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March 15,2002The War Against Terrorism

> Ooeration Anaconda. ecent speculation has centered on the num ber of enemy c a s ~ aes in the battlefor Snah- -Kot but tne Pentaaon is not in the bus ness of so ec ~lali on We cannotknow the number of combatants or bodies still in caves, whether dead al Qaedawere buried, or if surviving fighters escapedBut progress in one area of Afghanistan does not mean we can relax our guardelsewhere There are still pockets of Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters at a number oflocations in Afghanistan, across the porous borders, and throughout the world.Six mon ths have passed since September 11'" Yet on Tuesday, March 12, sixmonths and one day after the attacks, mo re than a dozen bod ies were pulled fromthe ruins of the World Trade Center, inc luding eleven firefighters who lost their livesin the burning towers.They are a reminder of why we are fighting. We are fighting because our firemen,our friends, our fam ilies and neighborhoods came under attack-and continue tobe tnreateneo. We lost thousands of Americans on September 11'".and f we don'tstop the terrorists the next attack cou ld be considerab y worse

9 The W ar Aqains t Terrorism: The Wav AheadThe military objectives in the war against terrorism are to d rive the Taliban frompower, end the use of Afghan istan as a haven for terrorists, provide humanitarianand food relief for the Afahan Deonie. and helo the interim Government restorestability to A fghanistan. We are meeting eac hof those aims.U S bjectives going forward are:

4 To disrupt the activities of terrorist networks and to deal with those statesthat sponsor, aid, abet and tolerate terrorists, and particularly those that arepursuing weapons of mass destruction.

4 There can be no sanctuary, no safe haven for terrorists4 To go a fter terrorists and nations that harbor terrorists.

To pursue and run to g round terrorist networks in Afghanistan and acrossthe globe.


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To estao ish military-to -military elationships with co.ntr es tnat arecomrn tied to he ping the U S. fight tne war aga inst terror sm4 To va in and equip forces in friendly countr es facing terroris t threa ts, suchas the Pn I ppines and Yemen; to help tnem eliminate me poss bi ty of theircod ntres becoming sanctuaries for terrorists

As the terrorists are driven out o f Afghanistan, they e ither go to themountains, blend into cities, cross borders, or leave and go to anothercountry.To the extent the US. does not help countries like Yemen, the a1 Qaedawill likely turn that country into a haven for terrorists , and that'sunacceptable.We will continue to work w ith the interim governm ent in Afghan istan toensure that the Taliban and a1 Qaeda will not return and crea te a havenfor terror sts again We need to make sure that me well-trained terroristswho eft Afghan istan ao not set up sanctuaries n otner nat ons


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From the SecretaryAs we gather to celebrate a dav of friendshiu and worshio. our thouahts turn to the men and women of our Armed Forces.Some of lre m are speno i g n Tnan~sgtv g Dayn tn famt y ana k d nes o1ne.s are far'rom norne s'anaing watch forfreedom Aherever 'he/ are ne v snowJ KPOW 'hat [her co m' v s cm ie t~ lor their sen; ce and sacnfce Eacn of d w n s iour hearts and our prayers as wegive thanks for the blessings in our lives.On Tnantsgittng Da ys xly years ago. World War Iwas rag ng Amencan soa ers were spreao across the g obe Many gavetneir ves 10 defeat me Ax s po#ers ano save me world born tyrannyToday, we are once again engaged n a battle-this time between reedom and terror, between extremism and fanatacism.And today, once again, the men and women in uniform are risking their lives in the defense of liberty.In Afghanistan, hey and our coalition partners defeated the terrorists, rescued a country and liberateda people. Today, theare on the ground in dozens of countries, and patrollingseas and skies, hunting down terrorists so that they, too, cannot killagain.All Americans can give thanks that our freedom andway of life are defended by the strongest and most skilled military orcein the world. And those who serve can give thanks forthe American people, whose steadfast support is helping themaccomplish our mission in the global war on terror.

News~ o v e m b e r 3 0 ~ 2 0 0 2

U~cominn ventsSusnected a1 Qaeda, Taliban Elements Attack U S Bases in November 25-27: CENTCOM staff and their coalitionAfqhanistan counterparts are distributing ood and supplies to needyThree U.S. camps in Afghanistan came under attack from families n the Tampa,FL area.rocket and machine aun fire November24. resultina indamage at the menc can base in Khowst N o as&lties Monday, December2: Gen. John M. Keane, Vice Chief owere reported and U.S. airsupport quickly quelled the Staff of the U.S. Army will deliver the keynote address atattacks. See: Defend America the 23rd Army Science Conference n Orlando, FL See:S.%Def to InternationalPress: Democraciesseek in^ to 23rd science 'OnferenCe'Consolidate Gains

Europe and the Americas, democraciesare to Tuesday, Decembw 3:Gordon t i Mansfield, Assistantconsolidate democraticgainsmor the 2,st century, secretary for Veterans Affairs will d d i w h e keynote~ ~ ~~ E ~ ~ ~ A ~ ~ r Z ~ ~ ~Rumsfeld n a briefing at the Foreign Press Center in Forum n Bethesda, MD.Washington, DC, "Instead, the opposite has taken place. Thumda,,, December 5: special Assistant forHomelandMore countries are seeking to join, and our decades ofsecuity cooperat,on among the allies is paying ofas SecuriQ peter Verga will address the Westem Govenors'new threats emerge," See. Rumsfeld: Democracy. Association Winter Meeting n Las Vegas, NV. See:Western Governors' Association.


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Office ofPentagon Briefing public AffairsOctober 9, 2002 703-697-1254Iraq's Weapons Proqrams:Lies, DenialandDeception> Saddam has demonstrated his determination to conceal his weaoons of massdestruction and their development.

For more than a decade. Saddam Hussein's reaime has made denial anddeception an integral part of military, diplomatic and overall governmentooerations in Iraa Amona the tactics Saddam emolovs to deceive the world,about his weapons of mass destruction are:Satellite countermeasuresCamouflageUnderground and covert facilitiesDisinformationCover stories. Staged media activitiesFalse installations

> Saddam's reqime has a history of denial and deception.. Since 1991, Saddam has used the following tactics to hide his development ofweapons of mass destruction and to lie about their existence:. Iraq conceals weapons facilities in residential areas, such as thebioloaical weaoons olant in Abu Ghuravb that is within 2 blocks of Iraai.private homes.= Iraqi officials sanitize sites by moving or hiding materials - in somecases, literally moving arms and components out the back door whileinspectors come through the front.. Saddam's regime has made fraudulent declarations o the UnitedNations. In a 1992 letter to the U.N. Secretary General, Iraq's foreign

minister wrote: "Iraq has not produced any bacteriological or biologicalweapons ..The equipment which could be said to be capable of producingsuch weapons have been destroyed.". Iraq will sacrifice certain documents and weapons material in order todivert attention from and protect the true nature of its WMD programs. Ata chicken farm in 1995, Iraq turned over 150 boxes of documents, manyof which referenced other, more damaging documents that were withheld.


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Saddam's officials invent cover stories for weapons facilities, such as theBaby Milk Plant" that sprouted perimeter fencing and roof camouflage atthe onset of the Gulf War.Saddam's palaces and their grounds which house bt-n~ers weaponsequipment are declarea 'sensitive sites" and off-limits to nspectionsSaddam will destroy buildings to simulate combat damage and spreaddisinformation about civilian casualties. In February 1991, Iraqi forcesdestroyed the Al Basrah Mosque, claiming it had been damaged bycoalition aircraft. The nearest bomb crater -visible in satellite imagery-was several hundred feet away.Saddam will stage media tours that restrict press to facilities that havebeen cleared of weapons material and production activity.

P Saddam Hussein and his regime cannot be trusted.Saddam's government is comm tied to misleading and aece v ng theinternaiiona commun ty, he Unitea Nations and the meo a about nlsweapons of mass destruction. raq's repealed aen als tnat it has weapons of mass destn-ciion and tneregimes panern of I es to the world have become inst t ~ tns of Sadoam'sgovernment. Saddam s government contains an infrastructure of dece t and operates asopnisiicateo concealment regime to hide weapons of mass aestrJctionAmong the euphernisticaily-namedgovernment offices Saddam uses to hidehis WMD program are (in addition to the Iraqi Office of the President):. The Higher Security CommitteeSpecial Security Organization (SSO), run by Saddam's son, Qusay. Military Industrial CommissionIraqi Intelligence Service (US)Special Republican GuardDirectorate or Military Intelligence


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Operation Enduring Freedom:One Year of Accomplishments> October 7 marks the one-year anniversary of the beqinnina of combatoperations in Afahanistan. Many of the coal it ion's~biectives n Afqhanistanhave been accomplished.

With the coalition's help, Afghanistan is moving forward to rebuild their Countryand restore civil government,. One month after military operations began, the first major city - Mazar-e-Sharif- w a s liberated, A month later, the last major city -- Kandahar - was liberatedfrom the Taliban.. he al Qaeda went on the run days after Oct. 7 - osing their power, their safehavens and much of their leadership. Today, they are fragmented and theirleaders are missing, captured, killed or on the run.. Humanitarianaid to Afghanistan started on day one of the war, with 37,000humanitariandaily rations airdropped while the attacks were underway.. he international community has pledged $4.5 billion over five years toreconstruct Afghanistan; $2 billion was committed for use in 2002. Of that $2billion. $1.3 billion has been utilized or will be available this year.More than 575,000 metric tons of food have been delivered since the start of thewar; 17 million refugees have returned to their homes. Schools, hospitals androads have been rebuilt.An elected head of government- Hamid Karzai -today works with regionalleaders in a transitional government as civil authorities continue to establishcontrol.

