ted Kennedy) continues grilling Rumsfeld; INT the voice is Sen. Kennedy, Rumsfeld fights with him, Pace helps out, this goes on for a long time; INT more council members talk to Rumsfeld about WMD, Rumsfeld fires back & the session never seems to end; INT wow, camera pans left to new guy w/glasses supporting Rumsfeld, I think he's an engineer, this doesn't make it more exiting;INT the tape ends, I had to mention that because it's the most exiting part of the entire two hour affair; But WAIT! There's more! Check tape #81121 for the rest of this exciting session.
