Rumsfeld defends war on terrorism, rejects talks
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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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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates denied today that the United States is planning for war with Iran, saying that U.S. military efforts are focused on countering alleged Iranian activities against American troops in Iraq.
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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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US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says he has been ordered not to comment on the presidential elections, but it hasn't kept him from defending the war in Iraq in interviews with radio talk show hosts in battleground states.
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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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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, coming under renewed fire for his management of the Iraq war, said Sunday he is not considering resigning and said the president had called him personally in recent days to express his continued support.
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WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld struck a cautious tone Tuesday on the need for a national intelligence director, saying any changes should not create new barriers between war fighters and agencies that collect intelligence...
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on  Tuesday denied lobbying behind the scenes to scuttle  intelligence reforms backed by President Bush, and said he  supports Bush's position.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld struck a conciliatory tone at a European security conference Saturday, saying the American-European alliance could withstand its current differences and calling for unified efforts to defeat terrorism and weapons proliferation.
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WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld made it clear Tuesday that the Bush administration was still debating how to carry out critical details of intelligence reforms that President Bush already has announced.
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com Staff Writer. Countering widespread notions that the Bush administration has bungled the effort to secure peace for the embattled people of Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
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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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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said he essentially was too busy to testify at a public hearing on the Iraq war, raising a new furor on Capitol Hill over the three-year-old conflict.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld criticized Venezuela's hostile politics and longtime adversary Cuba during a three-day stay in Central America, but avoided any talk about another old antagonist.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Thursday he has not decided whether to attend an international security conference next week in Germany, where he might be subject to arrest on a war-crimes complaint.
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Prosecutors in Germany say they will not pursue a war crimes lawsuit against US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
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One of America&#039;s closest allies says the war on terrorism fails to address its root causes.