> The coalition continues to pursue terrorists, whether by financial. diplomatic.leqal or military means.More than 160 countries have issued orders freezing terrorist assets, and othershave requested U.S. help in improving their legal and regulatory systems sothey can more effectively block terrorist funds. Since september 11, the U.S. hasblocked more than $34 miilion in assets of terrorist organizations; other nationshave also blocked more than $77 million.. Terrorists ano terrorist cells continue to be disrupted or destroyed on a dai.yoasis Nations from around tne wort0 have arrested terrorsts, with tne globaefforts of law enforcement and intelligence agencies in cooperation with some90 countries, resulting n the arrest of some 2,400 individuals, andapproximately 650 enemy combatants under U S . ontrol.


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. ne North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) has c~n d ~c t e oore than25.000 Ooerat on Noble Eaole sorties inc l~d ina17 600 comoat air ~atrols Atthe same time, U S fightershave been scrambled or diverted to respond to over750 domestic airspace security incidentsOn Sept. 12,2001. the North Amencan Treaty organization invoked artice Vforthe first time. Com.nq to tne aid of the U S , NATO panes flew more than 350sorties and logged more that 4,300 flight hours as part of operation Noble Eagle.

GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR:FACTS & FIGURES

9 The United States has provided some $588 million in assistance since October2001. Another $1.45 billion has been authorized for this purpose over the next fouryears9 The U.S. has provided 7,000 metric tons of seed and 15,000 metric tons of fertilizer,

benefiting more than 140,000 Afghan farmers.> On September 12, 2002, Japan and Saudi Arabia oined the U.S. in announcingsupport for the rebuilding of the Kabul-Kandahar-Herathighway. The U S pledged$80 million and our partners $50 million each.> Ten water projects were completed during the first six months of 2002 TheseInCIJdeO 83 we Is benefitino aooroximate v 260 000 Afahans at a cost of $193.000Focus for this effort was ~.&dahar and ~kar-e' -~hari f . n additional16 new waterprojects have been approved in the provinces of Paktika, Khowst, Kandahar, andKabul, with an estimated total cost of $246,000.> Demning teams from Norway, Britain, Poland and Jordan have helped c ear landm nes from more tnan 1 8 mi lion square meters of terrain> Infrastructure projects: 154 approved projects in 10 provinces:

Completed U wAgriculture 2 2Roads and Bridge 1 7Hospitalhledical 5 14Schools 61 44Water and Wells 10 16Other projects 4 9

9 Airlift68 total tons of supplies delivered175 h ~m anarian rations missions were flown from October to December 2001.dropping 2 4 m Ilion H ~ma nar an Daily Rations (HDRs) worth more than $10million

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575,000 metric tons of food (wheat and flour) were dropped, as well as plexi-glass and plywood with which to provide sturdier forms of shelter.> Schools

. .S. Army Civil Affairs has completed 61 school repair projects- with plans for44 more- o support more than 70,000 school children.The US. has provided 10 million textbooks and 4,000 teacher-training kits.Canada, Greece, Belgium and Iceland delivered 60 metric tons of goodsdonated by Egypt to Afghanistan.P Medical. ordan built a hospital in Mazar-e-Sharif hat has treated more than 105,000patients. Spain's hospital has treated nearly 12,000 Afghans and provided 26 tons ofpharmaceuticalsupplies.. Belgium eo the largest multinational humanitarian assistance miss on tnatoel.vered 90 metric tons of UhlMlX to starv ng children n Afghanistan. It alsoprovided 2,500 blankets.

The US. has jointly funded the measles vaccinationsof more than four millionchildren.P Oct 7, 2001 - Combat operations commenced with a mix of air strikes from land-

based B-1, B-2, and B-52 bombers, carrier-based F-14 and FIA-18 fighters, andTomahawk cruise missiles launched from both U.S. and British ships andsubmarines. In conjunction with airstrikes, U.S. Central Command also initiatedhumanitarian air drops of food. One month later, the first major city, Mazar-e-Sharif, was liberated from Taliban control. Two months after military operationsbegan, Kandahar, the final Taliban stronghold, was returned to the Afghan people.P Coalition, Air Power Facts &Figures

Coalition countries supporting he global war on terrorism 90Coalition countries wlforces in Afghanistan 27Nations with representativesat Central CommandHQ 39Coalition personnel in Afghanistan 5,000US Personnel n Afghanistan 9,000Total bombs dropped 24,000(13,000 precision-guided)Sorties flown 55,150Fighter 2,700Bomber 1,725Tanker 13,625


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Airiift 28,300Other 8,60009 Ai r Mobility Support for OEF:

Total number of troops moved: 217,070Total tons moved.299, 3659 Operation Noble Eagle Sorties: 25,100Fighter 17.600Tanker 6,175Airlift 300AWACS1 NATO AWACS 1,0259 Weapons caches:

Over 300 caches have been found, with nearly 200 of them identified by localnationals.9 Coalition support

in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, twenty-seven nations have deployedmore than 14,000 troops. Coalition support has been invaluable. For a partiallisting of some of the countries and some of the support provided, seewww.centcom.mil.9 Afghan National Army

U.S. and French forces have trained more than 1,100 soldiers to serve in theAfghan National Army (ANA). Another battalion of 400 soldiers are in trainingnow. 38 countries have offered assistance in the training or equipping of theANA.

9 international Security Assistance Force (ISAF)Troops from 19 countries make up the International Secur ty Assistance Forcea force organized to ass st the transitional Afgnan government w tn secJrity nme caoita Kaoul Duma its firsts x months of ooeration SAP mounted2 185joint patrols with Afghan security forces in and around ~abu l , nd disposedofnearly 3 million munitions.

9 In The PhilippinesMore than 1,300 US personnel, including 160 Special Operations advisors,deployed in support of the Balikatan counterterrorism exercises for 6 months.U.S. Special Operations personnel conducted company-level training with 25field companies of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The U.S. has providedthe Armed Forces of the Philippines with one C-130 aircraft, 30,000 M-16A1rifles, two Point-class Coast Guard cutters, and eight UH-1H helicopters.


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> In the Re publ ic of GeorgiaU.S. Special Forces trained nearly 200 Georgians during the staff-training phaseof the Georg ia Train and Equ ip Prog ram. Currently, they are training nearly 500Georgians in light-infan try actics, inc luding platoon-leve l offensive anddefensive operations and basic airmo bile tactics. Military equ ipment is alsoslated for transfer to Georgia, including uniforms, small arms and ammunition,communicationsgear, training gear, medical gear, fuel, and cons tructionmaterials.

> In YemenU.S. Special Forces trained approxima tely 200 Yemeni military forces incounter-terrorism actics.

> Casualt iesFifty-two American servicemen and wom en have been killed in the war againstterror while more than 200 have been injured. Coalition forces have suffereddeaths and injuries while supporting OEF. The CIA suffered one killed in actionin Afghanistan.


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Pen tag m Briefing OfficeofPublic AffalrsOctober 9,2002Iraq's Weapons Proqrams:Lies, Denial and Deceptionb Saddam has demonstrated his determination to conceal his weavons of massdestruction and their development,

For more than a decade, Saddam Hussein's regime has made denial anddeception an integral part of mhtav, diplomatic and overall governmentoperations in Iraq. Among the tactics Saddam employs to deceive the worldabout his weapons of mass destruction are:Satellite countemeasuresCamouflageUnderground and covert facilitiesDisinformation. Cover storles

* Staged media activities. Faise installationsb Saddam's reqime has a histow of denial and deception.

Since 1991, Saddam has used the following tactics to hide his development ofweapons of mass destruction and to lie about the~r xistence:

- lraq conceals weapons facilities in residential areas, such as thebiological weapons plant in Abu Ghurayb that is within 2 blocks of Iraqiprivate homes.= Iraqi oficiais sanitize sites by moving or hiding materials -- in somecases, literally moving arms and components out the back door whileinspectors come through the front.. Saddam s regme has made fraudulent declarat ons to the Un ledNanons In a 1992 letter to the U N Secretaw General lraas ore an

m n ster wrote 'traq has not proouced any ba'cter80 og~cal r b o log~a lweapons The equtpment whlch coulo be safe to be capable of produc ngsuch weapons hive been destroyed.''lraa will sacrifice certain documents and weaDons material in order todlv& attention from and protect the true natdre of itsWMD programs. Ata chicken farm in 1995. lraa turned over 150 boxes of documents, manvof whlch referenced other, ;ore damaging documents that were withhGd.


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Saddamk officials invent cover stories for weapons facilities, such as the"Baby Milk Plant" that sprouted perimeter fencing and roof camouflage atthe onset of the Gulf War.- Saddam's palaces and their grounds, which house bunkers &weaponsequipment, are declared "sensitive sites" and off-limits to Inspections.Saddam will destroy buildings to simulate combat damage and spreaddisinfomation about civilian casualties. In Febmary 1991, lraqi forcesdestroyed the A1 Basrah Mosque, claiming it had been damaged bycoalit~on ircraft, The nearest bomb crater --visible in satellite imagery --was several hundred feet away.Saddamwill stage media tours that restrict press to facilities that havebeen cleared of weapons material and production activity.

