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September 2002

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  News Articles

  09/30/2002:  Wolfowitz Praises Pakistan, Looks at Larger War  
  

  09/30/2002:  Rumsfeld: Measure Iraq by Its Actions, Not Its Words  
  

  09/30/2002:  Troops to Teachers Available to Reserve Components  
  

  09/30/2002:  'Steep Hill to Climb in Iraq,' Bush Says  
  

  09/27/2002:  Rumsfeld Answers Questions on Iraqi Threat  
  

  09/27/2002:  Pace: U.S. Military Is 'Prepared To Deliver' Against Saddam  
  

  09/27/2002:  Powell Urges Donors to 'Continue Commitment' to Afghanistan  
  

  09/27/2002:  Rumsfeld Says Link Between Iraq, al Qaeda 'Not Debatable'  
  

  09/27/2002:  New Command Shifts Thinking on Defense  
  

  09/27/2002:  Outlook Improving for Afghan Women  
  

  09/26/2002:  U.S. Has 'Solid Evidence' of Al Qaeda Operating in Iraq  
  

  09/26/2002:  Postal Service Unveils Cesar Chavez Commemorative Stamp  
  

  09/26/2002:  Bush Says Saddam Hussein 'Must Be Stopped'  
  

  09/25/2002:  Northern Command to Assume Defense Duties Oct. 1  
  

  09/25/2002:  Double-Dip Retirement Measure May Become Law  
  

  09/25/2002:  Navy Women Breeze to Volleyball Title; Playoff Needed for Men's Crown  
  

  09/25/2002:  WWW.Huh? New Site Compiles Military-Specific Consumer Complaints  
  

  09/25/2002:  Rumsfeld: U.S., NATO Gird For 21st Century Threats  
  

  09/24/2002:  U.S. Briefs NATO On Iraq's Relationship With Terrorism  
  

  09/24/2002:  Army Exhibits Shadow Unmanned Aerial Vehicle  
  

  09/24/2002:  British Intel Details Scope of Saddam's Weapons  
  

  09/24/2002:  U.S. Moving Troops to Cote d'Ivoire  
  

  09/24/2002:  NATO Responds Positively to Capabilities Initiatives  
  

  09/24/2002:  Poland To Take Advisory Role With New NATO Members  
  

  09/24/2002:  NATO Must Plan For Future Role, Robertson Tells Ministers  
  

  09/23/2002:  Feith to Consult With Allies in War on Terror  
  

  09/23/2002:  Rumsfeld: U.S.-Polish Relationship Is 'Strong and Healthy'  
  

  09/23/2002:  Bush Vows to Deal with Saddam Hussein, Terrorists  
  

  09/23/2002:  U.S. Medics Treat Afflicted Afghans  
  

  09/23/2002:  Cyclists Wind Up 270-Mile Ride at Pentagon  
  

  09/22/2002:  Rumsfeld: NATO, Like U.S., Needs to Transform Its Military  
  

  09/20/2002:  U.S. Military Will Leave No One Behind  
  

  09/20/2002:  Congressman Recalls Years as Prisoner in North Vietnam  
  

  09/20/2002:  Warsaw Meetings May Presage Rumsfeld's Agenda at Prague NATO Summit (Revised)  
  

  09/20/2002:  Rumsfeld: Burden of Proof Should be on Saddam, Not U.S.  
  

  09/20/2002:  Joint National Training Center in DoD's Future, Chu Says  
  

  09/20/2002:  Powell Calls for U.N. Resolution to Compel Iraqi Compliance  
  

  09/20/2002:  U.S. Personnel Come Under Fire in Afghanistan  
  

  09/19/2002:  Iraq Part of Global War on Terrorism, Rumsfeld Says  
  

  09/19/2002:  DoD Kicks Off CFC Campaign With $11.3 Million Goal  
  

  09/19/2002:  Ivanov: Iraq Should Accept New WMD Inspection Teams  
  

  09/19/2002:  Wolfowitz: 'We've Got to Go on Offense' Against Terrorists  
  

  09/18/2002:  Cambone: Budget Plan Will Shape the Force of the Future  
  

  09/18/2002:  Troops Urged to Vote by Absentee Ballot  
  

  09/18/2002:  Seeing a Smoking Gun Means It's Too Late, Rumsfeld Says  
  

  09/18/2002:  POW/MIA Recognition Day Poster Available as Web Download  
  

  09/18/2002:  Bush Calls Iraqi Offer a 'Ploy'  
  

