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...stripped to its essence, this new form of war is as old as the hills. Victory still requires one group of men to find and kill another. Technology can't do it all. "The cruise missiles and bombers are not going to solve this problem," said Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld last week. In an assessment of the Soviet Union's defeat in Afghanistan written for the U.S. Army in 1996, a retired Afghan general and his American co-author were blunt. "A guerrilla war," they wrote, "is not a war of technology against peasantry. Rather, it is a contest...
After six days, the bombing slowed, in part for observance of Friday prayers at mosques. When it was resumed at a steady pace early Saturday, the conventional wisdom grew that Afghanistan is not, as they say in the Pentagon, a "target-rich environment." Rumsfeld made the point in his inimitable style. "We're not running out of targets," he said. "Afghanistan...
...After six days, the bombing slowed, in part for observance of Friday prayers at mosques. When it was resumed at a steady pace early Saturday, the conventional wisdom grew that Afghanistan is not, as they say in the Pentagon, a "target-rich environment." Rumsfeld made the point in his inimitable style. "We're not running out of targets," he said. "Afghanistan...
...Noted "We're not running out of targets, Afghanistan is." DONALD RUMSFELD, U.S. Secretary of Defense, explaining that the Taliban and al-Qaeda have little infrastructure left to be destroyed...
...aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, many speculated that bioterrorism was a distinct possibility. Indeed, in early October Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld warned the nation that terrorists might use biological agents to spread fear and disrupt daily life. It has now been confirmed in several cases that anthrax has invaded—and in one tragic case, destroyed—the lives of innocent American civilians. Although it is not known for certain whether those behind the anthrax attacks are the same individuals responsible for the Sept. 11 tragedy, the recent attacks have targeted the media and the government?...