> Saddam Hussein and his reoime cannot be trusted.Saddam's government is committed to misieadlng and deeiving theinternational wmmunib, the United Nations and the media about hisweapons of mass dest&t~on,Iraq's repeateo oenials tnat it has weapons of mass desmct~onan0 theregime's pattern of lhes to the world have become Inst t~t ions f Saddam's

Saddam's government conhins an infrastructure of deceit and operates asophisticated concealment regime to hide weapons of mass destruction.Among the euphemistically-namedgovernment o*ces Saddam uses to hidehis WMD program are (in addition to the lraqi Office of the President):

The Higher Security CornmilleeSpecial Security Organization (SSO), run by Saddam's son, Qusay- Military Industrial Commissionlraqi Intelligence Sewice (11s)= Special Republican GuardDirectorate for Military Intelligence


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Operation Endurina Freedom:One Year o fAccomplishments9 October 7 marks the one-year anniversary of the beqinninq of combatoperations in Afqhanistan. Many of the coalition's obiectives in Afqhanistanhave been accomplished.

With the coal~tion'shelp, Afghanistan s moving fonvard to rebuild their countryand restorecivil government.One month after milltaw operations began, the first major city -- Mazar-e-Sharif-was liberated. A month later, the last major city -- Kandahar -- was liberatedfrom the Taliban.The a1 Qaeda went on the run days afler Oct, 7 - osing their power, their safehavens and much of their leadership. Today, they are fragmented and theirleaders are missing, captured, killed or on the run.Humanitarian aid to Afghanishn started on day one of the war, with 37,000humanitarian daily rations atrdropped while the attacks were underway.The international community has pledged $4.5 billion over five years toreconstruct Afghan~stan; 2 billion was committed for use in 2002. Of that $2billion, $1.3 billion has been utilized orwill be available this year.More than 575,000 metrc tons of food have been delivereo s m e the starl of thewar 1.7 m ~onef~gees ave re t~me do their homes. Scnools hosp~la androads have been rebuilt.An elected head of government - Harnid Karzai - today works with reglonalleaders in a transitional government as civil authorities continue to establishcontrol,

9 The coalition continues to pursue terroristsTwhether by financial. diulomatic,leqal or militaw means.More than 160 countries have issued orders freezing terrorist assets, and othershave reauestedU.S. help in imorovina their leaal and reaulatow svstems sothey can more effective$ block'terrork funds.-since seGembei I?,he U S. hasblocked more than $34 million in assets of terrorist organizations; other nationshave also blocked more than $77 mill~on.Terrorists and terror st cells contmue to be disrupted or destroyed on a datlybass Nat~onsrom aroma the world have arrested terror sts, w In the g obalefforts of law enforcement and intelligence agencies in cooperallon wi ti some90 countries, resulting in the arrest of some 2,400 individuals, andapproximately 650 enemy Combatants under U.S, control.


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The North American Air Defense Command (NOFAD) has conducted more than25,000 Operation Noble Eagle sorties, including, 17,600 combat air patrols. Atthe same time, U.S. fighters have been scrambled or diverted to respond to over750 domestic airspace security mcidents,On Sept. 12, 2001, the North American Treaty Organization nvoked article Vforthe first time. Coming to the aid of the U.S., NATO planes flew more than 350sorties and logged more that 4,300 flight hours as part of operation Noble Eagle.


9 The United States has provided some $588 m~ilionn ass~stance ince October2001. Another $1.45 billion has been authorized for this purpose over the next fouryears.9 The U.S. has provided 7,000 metric tons of seed and 15,000 metric tons of fertilizer,

benefiting more than 140,000 Afghan fame%.9 On September 12, 2002, Japan and Saudi Arabia joined the U.S. in announcingsupport for the rebuilding of the Kabul-Kandahar-Herathighway. The U.S. pledged$80 million and our partners $50 million each.9 Ten water projects were completed during the first six months of 2002. Theseincluded 83 wells, benefiting approximately 260,000 Afghans, at a cost of $193,000.Focus for this efforl was Kandahar and Mazar-e-Sharif An additional 16 new waterprojects have been approved in the provmces of Paktika, Khowst, Kandahar, andKabul, with an estimated total cost of$246,000.9 De-mining teams from Noway, Britain, Poland and Jordan have helped clear land

mines from more than 1.8 million square meters of terrain.9 Infrastructure projects: 154 approved projects in 10 provinces:

Completed U wAgriculture 2 2Roads and Bridge 1 7HospitalIMedical 5 14Schools 61 44Water and Wells 10 I 6Other projects 4 9. 8 total tons of supplies delivered175 humanitarian rations missions were flown from October to December 2001,dropping 2.4 million Humanitarian Daily Rations (HDRs) worth more than $10million


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575,000 metric tons of food (wheat and flour) were droppeo, as we as plexi.g ass and p ywood wlth wnlch to provide sturd er fonns of she ter.P Schools

U S Army C VI Affa~rs as completed 61 school repalr projects -- wlth pans for44 more - 10 s~ppor tmore tnan 70 000 school ch~lorenThe U.S. has provided I 0 million textbwks and 4,000 teacher-training kitsCanada, Greece, Belgium and Iceland delivered 60 metric tons of goodsdonated by Egypt to Afghanistan.

> MedicalJordan built a hospital in Mazar-e5harif that has treated more than 105,000patients.Spain's hospital has treated nearly 12,000 Afghans and provided 26 tons ofpharmaceutical supplies.Belgium led the largest multinational humanitarian assistance mission thatdelivered 90 metrlc tons of UNIMIX to stawing children in Afghanistan. It alsoprov~ded ,500 blankets.The U.S. has jointly funded the measles vaccinations of more than four millionchildren.

> Oct 7,2001 - Combat operatlons commenced w~ th m ~ xf a r str~kesrom landbased B- I 6-2,an0 6-52 bomoers, carr~er-base0F-I4 an0 FIA-I8 f,ghlers, andTomahawk cruise missiles launched rom both U.S. and British shios~andsubmarines. In conjunction with airstrikes, U S . Central commaid also initiatedhumanitarian alr droDs of food. One month later, the first maior citv, Mazar-e-Snarf, was lberatea from Tallban control Two months after&I la& operatlonsbegan, Kandanar the final Ta toan stronghold was ret~fned0 tne Afgnan people

9 Coalition, Air Power Facts & FiguresCoalition countries supporting he global war on terrorism 90Coalition countries wlforces in Afghanistan 27Nations with representativesat Central CommandHQ 39Coalition personnel in Afghanistan 5,000US Personnel n Afghanistan Q,OOOTotal bombs dropped 24,000(13,000 precision-guided)Sorties flown 55,150Fighter 2,700Bomber 1,725Tanker 13,625


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Airlift 28,300Other 8,8000> Air Mobi l ity Sup port for OEF:

Total number of troops moved: 217,070Total tons moved: 299. 365> Op eration No ble Eagle Sorties: 25,100Fighter 17,600Tanker 6,175Airlift 300AWACS1 NATO AWACS 1,025> Weapons caches:

Over 300 caches have been found, with nearly 200 of them identified by localnationals.> Coal i tion supp ort

In suooort of Ooeration Endurina Freedom , twentv-seven nations have de olovedmor=than 14,000 troops. coalition support has been invaluable. For alisting of some of the coun tries and some of the suooort orovided, see9 Afghan National Army

U.S. and French forces have trained more than 1,100 soldiers to serve in theAfghan N ational Army (AN A). Another battalion of40 0 soldiers are in trainingnow. 38 countries have offered assistance in the training or equipping of theANA.

9 International Security A ssistance Force (ISAF)Trooos from 19 countries make UD the International Security Assistance Force.a force organized to assist me transitional Afghan governm ent w i n seemly inme cao.ta l. K a b ~ lD ~ r ' n ats first six m onths of onera tion. ISAF mounted 2 185joint patrols with Afghan security forces in and around Kabul, and disposed ofnearly 3 million munitions.

> In The Ph ilippinesMore than 1,300 US personnel, ncluding 160 S pecial Operations advisors,deployed in support of the Balikatan counterterrorism exercises for 6 months.U.S. S pecial Operations personnel conducted company-level training with 25field companies of the Armed Forces o f the P hilippines . The U.S. has providedthe Armed Forces of the Philippineswith one C-130 aircraft, 30,000 M-16A1rifles, two Point-class Coast Guard cutters, and eight UH-1H helicopters.

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9 n the R epublic of GeorgiaU S Special Fo rces trained nearly 200 Georgians during the staff-training phaseof the G eorgia Train and Equip Program. Currently, they are training nearly 500Georgians in light-infantry actics, including platoon-level offensive anddefensive operations and basic airmobile tactics. Military equipment is alsoslated for transfer to Georgia, including uniforms, small arms and ammunition,communicationsgear, training gear, medica l gear, fuel, and constructionmaterials.

U S . Special Forces trained approximately 200 Yemeni military forces incounter-terrorism actics.9 Casualt ies

Fifty-two American servicemen and wom en have b een killed in the war againstterror while m ore than 200 have been injured. Coalition forces have suffereddeaths and injuries while supportingOEF. The CIA suffered one killed in actionin Afghanistan.


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OfficeofPentagon Briefing Public AffairsOctober 9, 2002Iraq's Weapons Proqrams:Lies, Denial and Deception> Saddam has demonstrated his determination to conceal his weapons o f massdestruction and their development.