  09/17/2002:  Millennium Challenge Part Of 'Transformation Journey,' General Says  
  

  09/17/2002:  U.S. Says Tough Resolution Needed Despite Iraq's OK to Inspections  
  

  09/17/2002:  Oft-Absent Reserve Component Members Endanger Education Benefits  
  

  09/16/2002:  Myers: Terrorists Not Interested in the Diversity That Makes U.S. Great  
  

  09/16/2002:  'Connecting the Dots' Before the Next Tragedy  
  

  09/16/2002:  Coalition No-Fly Zone Tactics Changed  
  

  09/16/2002:  Powell Working to Put Teeth in U.N. Iraq Resolution  
  

  09/13/2002:  'We Can Not Rest On Our Success,' Myers Tells Reporters  
  

  09/13/2002:  Reserve Component Personnel Need to Know About Medical Benefits  
  

  09/13/2002:  Mass Weapons Danger Real, Iraq not Only Country of Concern  
  

  09/13/2002:  Army Guard Promotes 1st Black Woman to Flag Rank  
  

  09/13/2002:  Bush Doubts Iraq Will Fulfill Resolutions, Wants Deadlines  
  

  09/12/2002:  Remains of Pentagon Attack Victims Buried at Arlington  
  

  09/12/2002:  Iraq 'a Grave and Gathering Danger,' Bush Tells U.N.  
  

  09/12/2002:  Bush Tells Americans 'Be Confident'  
  

  09/11/2002:  Central Command Not Moving to Qatar, Officials Say  
  

  09/11/2002:  Pentagon Phoenix Project Workers Are Heroes, Wolfowitz Says  
  

  09/11/2002:  Reflections on Sept. 11, A Day of Terror  
  

  09/11/2002:  One Year After: Pentagon People, Others, Discuss 9-11  
  

  09/11/2002:  Rumsfeld, Myers Remember the Slain, Gird for Future  
  

  09/11/2002:  Greatest Tasks Face U.S. Military, Bush Says  
  

  09/11/2002:  U.S. Must 'Reject Bigotry,' Bush Says in Address to American Muslims  
  

  09/10/2002:  Pace Talks Threat-Level and Clear Skies Changes, Details War Progress  
  

  09/10/2002:  Redskins Donate $700,000 To Pentagon 9-11 Relief  
  

  09/10/2002:  Sept. 11 Anniversary Message to the Armed Forces from the Secretary of Defense  
  

  09/10/2002:  U.S. Heightens Threat Level of Terrorist Attack  
  

  09/10/2002:  Pentagon Sept. 11 Ceremony Satellite Broadcast Set  
  

  09/10/2002:  Pentagon Ash Trees: Living Legacies For 9-11 Victims  
  

  09/10/2002:  No Northern Command Without the National Guard, New Chief Says  
  

  09/10/2002:  Exercise Tests D.C. Air Defense Capabilities  
  

  09/09/2002:  DARPA Combating Information Overload  
  

  09/09/2002:  Sheila Moody's Story  
  

  09/09/2002:  Health Care Providers Seek Better Communication With Patients, Families  
  

  09/09/2002:  Saddam Poses Threat to Neighbors, West  
  

  09/08/2002:  Rumsfeld, Myers Discuss Iraq Situation On Talk Shows  
  

  09/06/2002:  Pentagon Kiosk Showcases Video E-mail Sent to Deployed Service Members  
  

  09/06/2002:  Country Music Star to Perform at Pentagon  
  

  09/06/2002:  Nation's Enemies Still Exist; Best Defense Is to Find Them  
  

  09/06/2002:  DoDEA Students' SAT Participation Climbs to New High in 2002  
  

  09/06/2002:  Kabul Bombing Targeted Innocents; TV Cameraman Dies in Helo Crash  
  

  09/05/2002:  Outreach Efforts Help Explain Unconventional War (Revised)  
  

