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US Defence Secretary briefing on attacks on Afghanistan.
1. Donald Rumsfeld and General Richard Myers walk into briefing room
2. Cutaway of press
3. SOUNDBITE: US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
"We have struck several terrorist training camps, we've damaged most of the airfields, I believe...
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USA: GOVERNMENT ISSUES WORLDWIDE TERRORISM WARNING
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The United States government issued a new worldwide warning Tuesday night that Americans may be the target of terrorist attacks in the New Year period.
The State Department said that large groups of people, assembled for...
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WRAP: Pentagon video of damaged interiors plus aerial shots.
1. Various aerials of Pentagon damage
2. Pan of damaged exterior of Pentagon
3. Interior of exposed corridor
4. Various of damage corridor
5. Zoom out of silver tube to corridor
6. Various of crews working in damaged areas assessing...
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The Pentagon's research arm showed off some new projects Wednesday, including some cutting-edge technology designed to make things easier for troops in the field and those who've come home wounded. (May 21)
The Pentagon's research arm showed off some projects at the Pentagon Courtyard, including some cutting-edge technology designed to make things easier for troops in the field and those who've come home wounded.
DARPA, Defense Advanced...
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Pentagon says US tours in Iraq may be extended, reax to Mosul
1. Wide shot Lieutenant General Lance Smith, USAF, at briefing
2. Side shot of Smith, pan to reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Lieutenant General Lance Smith, USAF, Deputy Commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM):
"The plan right now, as...
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Approval of 81 billion dollars for Iraq and Afghan operations
1. Various of vote in US Senate
2. Senate floor
3. SOUNDBITE (English): Senator Evan Bayh, Democrat from Indiana:
"Remember the young soldier who stood up when the Secretary of Defence visited Iraq and spoke about hillbilly armour? Do...
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USA: TROOPS TO BE MAINTAINED IN BOSNIA BEYOND PLANNED PULLOUT DATE
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U-S President Bill Clinton said on Friday that America must keep-up its international role and commit U-S troops to Bosnia beyond this year's planned pullout.
With Bosnia's ethnic factions still on the brink of violence,...
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USA: US PREPARED TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTION TO DEFEND TROOPS
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The United States will take all "necessary and appropriate actions" to defend its forces in the Middle East from any challenge posed by Iraq's Saddam Hussein, the US Defense Secretary William Perry warned Thursday.
Speaking...
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USA: CHINESE GENERAL YU YONGBO VISIT
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United States Defence Secretary William Cohen had a meeting with Chinese General Yu Yongbo at the Pentagon on Tuesday. They discussed a range of security issues, including the status of Taiwan.
General Yu Yongbo, director of...
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US death, still of what bin Laden may now look like.
Central Command (CENTCOM), Tampa, Florida - January 4, 2002
1. General Tommy Franks, Supreme Commander, U.S. Armed Forces enters briefing room and comes to podium
2. Cutaway journalists
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) General Tommy Franks,...
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US troops and Iraq police surround politician's house
May 20, 2004
1. Exterior of Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi's house with US troops outside
2. Soldiers standing next to Humvee (military vehicle)
3. Iraqi police talking to civilians next to Sports Utility Vehicles without licence...
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USA: INVESTIGATION INTO US SOLDIERS/KOREAN WAR REPORT
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U-S officials are promising a thorough investigation into an Associated Press/APTN report that found U-S soldiers shot and killed South Korean civilians early in the Korean war.
President Clinton says he appreciated his...
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Polish Deputy PM in Washington
1. US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld greeting Polish Deputy Prime Minister Marek Belka at the Pentagon
2. Belka comes out of White House and approaches microphone
3. SOUNDBITE: (Polish) Belka answering reporters' questions...
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USA: IRANIANS DEPLOY MISSILES AT MOUTH OF PERSIAN GULF
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America's top military commander warns that shipping could be endangered after Iran deployed missiles at the mouth of the Persian Gulf.
General John Shalikashvili, chairman of the U-S Joint Chiefs of staff, says the...
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WRAP: Daily Pentagon briefing including comments on Mazar-e-Sharif.
1. Wideshot of Pentagon briefing
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Rear Admiral John Stufflebeem:
"While the planned target areas are grouped, were grouped, around Kandahar and Jalalabad, more than half of the combat sorties were directed at the...
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Taiwanese delegation meetings in Washington
1. US Congressman Sherrod Brown, Taiwanese legislature speaker Wang Jin-Pyng and US Congressman Steve Chabot walking down hallway
2. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Wang Jin-Pyng, Speaker of the Taiwanese Yuan legislature:
"I just asked the...
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Panetta on Egypt, Afghanistan and Syria
U.S. officials said on Tuesday that Iran is playing a growing role in supporting the Syrian regime and is helping to build and train a militia to fight opposition forces.
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told Pentagon reporters that...
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Former Pentagon analyst sentenced in spying case involving Israel
Alexandria, Virginia - 20 January 2006
1. Wide pan of courthouse
2. Medium shot of courthouse
3. Wide shot of Lawrence A. Franklin wearing blue shirt and blue tie, facing camera, Plato Cacheris, Franklin's lawyer, wearing glasses
FILE:...
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Panel finds detainee wrongly classified as enemy
Arlington, Virginia - 8 September 2004
1. Wide view of Navy Secretary England walking into briefing room
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gordon England, US Navy Secretary:
"So to date the Convening Authority has reviewed 30 of those 55 tribunal...
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WRAP General's report says military needs more time
1. Close-up US Commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus and US Ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker sitting down at witness table
2. Chairman Ike Skelton calling committee to order
AP Television
3. Various of hearing room
4. Various of...
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President comments on bin Laden and economy
1. Wide shot of Bush and Cheney entering room
2. Mid shot Cheney
3. Cutaway audience
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, U.S. President:
"We're slowly but surely dismantling Taliban defenses, Taliban military installations, the...
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Defence official meets senior ministers to discuss military alliance
1. US Deputy Secretary of Defence Ashton B. Carter and South Korean Defence Minister Kim Kwan-jin shaking hands in meeting room of South Korean Defence Ministry
2. Close-up and pan of Carter and Kim
3. Wide of meeting room
4....
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USA: GENERAL GEORGE JOULWAN NATO PRESS CONFERENCE UPDATE
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NATO's senior General in Europe, George Joulwan, says the alliance is considering a shift in its command structure, to address a dispute between Portugal and Spain.
General Joulwan, speaking at the Pentagon in Washington,...
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USA: RUSSIA'S DEFENCE MINISTER IGOR RODIONOV WELCOMED TO PENTAGON
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Russia's Defence Minister Igor Rodionov was given a formal welcome to the Pentagon on Tuesday, before beginning two days of talks with his American counterpart.
The discussions with U-S Defence Secretary William Cohen are...