Bryan Whitman
Bryan Whitman
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While we continue to review the documentation and conduct interviews, and while there are some who allege specific documents exist, the Defense Department has not discovered any documentation that shows Mohamed Atta connected to al Qaeda prior to the attacks of 9/11.
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Countering WMD has been a priority for the department in terms of making sure that our future forces are organized, trained, equipped and resourced to deal with all aspects of threats that are posed by WMD.
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It is possible they are increasing their capability in making strides in radar absorbing material and targeting.
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We don't target any civilians with any of our weapons. And to suggest that U.S. forces were targeting civilians with these weapons would simply be wrong.
mission remains
Our commanders have addressed that issue. The mission remains what it is each and every day.
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reconstructing Iraq's infrastructure would require enormous resources beyond what the Congress appropriated -- after 30 years of neglect, decay and corruption.
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Just because it's legal doesn't mean it's the right thing to do.
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It appears as if there may have been things that were left in the database that shouldn't have been left there.
legal mean perfectly policy procedures
You can do something perfectly legal, but that is inconsistent with the policy or procedures of the department. Just because it's legal doesn't mean it's the right thing to do.
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We are aware that journalists, by the nature of their duties, often will be at the scene of attacks when they occur.
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Our modern weapons systems use advance technologies that provide the US military with cutting edge capabilities, and to the extent that information is shared with inappropriate entities, that could be harmful to our national defense.
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That was rumored a year ago and never proved to be confirmed.
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There are a handful of officers that have exercised their right to speak their mind, and certainly that's their right to do that.
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When you look at the totality of what Uzbekistan has been doing, they've been a very valuable partner and ally in the global war on terror,