For more man a decade, Saddam Hussein's regime has made denial anddeceotion an integral part of m lhtary, diplomatic and overall governmentoperatons ,n Iraq Among the tactics Saddam employs to deceive the worldaoout his weapons of mass destruction areSatellite countermeasuresCamouflageUnderground and covert facil'rtiesDisinformationCover storiesStaged media activitiesFalse installations

> Saddam's regime has a history of denial and deception.Since 1991, Saddam has used the following tactics to hide his development ofweapons of mass destruction and to lie about their existence:

Iraq conceals weapons facilities in residential areas, such as thebioloaical weaoons nlant in Abu Ghuravb that is within 2 blocks of Iraai.private homesIraqi officials sanitize sites by moving or hiding materials- n somecases, literally moving arms and components out the back door whileinspectors come through the front.Saddam's regime has made fraudulent declarations o the UnitedNations. In a 1992 letter to the U.N. Secretary General, Iraq's foreignminister wrote: "Iraq has not produced any bacteriologicalor biologicalweapons ..The equipment which could be said to be capable of producingsuch weapons have been destroyed."Iraq will sacrifice certain documents and weapons material in order tod ven attention from and protect the true n at~re f itsWMD programs Ata ch cken farm in 1995, Iraq turned over 150 boxes ofaoc~ments,manyof which referenced other, more damaging documents that were withheld.


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. Saddam's officials invent cover stones for weapons facilities, such as the"Baby Milk Plant" that sprouted perimeter fencing and roof camouflage atthe onset of the Gulf War.Saddam's palaces and their grounds, which house bunkers &weaponsequipment, are declared "sensitive sites" and off-limits to inspections.Saddam will destroy buildings o simulate combat damage and spreaddisinformation about civilian casualties. In February1991, Iraqi forcesdestroyed the AS Basrah Mosque, claiming it had been damaged bycoalition aircraft. The nearest bomb crater -visible in satellite imagery-was several hundred feet away.Saddam will stage media tours that restrict press to facilities that havebeen cleared of weapons material and production activity.

9 Saddam Hussein and his regime cannot be trusted.- Sadoam s government is committed to misleading and aeceiv'ng theiniernationa communitv, the Unrteo Nations an0 ihe med a a b o ~ l sweapons of mass destruction.. raq's repeated oenials tnat it has weapons of mass destrdc1ion and tnereaimes pattern of ies to the world have become .nst t~tions f Saddam's. Saadam's government contains an infrastrJclure of dece t and operates asoph st cdted concealment reg me to hide weapons of mass oestrLc1on.Among the euphemistically-namedgovernment offices Saddam uses to hidehis WMD program are (in addition to the Iraqi Office of the President):

The Higher Security Committee= Special Security Organization (SSO), run by Saddam's son, QusayMilitary Industrial Commission. raqi Intelligence Service (US)- Special Republican Guard. Directorate or Military intelligence


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Operation Enduring Freedom:One Year o f Accomplishments

9 October 7 marks the one-vear anniversary o f the beginning o f combatoperations in Afghanistan. Many of the coalition's objectives in Afghanistanhave been accomplished.With the coalition's help, Afghanistan s moving forward to rebuild their countryand restore civil government.One month after military operations began, the first major city - Mazar-e-Sharif-was liberated. A month later, the last major city - Kandahar - was liberatedfrom the Taliban.The al Qaeda went on the run days after Oct. 7 - osing their power, their safehavens and much of their leadership. Today, they are fragmented and theirleaders are missing, captured, killed or on the run.Humanitarianaid to Afghanistan started on day one of the war, with 37,000humanitarian daily rations airdropped while the attacks were underway.The internat onal community has pledged$4 5 billion over fve years toreconstruct Afgnanistan, $2 billion was committee for Jse in 2002 Of that $2billion, $1.3 billion has been utilized orwill be available this year.More than 575,000 metric tons of food have been delivered since the start of thewar; 1.7 million refugees have returned to their homes. Schools, hospitals androads have been rebuilt.. An electeo head of government - Hamid Karzai - today works w tn regionaeaders in a transitional government as civil authorttes cont ni,e to establishcontrol.

D The coalition continues to pursue terrorists, whether b y financial, diplomatic,leqal or military means.More than 160 countries have issued orders freezing terrorist assets, and othershave requested US. help in improving heir legal and regulatow systems sothey can more effectively block terrorist funds. Since September 11, the U.S. hasblocked more than $34 million in assets of terrorist oraanizations: other nationshave also blocked more than $77 million.Terrorists and terrorist cells continue to be disrupted or destroyed on a dailybasis. Nations from around the world have arrested terrorists, with the alobalefforts of law enforcement and intel igence agencies in cooperat on wit: some90 CO-ntries, result nq .n the arrest cf some 2,400 ndiv ouals. andapproximately 650 enemy combatants under U.S. control

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The North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) has conducted more than25,000 Operation Noble Eagle sorties, including, 17,600 combat air patrols. Atthe same time, U.S. fighters have been scrambled or diverted to respond to over750 domestic airspace security incidents.On Sept. 12, 2001, the North American Treaty Organization nvoked article Vforthe first time. Coming to the aid of the US., NATO planes flew more than 350sorties and logged more that 4,300 flight hours as part of operation Noble Eagle.


9 The United States has provided some $588 million in assistance since October2001. Another $1.45 billion has been authorized for this purpose over the next fouryears.P The U.S. has provided 7,000 metric tons of seed and 15,000 metric tons of fertilizer,

benefiting more than 140,000 Afghan farmers.9 On September 12,2002, Japan and Saudi Arabia joined the U.S. in announcingsupport for the rebuilding of the Kabul-Kandahar-Herathighway. The U.S pledged$80 million and our partners $50 million each.9 Ten water uroiects were comDleted durina the first six months of 2002. Theseincl~oeo 3 we Is oenefiting approximately 260,000 Afghans at a cost of S193 000Focus for lhis effort was Kandanar and Mazar-e Snarif An add tonal 16 new waterprojects have oeen approved in tne provinces of Paktika Khowst Kanoahar andKabu with an estimated total cost of S246.0009 De-mining eams from Norway, Britain, Poland and Jordan have helped clear landmines from more than 1.8 million square meters of terrain.P Infrastructure projects: 154 approved projects in 10 provinces:

Com~ieted UAgriculture 2 2Roads and Bridae 1 7~ o s ~ i t a i l ~ e d i c a i 1 4Schools 61 44Water and Wells 10 16Other projects 4 9

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575,000metric tons of food (wheat and flour) were dropped, as well as plexi-glass and plywood with which to provide sturdier forms of shelter.9 Schools

U.S. Army Civil Affairs has com pleted 61 school repair projects - with plans for44 more - to support more than 70,000 chool children.The U.S. has provide d 10million textbooks and 4,000 eacher-training kits.Canada, Greece, Belgium and Iceland delivered 60 metric tons of goodsdonated by Egypt to Afghanistan .

b MedicalJordan built a hospital in Mazar-e-Sharif hat has treated more than 105,000patients.Spain's hospital has treated nearly 12.000Afghans and provided 26 tons ofpharmaceutica l supplies.Belgium led the largest mu ltinational hum anitarian assistance mission thatdelivered 90metric tons of UNIMIX to starving children in Afghan istan. It alsoprovided 2,500 lankets.The U.S. has jointly funded the measles vaccinations of more than four millionchildren.

b Oct 7, 2001 -Co mbat operations comm enced with a mix of air strikes from land-based B-1, 0-2. and 6-52 ombers. carrier-basedF-14 nd FIA-18 fighters. andTomahawk cruise missiles launched from both U.S. and B ritish ship san dsubmarines. In coniunction with airstrikes. U S . Central Command also initiatedhumanitarian air drops of food. One month later, the first ma jor city, Mazar-e-Sharif, was liberated from Taliban contro l. Two months after m ilitary operationsbegan , Kandahar, the final Taliban stronghold, was returned to the Afghan people.

b Coalit ion, Air P ower Facts & FiguresCoalition countries supporting he g lobal war on terrorism 90Coalition countries w/forces in Afghanistan 27Nations with representa tivesat Cen tral Comm and HQ 39Coalition personnel in Afghan istan 5,000US Personnel n Afghan istan 9,000Total bombs dropped 24,000(13,000 recision-guided)Sorties flow n 55,150Fighter 2.700Bomber 1,725Tanker 13,625


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> In the R epubl ic of GeorgiaU.S. Special Forces trained nearly 200 Georgians during the staff-training phaseof the Georgia Train and Equ ip Prog ram. Currently, they are training nearly 500Georgians in light-infantry actics, including platoon-level offensive anddefensive operations and basic airmobile tactics. Military equipment is alsoslated for transfer to Georgia, includina uniforms, sm all arms and ammunition,comm unications gear, training gear, m edical gear, fuel, and constructionmaterials.

U S . Special Forces trained approximately 200 Y emeni military forces incounter-terrorism tactics.> Casualt ies

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Office ofPentagon Briefing PublicAffairsMarch 6,2002TheWar Against Terrorism

> Proaress i n he War Aaainst TerrorismThe campaign in Afghanistan began on October7 with a series of militaryobjectives that have either been met or surpassed.^ We have driven the Taliban from power, and disrupted al-Qaeda's ability use ofAfghanistan as a safe-haven or terrorists.

We have he pea to avert a humanitar an catastropne, deliver ng re1 ef to theAfgnan peop e an0 ass st no the inter m aoi/ernment in its effons 10 br ng peaceand stability to ~f~hani stan.4 We continue to gather intelligence o help us prevent future terrorist attacks anddisrupt al-Qaeda operations worldwide.^ We have captured or killed many hundreds of Taliban and al-Qaeda forces andseveral of their senior Ieadersan our forces continue to do so as we speak.

