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Secretary Rumsfeld briefs reporters on the latest developments in the war on terrorism.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld briefs reporters in the Pentagon on March 28, 2002, on the latest developments in the war on terrorism.

The Department of Defense provides the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security.

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