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...pressure was also intense. Just the week before, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was in the region pressing the officers about why this was taking so long. Sitting in front of walls lined with maps and flat video screens, Rumsfeld marveled at the elusiveness of the quarry. "I'm dumbfounded when I think about it," he told Army Major General Raymond Odierno, commander of the 4th Infantry. "The chances of us using that kind of money to find somebody--to figure out how to invest some time and develop a network and produce the information that would do it--I mean...
...whether it ticks off people in foreign capitals--in fact, rather enjoys doing so. Maybe I've got a case of seasonal goodwill, but I doubt that things are so crass. Of late, senior Defense Department officials have been acting almost house-trained when traveling overseas: witness Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's mild reaction last month to the European Union's latest plans to set up its own defense organization alongside NATO...
When Ada (Nicole Kidman) arrives in Cold Mountain with her preacher father (Donald Sutherland), her refinement startles the citizenry; they must reconfigure their notions of perfection. Inman (Jude Law) has never looked that high. His eye has been on the plow, the nail to be hammered. But Ada and the approach of war bring a clarity to his ambitions. He wants her heart, and she lets him pack it on his journey into battle...
...modern world, for better and worse. Some Americans blame the U.S. for the woes of our age, from global warming to the rapacity of huge corporations. Others see American ideals-a commitment to freedom, say, or to limited government-as being universally inspiring. "America," said U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Sept. 11 this year, "is truly the light of liberty and the hope of the world...
...Klein's commentary "It's Time For Extreme Peacekeeping" highlighted the need for an elite corps of people devoted to public service and nation building [Nov. 24]. As Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld continues to reform and reorganize the armed forces, he should seriously consider creating such a corps. Klein suggests it could be called the Extreme Peacekeepers or the Freedom Corps. It could play an important role in establishing bastions of democracy and improving America's image throughout the world. Creating such an organization would be an important step in providing an opportunity for college-educated youths who yearn...