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Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld responds to a reporter's question during a joint media availability with India' s Minister of Defense George Fernandes in the Pentagon on Jan. 17, 2002.

Secretary Rumsfeld responds to a reporter's question during a media availability with Minister of Defense Fernandes.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld responds to a reporter's question during a joint media availability with India' s Minister of Defense George Fernandes in the Pentagon on Jan. 17, 2002.

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