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  • US stance on armor disputed

    12/10/2004 7:23:24 AM PST · by Stingray51 · 26 replies · 839+ views
    Boston Globe ^ | December 10, 2004 | Bryan Bender, Globe Staff
    EXCERPTS: Company says vehicle orders waiting for OK WASHINGTON -- Despite Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld's assertion that the military is outfitting Humvees with armor as quickly as possible, the company providing the vehicles said it has been waiting since September for approval from the Pentagon to increase monthly production by as many as 100 of the all-terrain vehicles, intended to protect against roadside bombs in Iraq. Army officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, acknowledged yesterday that they have not approved new purchase orders for armored trucks, despite the company's readiness to produce more. They said the Pentagon has...
  • Rumsfeld interview: Al-Qaida, Taliban getting fresh supplies

    06/28/2002 7:11:50 AM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 11 replies · 193+ views
    <p>WASHINGTON (AP) --  Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld says al-Qaida terrorists are receiving fresh supplies of expensive military gear and medical supplies despite the allied success in Afghanistan.</p> <p>"We have very recently discovered some new stuff that is not old and it is modern," Rumsfeld said in an interview with The Washington Times published Friday.</p>