  09/05/2002:  World Can't Be Blackmailed By Leaders Like Saddam, Bush Says  
  

  09/05/2002:  Quilters Show Support From Around the World  
  

  09/05/2002:  Bridging the Gap Between Muslim World and the West  
  

  09/05/2002:  Afghanistan Also Battleground of Ideologies  
  

  09/05/2002:  Karzai Escapes Assassination Attempt, Downtown Kabul Bombed  
  

  09/04/2002:  Pentagon 9-11 Ceremony Will Send Variety of Messages  
  

  09/04/2002:  Space Camp Scholarship Honors Young Sept. 11 Pentagon Attack Victim  
  

  09/04/2002:  USAMU shooter wins Gold Medal at Junior Olympics  
  

  09/04/2002:  Navy Chief Shows NFL Film Crew the Ropes in Afghanistan  
  

  09/04/2002:  Doing Nothing About Iraq Is Not An Option, Bush Says  
  

  09/04/2002:  Paintings Capture First Moments of 9-11 Combat Air Patrols  
  

  09/03/2002:  Rumsfeld Discusses Iraq Inspections, WMD Capabilities  
  

  09/03/2002:  Help On the Way for Parents of Military-Connected Children  
  

  09/03/2002:  Myers Describes Value of Transformation in Afghanistan Conflict  
  

  09/03/2002:  Workers Ready Site for Sept. 11 Ceremony  
  

  09/03/2002:  USO Gives Service Member Care Package Program Global Reach  
  

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  Older Press Advisories

  09/05/2002	Schedule of Events for DoD Sept. 11 Observance
  09/06/2002	Media Credentials for September 11 Observance
  09/06/2002	DuBois to Speak at International Test and Evaluation Symposium
  09/06/2002	September 11 Flag Relay Planned
  09/09/2002	Champion Trees to be Living Memorial on Pentagon Ground
  09/10/2002	Sept. 11 Observance Webcast, Satellite Feed
  09/10/2002	Secretary Rumsfeld to Speak at Arlington Funeral Service
  09/12/2002	CJCS to Speak at 7th Annual Hispanic Veterans Banquet
  09/12/2002	CJCS to Speak at National Press Club
  09/12/2002	Background Briefing on Weapons of Mass Destruction
  09/16/2002	Gen. Kernan to Brief Millennium Challenge 2002 Lessons Learned
  09/17/2002	Program Analysis and Evaluation Director Cambone to Conduct Briefing
  09/18/2002	SECDEF Hosts National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony
  09/19/2002	Background Briefing On Secretary Rumsfeld's Foreign Trip
  09/20/2002	Background Briefing on USD Feith's Overseas Trip
  09/23/2002	FTC to Launch Military Sentinel to Assist Military Consumers

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  Older Contracts

  Contracts for September 3, 2002

  Contracts for September 4, 2002

  Contracts for September 5, 2002

  Contracts for September 6, 2002

  Contracts for September 9, 2002

  Contracts for September 10, 2002

  Contracts for September 11, 2002

  Contracts for September 12, 2002

  Contracts for September 13, 2002

  Contracts For September 16, 2002

  Contracts for September 17, 2002

  Contracts for September 19, 2002

  Contracts for September 20, 2002

  Contracts for September 23, 2002

  Contracts for September 24, 2002

  Contracts for September 25, 2002

  Contracts for September 26, 2002

  Contracts for September 27, 2002

  Contracts for September 30, 2002

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  Older News Releases

  09/04/2002	National Guard And Reserve Mobilized As Of September 4, 2002
  09/06/2002	General Officer Announcement
  09/06/2002	NAVY SECRETARY ASSIGNS NEW SHIP NAME NEW YORK
  09/09/2002	General Officer Announcement
  09/10/2002	DoD Changes Status of Air Defense Exercise
  09/10/2002	DoD Inspector General Starts Transformation Process
  09/11/2002	National Guard and Reserve Mobilized as of Sept. 11
  09/12/2002	General Officer Announcement
  09/12/2002	U.S. Army Facilities to be Returned to Germany
  09/13/2002	Charges Preferred in Canadian Friendly Fire Incident
  09/13/2002	Navy Announces DDG Multiyear Contract
  09/14/2002	DoD Official Cites Progress on WWII MIAs in Burma
  09/18/2002	National Guard And Reserve Mobilized As Of September 18, 2002
  09/19/2002	General Officer Announcements
  09/20/2002	2002 Defense Maintenance Award Winners Announced
  09/20/2002	General Officer And Flag Officer Assignments
  09/23/2002	General Officer Announcements
  09/23/2002	Under Secretary Feith Visits Romania, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Italy
  09/24/2002	Remains Of U.S. Servicemen Recovered In North Korea
  09/25/2002	General Officer Assignment
  09/25/2002	National Guard And Reserve Mobilized As Of Sept. 25, 2002
  09/26/2002	Korean War Vets And Families return From North Korea
  09/26/2002	General Officer Announcement
  09/27/2002	General Officer Assignment

