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Unfortunately, our escalating worries may not be entirely unwarranted. On Monday, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld warned of the possibility of a biological attack on the United States. Society’s standard defense against such attacks—that no one would be so inhuman as to carry them out—holds less currency now that we have seen terrorists make deadly weapons of passenger planes. Experts believe that the use of biological weapons could potentially present an even greater threat to human existence than nuclear weapons did a few decades...
...policy of "regime change" in Baghdad, Wolfowitz has been convinced of Iraq's menace since long before the Gulf War. In 1979, as an analyst in the Pentagon, he authored a secret report warning of Saddam's dangerous ambitions. Now, supported by his boss, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, and by Cheney's chief of staff Lewis (Scooter) Libby, Wolfowitz argued for a far-reaching military response beyond anything Powell had envisioned. Targets would include not only Saddam's regime but also other states that have supported terrorism in the past, like Syria and Iran...
...This crisis has been George W. Bush?s moment, Colin Powell?s moment, even Donald Rumsfeld?s moment. But while his cabinet colleagues and his boss swell in stature, O?Neill has only gotten smaller in relation to his increased importance - to the point of actually sharing the crisis-management spotlight with someone no longer on the government payroll...
...calls in recent days for the United States to use the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon as an opportunity to mete out punishment on all of America’s old enemies. These demands come from inside and outside Washington, and particularly from Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Much like a small town sheriff rounding up the usual suspects, leaders like Secretary Rumsfeld have suggested that we bomb not only Afghanistan, but also Iraq, Syria and anyone else who has recently looked at a U.S. diplomat the wrong way. As these hawks know, in this unprecedented international climate...
...outraged President was a military response, so he asked the Pentagon his options for immediate air strikes. But with intelligence offering nothing more than a pinprick--"We could have only made the rocks bounce," a military source says--Bush started working the phones. He called Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who refused to leave the burning Pentagon, and said they would hunt down and punish those responsible. He turned to a CIA officer and passed on a message for CIA Director George Tenet. "If Tenet has something"--such as news of another attack--"I want to hear it directly from...