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Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Lawrence Di Rita emphasizes a point with reporters in the Pentagon concerning the U.S. policy of respecting the right of detainees to practice their religion during a press briefing on May 17, 2005.

Lawrence Di Rita emphasizes a point with reporters.

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Lawrence Di Rita emphasizes a point with reporters in the Pentagon concerning the U.S. policy of respecting the right of detainees to practice their religion during a press briefing on May 17, 2005.

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