> Operation AnacondaOperation Anaconda was planned several weeks aao to attack several hundredTa can and A1 Qaida figniers that were regro~ping the mo ~nia sof easternAfqhan.stan Detween Garcez and Khost In tnat battle an estimated 100-200enemy fighters have been killed and a number have also been captured.Approximately 800-900American troops led the attack with a force of 2,000 alliedtroops including Afghans and soldiers from at least9 other countries.The Air Force has dropped more than 350 bombs on enemy positions sinceSaturday, and some 40 fighters and two AC-130 gunships have flown missions inthe effort.US., Afghan and coalition forces continue to pressure Taliban and al-Qaeda forceshiding in the mountains south of Gardez.. s the battle moves from cities to tunnels and caves, the task of hunting down androoting out terrorist networks will be difficult and danaerous-and lives will be lost.The ll%,ost 8 brave American service members in this current operation-andmany hundreds are, at this very moment, putting their lives at risk to protect us allfrom a brutal and determined adversary.


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> Oblectives: The W ay Forward in the WarAqainst Terrorism. merica's objectives going forward a re the following:4 That there be no sanctuary for terrorists4 To pursue and run to ground terrorist networks across Afghanistan-and across

the world.4 To train and equ ip forces in friendly countries facing terrorist threats, such asthe Philippines and Yemen, to help them eliminate terrorist sanctuaries.^ To e stablish military-to-m ilitary elationships with cou ntries com mitted to helpingus fight the war on terrorism.4 With our coalition partners where possible, disrupt the activities of terroristnetworks, and deal with the terrorist states that sponsor, aid and abet them-and wh ich are pursuing weapons of mass destruction to terrorize us

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Office ofPentagon Briefing Public AffairsDecember 14,200 1 703-697-5131703-697-7341TheWar Against Terrorism

The war is far from over, and the U S . has yet to achieve its objectives Success in the w ar against terrorism will take time. It will not end with the fall ofKabul or Kunduz or even Kandahar, or even with the capture of some of theindividual Taliban and a1 Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan.

As the area under the Taliban and al Qaeda grows sm aller, there is no question butthat the danger to coalition forces w ill be grow ing greater. While there is no questionthat some oft he terrorists are on the ru n a n d th&e also are oocke ts of terrorists andTaliban that are still being attacked. oalition and an ti-Taliban forces have been effective in reduc ing the threat of a1Qaeda and Taliban in Afahan istan. Pockets of resistance rema in in various Darts ofthe country, bu t it appears that the last effective al Qaeda s tronghold is in the ToraBora area. Also. while Kandahar has fallen from Taliban control and the citv iscalme r, it's important to note that armed Taliban elem ents are still there and Occupysmall portions of that city. It's an uncertain environment.9 The Taliban and A1 Qaeda are Stiff Dangerous

We a ll know that a wounded animal can be dangerous, and so too the Taliban and a1Qaeda. They can hide in the moun tains, they can hide in caves, they can hide incities. They know these places well.. he A l Qaeda and Taliban can escape across borders and regroup and then plot tostrike again, as they have promised o do.b More Enemy Forces w i l lbe Detained

As the campaign proceeds, we can expect that more of the enemy forces will bedetained. We want to bring more transparency as to how we handle detainees in thiswar. We want to fashion a system that is as open as possible so that the Americanpeople can have a good comfort level about the process itself.Whether we hold these detainees in Afghanistan, as we m ay in som e cases; putthem aboard ship at sea, as we may in some cases; return to their countries of originfor punishment, as we may in some cases; orwhethe rwe bring some back to theUn ited States, which we m ay well do, we w ill in every case a ttempt to do it In theright way,


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. W e are working witn knowedgeable people in and out of government to make surethat we hanole deta nees ~r oo er lv nd in a manner that reflects OJr coJntrY s valuesbut also in a manner that reflectsthe seriousness of their situation and of oursituation.

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Pentagon Briefing Public AffairsNovember 26, 001 703-6976? 1703-697-7341The War Against Terrorism

> U.S. Marines Arrive in Southern AfghanistanApproximately 500 U.S Marines nabe seen deployed to an airstrip So~thweSt f~andaharo establish a forward base of operations. These Marines, whosenumbers will grow to approximately 1,000 later this week, do not comprise anoccupying force or signal a permanentU.S. military presence in Afghanistan.Their mission:

/ Continue to provide pressure on Taliban& Al Qaeda forces, as we have ina variety of ways already.To establish a forward operating base ashore in Afghanistan.> The War Aqainst Terrorism: Takinq Stock. ivo an3 a half montns aqo near v 4.300 Americans were k lied In cold blood inNew York, Washington and ~enns~l vania.. errorists continue to threatenour country and US. interests around the world.

DaD's ob, as directedby the President, is to take the fight to the terrorists, to findthem, stop them, and deal with the countries that harbor them.It's not an easy task, and itwon't be over quickly, but we have made Significantprogress.

d We have appiiea steady pressure on the forces of evi across the globe.-/ We nave frozen the terrorists' financial assets .n the J S. and aromd mewor a, we neea more cooperation from more w m t r es to be ~~ ccessf - i l4 Tne terrorists avenues of communication nave been CJIOH4 We've employed every tool at our disposal- political, military, diplomatic&economic- o weaken terrorist networks and put them out of business.

These actions have had their effect. In Afghanistan. terrorist strongholds haveoegun to fail, their nfrastr~cture as begun to crumble ana the r eaders arehav ng d HCL y movmg aro~ndWe've pursued them across tne co ~rtry ,romnorth o south and east to west. and we will follow them wherever they go. Wenow have forces in ~ f~han is tanhat can interdict transportation routes andcommunications.The Afghan people are reclaiming heir country and their lives. They areshedding the outward signs of oppression, and are relishing the small freedomsthey have been denied for so long


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9 LookinqAhead. Our job does not end in Afghan istan, with the Taliban, with A1 Qaeda or withOsama bin Laden.As the Presiden t said: "Afghan istan s only the beg inning of our efforts in theworld." We are committed to the war aga inst terrorism, and "this war will not enduntil terrorists with g lobal reach have b een found, stopped and defeated."

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October 19,2001 /U l i -OYo-o/YoI 7" , GO7 ,,A,

9 We Are Makinq Prowess on Mi li tawand Humanitarian Fronts. The U.S. is providing much-needed ood, as well as a message of friendship tothe Afghan people.. We are creating the necessary conditions for sustained anti-terrorist operations,including:^ Air supremacy to aid forces on the ground4 Communication and cooperation with anti-Taliban & anti-AI Qaeda forces toerode their support system and create an inhospitable environment4 Improved information on current and emerging targets to eliminate threats toU.S. forces.

> We Have Ooeneda Third Front in the War Aqainst TerrorismThe U.S has initiated an information campaign to break the Taliban's monopolyon information counter Taliban nronaoanda. and communicate directly with the. -Afghan peopleThro~gheaflet drops and radio broadcasts, the U S snows its s~ppor tor tneAfanan Deop e aaamst tne oppressive Ta loan regime an0 foreign errOrlStSoperating n heircountry. ' '- The power of truth is greater than any bomb or missile. That's why the Talibanfears it.

> The US. Is Actino in Self-Defense: the Best Defense i s a Strona Offense. Thousands of Americans were killed in the attack on America, We are at riskuntil we eliminate the terrorist menace, including terrorist networks and theirleaders.

9 Secretary Rumsfeld's Q & A with CNN. October IS . 2001:Q : Are operations involving US . ground forces in Afghanistan Imminent?A: It is safe to say that the Northern Alliance and other elements are alreadyattempting to take advantage of the situation and move against Taiiban and Al


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Qaeda forces in the north. There are forces on the around in many locations inopposition to me Talioan and i*'s I kely we'll be working with those forcesI would a so Domt O L ~ at in addit on to the Nortnern All ance forces ana tribalelements in the south have been contesting and competing against the Taiiban forsome time. It is possible and there are instances where Taliban forces havechanged sides and it is taking place as we speak.Q: Are U.S. special forces operating from aircraft carriers i n the region?A: I am not going to discuss in detail the nature of any operation. It would put livesat risk.Q: What is the goal of U.S. radio broadcasts and leaflet drops intoAfghanistan?A: Leaflets are beina droooed that encouraae oeoole to oooose the Taliban. an.organ zat on whicn nas oecome a haven forterrori'sts aroind tne globe an0 for thosewho k I eo tnOdsands of oeoole .n New YorK Pennsvlvania and Wasninaton. DCUS. radio broadcasts are informing people in the ~ i l i b a norces how tosurrender.Q: US. ntelligence in the past has reported that terrorist countries andorganizations are developing weapons of mass destruction. Is that true?A: There is public information about the countries the U S believes are sponsoring,fostering, facilitating and financing terrorism.Many of these same countries are also developing chemical and radiation weapons.We need to be cautious, but have a heightened awareness hat terrorist networksmay seek to use such weapons.Any time our armed forces are fighting an enemy- errorists, in this case - onground, in the air, or at sea, the threats are many and varied. We have to protectour forces here and overseas, and our friends and allies around the world from theseweapons of mass destruction.Q: Are U.S. orces targeting populous areas?A: Targeting by U S and coalition forces has been very careful, measured and doesnot target populated areas.When you see reports that bombing is in Kabul or Qandahar, it means that strikesare taking place on the outskirts of town on clusters of military targets. Where there-are peoplenearby, precision weapons are used.The behavior of the Afghan people suggests that this is true: we have reports thatthe Afghan people are going about their normal affairs, because they know we'retargeting people they don't want in their country: terrorists and murders.


