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Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld answers a reporter's question during a Pentagon press conference on Aug. 7, 2002. Rumsfeld briefed reporters on some developments in the war on terrorism in Afghanistan. Rumsfeld's left forearm is in a cast following recent surgery to repair an arthritic thumb.

Secretary Rumsfeld answers a reporter's question during a Pentagon press conference.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld answers a reporter's question during a Pentagon press conference on Aug. 7, 2002. Rumsfeld briefed reporters on some developments in the war on terrorism in Afghanistan. Rumsfeld's left forearm is in a cast following recent surgery to repair an arthritic thumb.

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