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  Briefing Slides

  09/18/2002	DoD News Briefing, Wednesday, 18 Sep 2002 - 12:00 pm
  09/30/2002	DoD News Briefing, Monday, 30 Sep 2002 - 1:00 pm

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  Older News Transcripts

  09/03/2002	DoD News Briefing - Secretary Rumsfeld and Gen. Myers
  09/04/2002	Special Briefing On The Opening Of The Transformational Communications Office
  09/05/2002	Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz Interview with the Hurriyet (Turkey)
  09/06/2002	DoD News Briefing - ASD(PA) Clarke And Gen. Rosa
  09/08/2002	Secretary Rumsfeld's Interview On Face The Nation
  09/09/2002	Secretary Rumsfeld Stakeout at CBS
  09/09/2002	Secretary Rumsfeld Interview with Good Morning America
  09/09/2002	DASD PA Whitman Telephonic Interview with the David Lawrence Show
  09/10/2002	ASD PA Clarke Interview with Sam Donaldson
  09/10/2002	Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz Interview with Brown Journal of World Affairs
  09/11/2002	Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz Interview with Associated Press
  09/11/2002	Secretary Rumsfeld Interview with Associated Press
  09/12/2002	Secretary Rumsfeld Interview with John McWethy, ABC
  09/12/2002	Secretary Rumsfeld Interview with Brett Baier, Fox News
  09/12/2002	Secretary Rumsfeld Interview with UPI
  09/12/2002	ASD PA Clarke Interview with Chris Core, WMAL
  09/12/2002	DASD PA Whitman Interview with WTOP Radio
  09/13/2002	Background Briefing on Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction
  09/13/2002	DASD PA Whitman Interview with KIRO Radio
  09/16/2002	DoD News Briefing - Secretary Rumsfeld And Gen. Pace
  09/16/2002	Secretary Rumsfeld's Media Roundtable With The BBC And Voice Of America
  09/17/2002	Gen. Kernan And Maj. Gen. Cash Discuss Millennium Challenge's Lessons Learned
  09/18/2002	Dr. Cambone Briefing On The Office Of Programs Analysis And Evaluation
  09/18/2002	Media Stakeout Following Secretary Rumsfeld's HASC Testimony
  09/19/2002	Secretary Rumsfeld Interview with Jim Lehrer, News Hour, PBS WETA
  09/19/2002	Secretary Rumsfeld Stakeout with Russian MoD Sergey Borisovich Ivanov
  09/20/2002	Backgrounder On Secretary Rumsfeld's Meeting With NATO Ministerials
  09/21/2002	Secretary Rumsfeld's CNN Television Interview
  09/22/2002	Secretary Rumsfeld Interview with The Sunday Times London
  09/23/2002	Secretary Rumsfeld Media Availability En Route to Poland
  09/23/2002	Backgrounder On Senior Defense Official Trip
  09/23/2002	Secretary Rumsfeld And Polish Minister Siwiec Press Conference
  09/24/2002	Secretary Rumsfeld Interview with Tomasz Lis, TVN/TVN 24
  09/24/2002	Joint News Conference On The Establishment Of Military Sentinel
  09/24/2002	Secretary Rumsfeld's News Conference In Poland
  09/24/2002	Secretary Wolfowitz Interview With NATO Journalists
  09/25/2002	Secretary Rumsfeld's Press Conference In Warsaw
  09/26/2002	DoD News Briefing - Secretary Rumsfeld And Gen. Pace
  09/30/2002	Secretary Rumsfeld Interview with ABC Affiliate - WSB Channel 2, Atlanta, Ga.
  09/30/2002	DoD News Briefing - Secretary Rumsfeld and Gen. Myers
  09/30/2002	Secretary Rumsfeld Interview with Fox Affiliate - WAGA Channel 5, Atlanta, Ga.
  09/30/2002	Secretary Rumsfeld Interview with NBC Affiliate - WXIA Channel 11, Atlanta, Ga.
  10/04/2002	DoD News Briefing - ASD Clarke and Rear Adm. Gove

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