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Q: Is th is a war against Islam? And i f n o t is the m essage gett ing out?A: This is not a war against Islam or the Afahan ceop le. We have no interest in apece of rea estate anywnere in the wor l0, ind we have no axe to grind except withthose who kil nnocent peopleU S. and coalition forces threw Saddam Hussein out of a Mus lim country, Kuwait,and worked with Muslims n Kosovo and Somalia The U S is also involved in theMiddle East peace process Before September 11, he L S was tne largest providerof food and aid to Afghanistan ($170 million).The entire world has to be concerned about terrorism. The U S . was attacked andthousands of Americans were killed by peop le who are proud to have done it. Thosewho suggest that we do nothing are wrong. There are people out there stirring upmisch ief and con tending hat the U.S. is inattentive, but we are doing everythingpossible to root out terrorism around the world.Q: W ill Pakistan be left high and dry after the war?A: Secretary P owe ll recently visited Pakistan and India, and discussed the USinterest in enhancing relations The U S . respects the difficult tasks those countriesare undertaking.Q: W ill there be a U.N. peacekeeping force in Afghanistan?A: The policy of the U.S. government- our task from the Presiden t of the UnitedStates -- is to find and punish terrorists who are killing innocent people,The U.S. has an interest in a nost-Taliban Afahanistan. The U.S. has oeacekeeoersin many parts of the globe, and there is no doubt that the president would want us tobe involved rom a humanitarian point of view. but there are no immediate plans.The immediate goal is to get Al ~ u e d aut of the country.Q: W ill the U.S. cease operations i n Afghanistan durin g Muslim holidays?A: We Will not announce pauses in operations because helps the enemy.


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Office ofPentagon Briefing Pub lic AffairsSeptember 21, 2001 703-695-6795703-697-73412/15/07 1:13 PM 103-697-9312The War on Terrorism

P We Have Entered a N ew EraThe 21" century will not be the age of terrorism, but a new era of freedom forall peop les.The world is united against terror and fear.In the w ar between freedom and fear, freedom will win

> We Are En gag ed in a N e w K i n dof WarThis is a war different from any America has fought in the past.It is not a war against a specific enem y, country o r religion, but against athreat to ou r free way of life.It began with an attack on America; it will end when global terrorist netwo rksare found, stopped and defeated.Any nation that harbors terrorism w ill be conside red a hostile regime.. Our goal is to alter the behavior of countries that finance, facilitate, foster,direct or tolerate terror.

> It Wi l l Require a New Leve l of SuopottThe world has been rallied by our courage and commitment.Our people are united; the state of our union is strong.The full resources of the US government- poltical, diplomatic, economic,financial, as we ll as military - will be engaged in this fightWe will no t tire, we will not falter, we will not fail- until terrorism is destroyed.


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PentagonBriefing Public A ffairsSeptember 20, 2001 703-695-6795703-697-73419/20/01 10:OO AM 703-697-9312

The War on Terrorism

> A m e r i c a H a s a n O b l ia a ti o n t o A c tWe have a choice We can retreat to our bunker, or go after terrorism at Us root. Wechoose the latter.W e have an obiiaation to root out terrorists and oe rsuade the countries that suooort themto stop using the fuli range of capab l ties of the J n tea StatesUS fo rces n a ~ eeen dep oveo in SL-poon f Presdent Bush s war on terror sm.W e must have realistic expectations: this campa ign is a marathon , not a sprint.International support is important, but the United States reserves he right to act alone inself-defense.> I n te rna t iona l Supp o r t Con t i nues to BuildInterna tional support for US action continues to build.It is a un ique coalition, and nations are assisting in various ways Relationshipsandalliances will likely be rearranged over coming years.US actions do not depend on how many countries support us. Rather, others will bejudged by how they respond o this uncivilized assault on freedom .Overt, covert, and financial assistance have been offered to help locate, flush out, andcut off support for terrorists where they hide and operateIntelligence s our most important asset. Rather than troops or military assets, we areasking many countries for information.This is not a war against any people, country or religion. All civilized peoples must makethe wo rld safe for hum an dignity and freedom.

> A m e r i c a i s U n i te dAll b ranches and depa rtments of the U.S. government are united in this effort.W e are following the P resident's ead and the Presiden t's policy.In this battle, there are no beaches to storm or islands to liberate. This will be a war ofwill and mind,. mericans should be prepared o make sacrifices for national security.This fight will require all the strength, suppo rt, and assistance of the A merican people, butthey are up to the job.T h e D e p a r t rn e n t o f Defense is Prepa red. DoD s egnt montns of worn on the 0 7 R nas prepared JS for tms new type of war

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Pentagon BriefingSeptember 19,20019/19/01 10.00AMpublic Affairs703-695-6795703-697-7341

The War on Terrorism9 A World Event, A WorldProblem

People from 40-50 countries were killed in theWTC attackThis was a world event, and terrorism is a world problem.The problem is not just Qa'ida and Osama bin Laden, but a broad network ofindividuals and oraanizationswith activities n 50-60 countries around theworld, including the United StatesWe will take this effort, this cause, this campaign to the root of the problem:terrorists and the countries that harbor them,

Coalitions Wil l Evolve and Chance Over TimeTne Aoro has come together faster and stronger on enaing terrorism tnan onany other issue in recent memory.. Responsible countries are stepping forward in support of U S . ffortsThe U.S. is working to solidify agreements with various nations regardingmilitary and other operations.Over the coming months and probably years, we will work with many nationsto varying degrees. Countries will be part of some activities and not others,The coalition will evolve and change over time.

> The Best Defense Acainst Terrorists i sa Stronc OffenseWe can't merely batten down the hatches and try to cope.

. he only answer to terrorism is to take the effort to them, where they are.It won't be quick and it won't be easy, but require a long, sustained effort.It will require the support of the American people and our friends and allies.. We will use the full spectrum of capabilities at our disposal to stop terrorism inits tracks for us and for future generations.


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Force the enemy to move and change tactics^ Raise the cost of terrorist activities and enemy military operations4 Reduce the number of people around the globe who support, harbor andfinance terrorists

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of it Tnere are tr bes rn the so& that nave different views And what we nee0 to no is toincrementaly taxe steps that lead, for whatever reason, and i ts a ttle ixe a 01 ,ard tao etrying to figure out exactly how it might happen. The balls careen around for a while, youdon't know what'll do it. but the end result we would hone. would be a situation where the aloaeoa s neaveo 0-1 and the people n Tal ban who th I< that it s goo0 for tnem and go00for me world 10 harbor terror sts an0 to foment and encourage an0 'aci tale inat i


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that was done on that and the defense planning guidance as well as the fiscal guidance,interestingly - a n d I would sav fortuitouslv - while not prescient, at least addressed theproblemsof homeland defense and the problems of asymmetrical hreats rather well.Now me trdth nas a certain virtue, I have not reao tne QLaorenma Defense Rev ew as yetIts oeen on my des< for about a weex and a haif and 1 1 have to get to it BLI knowing whatit was the last time I looked at It. prior to September 1Ith, I susoect that I will find it close.We'll make some tweaks, talk to some about any remaining issues that have beenworked out among people who had different views, and that we will in fact send up what wewill consider the Quadrennial Defense Review roughly the way I've indicated previously, witha couple of big pieces that may take six, eight, 10, 12 months, particularly n the personnelarea, and a piece in the Guard and Reserve, which is something that merits a great deal ofthought and attention by itself. And I think we'll probably come back to Congress later, nextyear sometime, with more thoughtful pieces that address those issues, and possibly one ortwo more Yes?Q: Mr. Secretary, a report from Moscow today quotes - from the Interfax News Agency,quotes your counterpart, Defense Minister Sergey, as saying that Tajikistan will offer theairoort in its caoital citv for oossible strikes. The direct ouote is - rom Ivanov is. "Dushanbea rport may be offered10 the U S Air Force to carry oJia reta anon str xe f tne needarises ' How sign fcant s ti at? Anc have you been n oisc~ss.onsw In lvanov aDoJ otherRLSS n s-pood for L S mi tary operations?Rumsfeld: The United States has in fact been in touch with Russia on a number ofoccasions with respect to a number of aspects ofthis. as well as anv number of othercodntr'es Ano as i nave sa o ear er my strong instinct s to a cw other co-ntr es tocnaracter ze the r ass stance an0 ratner tnan for .s trying to merpret 11and men nave aword cr PA0 d fferent ana cause a pomal problem in 'heir coun'ry So I m gong to let themspeak for themselves. But the answer is yes, we are discussing hings with Russia, as wellas any number of other countries in that part of the world and elsewhereQ Mr Secretary you have qomg back to your D-Day issue is tnat a way of warn nq theAmerican people don t expect m a y a massive m' tar\ sv ke at frst? An0 a so the nameEno-r ng Freeoom s that gong to be an enourance test for tne r pat ence7Rumsfeld I don't know that I was trying to really be subtle or warn the American peopleabout anvthina other than the truth, and the truth is that this is a broad, sustained,m~lt faceieo ffort mat is notaoy, distinctively d fferent from pr or efforts It is by is verynature sometning mat cannot oe dea t w 1-1 y some sort of a massive anack or nvaston Itis a much more SLDI e n-anced d K i c ~ shadowy set of pro0 ems Now yoi. d 0 me samething to me. What was the other part of if? (Laughter.)Oh. sure. Yes. I think the answer is ves. Endurino suoaests hat this is not a w ick fix. It's notsomethinu that all of us who like to have thinas i&medkelv over and- t isn't that wav. It isnot go ng to oe over in fve minutes or f ve months It w t&e years i sJspect And I haveno mean l sten never - n my view you never bet aga nst me American peoole Tney'vegot - think that they will have the patience and they will recognize he importance of it, andthat we'll find that over time, other countries will also be able to demonstrate apurposefulness hat one might say tends to be not a characteristic of people. People-- weall tend to think we have relatively short concentration spans.Bi.1 1 s~spect ith a proo em tn.s severe-. nd it is very severe, it s a very seno-s problem.givenme power of weaoons today anu the oegree of proliferat on that exists n 1n.s world-let there be no doubt, this is a very serious matter.

