Rumsfeld backs off al Qaeda assertions
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld appeared Monday to back off earlier statements suggesting Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had links to al Qaeda.
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WASHINGTON -- Despite continued criticism of his handling of the war in Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld won strong backing yesterday from the White House and key Republicans in Congress.
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MUNICH -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld yesterday came out against a German proposal that would create a trans-Atlantic rival to NATO to coordinate and develop policy among alliance nations.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, responding to allegations that he fostered a climate that led to the prisoner-abuse scandal, said Friday that the military's mistreatment of detainees was not as bad as what terrorists have done.
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Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on Monday played down a report that al Qaeda was planning a spectacular attack on the United States, saying there was no credible information about an imminent threat.
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One report contradicted Bush administrationÂs assertions that were provided as evidence of a close relationship between Iraq and Al Qaeda.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan yesterday rejected a claim by the US intelligence chief that Osama bin Laden and his deputy were hiding in northwestern Pakistan, and that Al Qaeda was setting up camps near the Afghan border.
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Pakistan's president rejects claims that his intelligence service has indirectly helped the Taleban and al-Qaeda.
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U.S. intelligence agencies have  failed to provide reliable estimates of the size of Iraq's  insurgency, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on  Wednesday.
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Backing away from his pre-war assertions, US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld said he has seen no &quot;strong, hard evidence&quot; linking former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein to al-Qaida.
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U.S. President George W. Bush denied on Thursday that al Qaeda is as strong today as it was before the September 11 attacks.
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Amid allegations he fostered a climate that led to the prison abuse scandal, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Friday that the military&#39;s mistreatment of detainees was not as bad as what terrorists have done.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Tuesday said he believes Saddam Hussein&#39;s Iraq and al-Qaida had ties, backtracking from a statement a day earlier that he had &quot;not seen any strong, hard evidence that links the two.
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua  - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, under fire from critics for his handling of Iraq, on Tuesday vigorously defended the U.S. war on terrorism and ruled out negotiation with Muslim extremists.
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WASHINGTON Senator John McCain declined on Sunday to endorse the leadership of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and questioned whether the planned increase in US forces in Iraq would provide enough security for the country&#39;s elections on Jan. 30.
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WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Monday that he knew of no âstrong, hard evidenceâ linking Saddam Husseinâs Iraq and al-Qaida, despite describing extensive contacts between the two before the invasion of Iraq.
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Pakistan Tuesday dismissed a claim by a U.S. counter-terrorism official that the United States and its allies were closing in on the world's most wanted man, Osama bin Laden.