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Q: Mr. Secretary, sort of following up on this thought. You take every chance you get to talkabout the fact that this is very long-range n nature. But let's talk sho rt-range for a mom ent.And I'm sure you would agree there is a discernible desire in the United States for som e sortof retaliation now, som eso rt of m ilitary revenge, if I may say so. What can you say to thosepeople who m ight get impatient or that?Rumsfe ld: The truth . And the truth is, this i s no t about revenge, it's not about reta liation. Thisis about self-defense. The United States of America knows that the only way we can defendagainst terrorism is by taking the fight to the terrorists. And they do not sit in a big countrywith big buildings and b ig armies and big navies and big air forces. They live In shadows,they're a ll across the globe, they're in dozens and dozens and dozens of countries, andthey're getting help from an awful lot of people who ought not to be helping them. And that Iswhat we have to go do.Q Sir, if I may fo low JP There was an attack on tne United States by an o rgan zat on thatwe are repeated y be ng told nas now been quite clearly oentif ea Wil there be some sort ofretaliation against that attack?Rum sfeld: I would say that the United States fully intends to de fend itself by going after thepeople who engaged in the terrorist attacks on the United States of America, and on otherterrorist organizations hat have been involved in other acts of that type.Q- Mr. Secretary, over the weekend, a fter the Taliban said that Osama bin Laden had turnedup missing, you said publicly that you dismissed that and said the Taliban know s exactlywhere he is. How can you be so certain of that?Rum sfeld: Deduction. If a country opens their a rms to a n organization, allows them to comein, creates a very hospitable environmen t or them, permits them to move among theirpeople, bringing things in. b ringing things out, forging passports, buy ing things, sellingthings, doing what they wish. holding press conferences, and if the Taliban knows theircoun try as well as I know they know their country, you'd have to be lieve in the Tooth Fairy tothink they don't know where he is.Q Sir 1s t correct tnat yesterday. you terminated efforts by the adm n strat on to s lan annformat on operat ons campaign related to t h s^And can you assure that tnere .s noinformation operations campaign targeted at the news m edia?Rum sfeld: We ll, you can be certain there is no campa ign targeted at the news media. Ifthat's -Q: Did you terminate an effort? Did you do tha t yesterday?Rum sfeld: I had a meeting on the subject. And I was my normal self. I offered a few opinionsabout thinas. But no. I think that would be a misunderstandmaof what took dace . And thereis no we s t on out tnat the Un ted States is. as you know, giv.ig a great dea oCtnougnt ohanding pub c affa rs with respect to th s It has to oe handled not j ~ s t ere out across tnegovernm ent have a proposa from 'one C la rw tnat I've looked over th s morning for tnefirst time. that I know is a result of a series of discussions she's had with you and with otherpeople from outside the government who are in the m edia and who think about these things,and I suspect we'll have that available soon.Out what we 00 have to a0 as a governmen t needless to say, is m ake conscious dec s on8a o o J what we say and wnat we oon't say And one of the lnmgs tnat t strfkes me has


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always been a ha h a r k of the Un ted S tates is the effort 10 achieve a reasonaole oegree ofcare n fashion ng declara tory policy And !hat means, what t is you say puoiic y tnat sdesigned to bestcharacterize wh ai it is vou're about and what it is vou'll accept and what itis you won't accept, and what it is you might do and what it is you might not do. And sothinking that through clearly is something that I am engaged in, as is the rest of thegovernment.Q: Mr. Secretary, if I could ust follow up, will there b e any circumstances, as you prosecutethis camoaian. in which anvone in the D eoartmen t of Defense will be authorized o lie to the-news me0 a n o v e r to increase m e chances of success of a m 1 tary operatton or ga in someotner acuantage over yodr adversaries?Rum sfeld: Of course, this conjures up Winston C hurchill's amous phrase when he said -don't auote me on this. okav? 1 don't want to be auoted on this. so don't auote me. H e saidsometimes the truth is so precious t must be a&ompanied by a bodygua rd of lies -talkingabout the invasion date and the invasion iocation. And indeed, hey engaged not just in nottalking about the da te of the Normandy invasion or the iocation, whethe r it was to beNormandy Beach or lust north off of Beigium. they actually engaged in a p ian to Confuse theGermans as to where it would happen. And they had a fake army under Genera! Palton andone thing and another thing. That is a piece of history, and I bring it up just for the sake ofbackground.The answer to your question is, no, I cannot imag ine a situation. I don 't recall that I've everlied to the press. I don't intend to. and it seem s to me that there will not be reason for it.The re are dozens of ways to avoid having to put yourself in a position where you 're lying.An d I don't do it. And Torie won't do it. And Admiral Quigley won't do it.Q: That goes for everybody n the Depa rtment of Defense?Rum sfeld' You've got to be kidding. (Laughter.)Q ' Well, no, I'm just ask ing.Rumsfe ld: Everybody n the D epartment of Defense. My golly. I don't even know everybodyin the Depa rtment of Defense! (Laughter.)Q: I'm ust asking what the policy is. I'm not ask ing whether everybody's going to follow thepolicy.R-msfe d The po cy is that we w.1 not say a word about anyth ng that wi comprom sesodrces or methods We wi not say a word that wii r any way endanger anyones life bydiscussing operations. And anyone that does talk to any of you about that is breakingfederal criminal law and should be in ail. And we w o nt do it.Q: But when they do talk -R-msfe d Responsiole people won't do rt Peop le who know anyth ng wont do t BJI that'sa very 0 fferenl tn ng from corn ng out and act veiy tet,.ng a e That is not go ng to nappenby this individua l or by people who are representing me at this podiumQ: Even if it would help you in the psychological operations?Rumsfdo i h a e already saia tnat there are plenty or ways of avoiding be ng in tnat positionAnd i - - a I can say is - suppose you never say neve r out a I can say is cannot rnaaine


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Q Mr Secretary. even n wannne, traditionaly, the services when they deploy ind vioualsg ve them some son of scheoules and let their famil es mow that at some point in somematter of months, you can expect to have vour loved one come home. The nature of thiswar, is that going to be something hat yotican no longer do, that when folks deploy, youcan't tell them when they might be coming home?RJmsfe0 We were going to have to treat people properly If we re going to De aole toattract and retain the DeoD e we need on active d ~ t vnd the Guaro and me Reserves, weobviouslv are ooina to have to manaae heir roles with resnect to the De~artment f Defensein a wavthat is rational from their staidooint. And on the other hand. vou correctlv Doint out,oecai-4e as th s i n ng urfoids t is not clear us engtn ts locat on tnepan c ~ i a redcapabilt es that we need to oraw A lot of it very i


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Pentagon Briefing public AffairsOctober 9 , 2002Operation Enduring Freedom:

One Year of Accomplishments> October 7 marks the one-vear anniversary of the beainnina of combatoperations in Afqhanistan. Manv of the coalition's objectives in Afqhanistanhave been accomplished.With the coalition's help, Afghanistan s moving forward to rebuild their countryand restore civil government.One month after military operations began, the first major city - Mazar-e-Sharif- w a s iberated. A month later, the last major city- Kandahar -- was liberatedfrom the Taliban.Tne at Qaeda went on the run days after Oct 7 - osing the r power. the r safehavens an0 much of their leadership Today, tnev are fragmented ana tneirleaders are missing, captured, killed or on the run.Humanitarian aid to Afghanistan started on day one of the war, with 37,000humanitarian daily rations airdropped while the attacks were underway.The international community has pledged$4.5 billion over five years toreconstruct Afghanistan; $2 billion was committed for use in 2002. Of that $2billion, $1.3 billion has been utilized orwill be available this year.More than 575,000 metric tons of food have been delivered since the start of thewar; 1.7 million refugees have returned to their homes. Schools, hospitals androads have been rebuilt.An elected head of government - Hamid Karzai- today works with regionalleaders in a transitional government as civil authorities continue to establishcontrol

> The coalltlon continues to pursue terrorists. whether bv financial, diplomatic,kgaar military means.

More than 160 countries have issued orders freezing terrorist assets, and othershave requested U S help in improving their legal and regulatory systems sothev can more effectively block terrorist funds. Since September 11. the US.has blocked more than $34 million in assets of terrorist organizations; othernations have also blocked more than $77 million.


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Terrorists and terrorist cells continue to be disrupted or destroyed on a dailybasis. With the global efforts of law enforcement and intelligence agencies incooperation with some 90 countries, resulting in the arrest of some 2,400Individuals, and approximately 650 enemy combatants under US. control.. he North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) has conducted more than25,000 Operation Noble Eagle sorties, including, 17.600 combat air patrols. Atthe same time, U.S. fighters have been scrambled or diverted to respond to over750 domestic airspace security incidents.. On Sept. 12, 2001, the North American Treaty Organization nvoked article Vforthe first time. Coming to the aid of the U.S., NATO planes flew more than 350sorties and logged more that 4,300 flight hours as part of operation Noble Eagle.

GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR:FACTS& FIGURES

Reconstruction& HumanitarianAid9 The United States has provided some $588 million in assistance since October2001. Another $1.45 billion has been authorized for this purpose over the next fouryears.9 The U.S. has provided 7,000 metric tons of seed and 15,000 metric tons of fertilizer,benefiting more than 140,000 Afghan farmers.> On September 12 2002, Japan and Saudi Arabia joineo the U S n announc ngsupport for the reb~ioing f the Kabul-Kandahar-herai highway. The U S pleoged

$80 million and our $50 million each.9 Ten water projects were completed during the first six months of 2002. Theseincluded 83 wells, benefiting approximately 260,000 Afghans, at a cost of $193,000.Focus for this effort was Kandahar and Mazar-e-Sharif. An additional 16 new waterprojects have been approved in the provinces of Paktika, Khowst, Kandahar, andKabul, with an estimated total cost of $246,000.9 De-mining teams from Norway, Britain, Poland and Jordan have helped clear landmines from more than 1.8 million square meters of terrain.> Infrastructure projects: 154 approved projects in 10 provinces:

Com~leted U wAgriculture 2 2Roads and Bridge 1 7HospitalfMedicai 5 14Schools 61 44Water and Wells 10 16Other projects 4 9


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9 Airlift68 total tons of supplies delivered175 h~manitar~anat ons missions were flown from October to Decemoer 2001,aropulna 2 4 m II on Humanitanan Dailv Rat ons fHDRs) worth more than $10million -575,000 metric tons of food (wheat and flour) were dropped, as well as plexi-glass and plywood with which to provide sturdier forms of sheiter.

9 SchoolsUS. Army Civil Affairs has completed 61 school repair projects -w i th plans for44 more - o support more than 70,000 school children.The U.S. has provided 10 million textbooks and 4,000 teacher-training kits.Canada, Greece, Belgium and Iceland delivered 60 metric tons of goodsdonated by Egypt to Afghanistan.

> MedicalJordan built a hospital in Mazar-e-Sharif hat has treated more than 105,000patients.Spain's hospital has treated nearly 12,000 Afghans and provided 26 tons ofpharmaceuticalsupplies.Belgium led the largest multinational humanitarian assistance mission that

delivered 90 metric tons of UNIMIX to starving children in Afghanistan. It alsoprovided 2,500 blankets.The U.S. has ointly funded the measles vaccinations of more than four millionchildren.

Combat Statistics9 Coalition, Air Power Facts & Figures

Coalition countries supporting he global war on terrorism 90Coalition countries wlforces in Afghanistan 27Nations with representativesat Central CommandHQ 39Coalition personnel n Afghanistan 5,000US Personnel n Afghanistan 9,000Total bombs dropped 24.000(13,000 precision-guided)Sorties flown 55,150Fighter 2,700Bomber 1,725


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Morocco h as arrested several al-Qaeda suspects wh o w e bel ieve wereplanning attacks on American an d Brit ish targets.Germany has been an indispensable aw enforcement partner as well -including arresting several terrorist suspects.

9 International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)Troops from 19 countries make up the International Security Assistance Force,a force o rgan ized to assist the trans itional Afghan government with security inthe capital, Kabul. During its first six months of opera tion, ISAF moun ted 2,185joint patrols with Afghan security forces in and around Kabul, and disposed ofnearly 3 million munitions.

Other Operations9 In The Ph ilippines

More than 1.300 US oersonnel. includino 160 Soecial ODerations adviso rs.deployed in support of the Balikatan co&terterronsm exercises for 6 monthsU S S ~ e c ia l oerations oersonnel conducted comoanv-level rainina with 25f ield companies of the ~ r m e d orces of the philippine; The U S has providedthe Armed Forces of the Philippineswith one C-130 aircraft. 30,000 M-16A1rifles, two Point-class Coast Guard cu tters, and e ight UH-1H helicopters.> In the Republ ic of Georgia

U.S. Special Forces trained nearly 200 Georgians during the staff-training phaseof the Georgia Train and Equip Program. Currently, they are training nearly 500Georaians in liaht-infantrv actics. includino olatoon-level offensive and.defensive operations and basic airmobile tactics. Military equ ipment is alsoslated for transfer to Georaia. includina uniforms. small arms and amm unitioncommunicationsgear, training gear, med ical fuel, and constructionmaterials.9 In Yemen

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uhe War o n Terrorism

> This is a Broad-based Effort That Will Take TimeThis is a new world, and we face a new kind of threat.The terror st network s fostered, fac I taled ano financed by slates non-governmentalorgan zat o m OLS ies se s ano corporal onsOurs is not iust a military oneration but a broad-based Government effort. e w ill target the diplomatic, economic, and financial interests of terrorists andthose who harbor them.oday, the President directed the first strike in the war on terrorism by:Ordering US banks to freeze the assets of individuals or groups that serve as frontsfor terrorist activities, and prohibitingUScitizens or companies rom doing businesswith them.Asking foreign financial institutions o freeze or block terrorist access to funds inforeign accounts;Directing Treasury to freeze the assets and transactions of foreign banks in the US ifthey do not; andEstablishing a foreign terrorist asset tracking center to identify and investigate hefinancial infrastructure of international errorist networks.> We Are Positioning Our Forces Around the WorldWe are positioning our forces and arranging our capabilities around the globe to carryout the President's directives.. tates that have sponsored, harbored, or assisted errorists over the years must nowdecide how they will behave from this day forward.> The Mission Will Determine the C oalitionThe mission wil l determine the coalition: the coalition w il l no t determine th emission.Every nation ha s different circumstances and wil l participate in different ways.. W e have bee n oieased b v the verv oosit ive resvo nse from around the world.,The United ~ r a bm i r a t e s 'ecent decision to cut o ff relations with the Taliban isa victory in the war against terrorism.> We Continue to Face a R anae of Asvmmetric Threats. ountries hat have sponsored terrorism for years are a lso countries that have activechemical and biolooical warfare Droarams-They are in close contact with terrorist networks around the world.. We recoanize he dancer and will work to re-enemize the worldwide effort to reduce theproliferation of weapons of m ass destruction.


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Office o fPentagonBriefing Pu blic AffairsJanuary 31, 002 703 697-1254703-697-7341The War Against Terrorism

9 T h e T a l i b a n a n d a l Q a ed a d e ta i n e e s h e l d a t G u a n t a na m o B a v a r e u n l a w f ulcomba tan ts .. he Geneva C onvention refers to lawful combatants and unlawful combatants.Lawful combatants are soldiers who:J Are comm anded by a person responsible or h is subordinatesJ Wear uniforms with a fixed distinctive sign recognizableat a distance4 Carry arms openlyJ Conduct operations n accordance with the laws and customs of war. The detainees, how ever, are unlawful comba tants who obey no clear chain ofcomm and, dress as civilians, hide their weapons and commit acts of terrorism andmurder.. he Geneva Convention also protects those who fight on behalf of a country - -t h e a1Qaeda is a terrorist organization, not a country.

W e should not give standing under the Geneva Convention to a terrorist organizationwhose mem bers purposely blur the line between comba tants and civilians, andtarge t civilians in terrorist acts.The pu rpose of the Geneva Convention is to have a category or prisoners of warthat get a special standing if they avo id blurring the distinction between innocentpeople, civilians and soldiersThe detainees held at Guantanamo are not held as Drisoners of war. Prisoners ofwar are afforaeo aaanional privileges , includ ng a salary accomm ooationssim ar 10mat of the r captors and immediate repamat on after a confl c1 co nc l~oe sAs unlawful combatants, he detainees are receiving humane treatment -food,water, clothing, shelter and medical care - but are not be ing afforded every privilegeof a POW

9 T h e d e ta in e e s ar e h e l d t o k e e p t h e m o u t o f t h e b a t tl e a n d p r e ve n t f u tu r e

. Tne G ~a nta na m o etainees have been found 10 oe engag ng n oatlle on ~e na .1*tne a1 Qaeoa or the Taiioan ana have been WptJredIn any conflict and people are engaged in a battle, some win and some lose, someare dead and som e are captured. The ones that are captured are detained: they arekept away from the battle and kept away from killing more people.


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. We have decided as a country that we prefer not to be attacked and lose thousandsof lives in the Un ited States, and that having those peop le back ou t on the Street toengage in further terrorist attacks is not o urfirs t choice They are being detained sothey do not attack us aga in That is why they we re captured, and that Is why they'redetained.. Tne detainees are considered very dange rous- among them are those respons ble*or tne pr son _pnsing n Mazar-e-Sharf and otne rs who nave tnreatened to k I1Americans wniie .n C m a Some oetampps were ca"g5t gathering rocfis tnevintenoeo to -se as weapons agamst n e w Am encan gi-arosIn order to stop otner terrorist attacks detainees w I be q~esnone dor intell gen Wnformat on Fo 0% ng quest oning a dec s o n wi I be maoe as to the r d saos t OnSome may be tr eo ov a m iia rv comm ss on Otners cou 0 oe ir e d n me L Scriminal &urt system, and others may be returned o their countries of origin forprosecution.

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