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TAVIS SMILEY, host: From NPR in Los Angeles, I'm Tavis Smiley. On today's program, we'll talk about some of the challenges and triumphs of fathers today, and we'll get our laugh on with comedian Rickey Smiley. But first, where are the weapons of mass destruction? Did the Bush administration lie about evidence for going to war with Iraq? Earlier I put those questions directly to National Security Adviser Dr. Condoleezza Rice, who's been on a trip to California promoting US foreign policy. But before we got to the real conversation, I asked Dr. Rice whether the rumor was true that...

Thursday, June 12, 2003 Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld at NATO Headquarters RUMSFELD: Good afternoon. We have had some very good meetings today. I thanked our Allies for their strong support in the Global War on Terrorism, and especially in Operation Iraqi Freedom. We enthusiastically welcomed the seven invitees who joined in the meetings of the Defense Planning Committee and the North Atlantic Council. Since the end of the Cold War, we have now invited a total of ten new Allies, many of them of course were former Warsaw Pact adversaries. I think it says a good deal about how much...

<p>Following is a transcribed excerpt from Fox News Sunday on June 8, 2003.</p> <p>TONY SNOW, FOX NEWS: Secretary Powell, the controversy of the week in Washington has to deal with weapons of mass destruction. First I want to play you a little clip of your testimony in February before the United Nations Security Council regarding weapons of mass destruction possessed by Saddam Hussein.</p>

Accountable for Your Actions The Man Behind "The Gay Priest Problem" By Allyson Smith(Editor: This is part two of an interview with Rev. Paul Shaughnessy, S.J., who is a Marine Corps and Navy chaplain stationed in San Diego aboard the USS Belleau Wood.) Father Shaughnessy wrote an essay, "The Gay Priest Problem," published in the November 2000 issue of Catholic World Report -- more than a year before the Boston Globe broke the scandals in the Archdiocese of Boston. Last June, Fr. Shaughnessy penned another essay, "Are the Jesuits Catholic?," in the Weekly Standard. Father Shaughnessy, 53, agreed to an...

My friend, Mr. President. It's really good to be with you again and, of course, the first lady. Mr. Prime Minister, your eminence, distinguished guests, citizens of Poland. I'm honored to be in the city of Krakow, where so many landmarks give witness to Poland's history and Poland's faith. From this castle, Polish kings ruled for centuries in a tradition of tolerance. Below this hill lies the market square, where Kosciuszko swore loyalty to the first democratic constitution of Europe. And at Wawel Cathedral in 1978, a Polish Cardinal began his journey to a conclave in Rome, and entered...

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, New York, NY, Tuesday, May 27, 2003. Thank you Pete [Peterson] and Les [Gelb].   Ladies and Gentlemen. I appreciate the opportunity to discuss the challenges in a transition from tyranny to a free and civil society. The problems are real, to be sure:      looting, crime and mobs storming government buildings;      the breakdown of government structures and institutions that maintained civil order;      rampant inflation caused by the lack of a stable currency;      supporters of the former regime roaming the streets and countryside whose fate has to be determined;...

DoD News Briefing - Secretary Rumsfeld and Gen. Myers Related links, if any, would go here, including the link to the RealMedia file and links to briefing slides. (Also participating Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. Slides from today's briefing are located at http://www.defenselink.mil/news/May2003/g030520-D-6570C.html. Photos of today's briefing are available at http://www.defenselink.mil/photos/May2003/030520-D-9880W-096.html and http://www.defenselink.mil/photos/May2003/030520-D-9880W-050.html.) Rumsfeld: Good afternoon. Each day the conditions in Iraq are improving, and life is slowly beginning to return to what one might call the normal pre-war standard. There are difficulties, to be sure, but that difficulties exist should not come as a surprise...

BUCHANAN: And now we want to introduce the youngest columnist pundit in America, 14-year-old Kyle Williams, a product of home schooling, syndicated on “WorldNet Daily” and author of the book, “Seen & Heard.” America’s youngest pundit takes on the lies and truths of political correctness. OK, Kyle, let’s take on those lies and truths. I want to know your thoughts about the Hollywood left, which is complaining that it is being persecuted and blacklisted, Sean Penn, Danny Glover, Susan Sarandon because it stood up bravely for its views on the war in Iraq. Do you think they’re being blacklisted? KYLE...

President Discusses Tornadoes, Saudi Arabia Attack with Reporters Remarks by the President to the Travel Pool (in Pierce City, MO, while viewing tornado damage) THE PRESIDENT: This is this man's business. They built their business last year. They had a family restaurant. They had a family restaurant; the children worked in it. And their lives got turned upside-down in one minute. This whole town, this whole street got wiped out. The tornado just came straight down the street. And the only thing I can tell a man who has lost it all and a lady who has lost it all...

Presenter: Vice President Richard CheneyTuesday, May 13, 2003 - 12:50 p.m. EDT Secretary Rumsfeld Remarks at the Hudson Institute's Presentation of the James Doolittle Award Herbert London: It is my distinct pleasure to introduce the vice president of the United States, Richard Cheney. (Applause.) Cheney: Thank you. (Applause continues.) Thank you very much. (Applause continues.) Thank you. Well, thank you very much. And Herb, let me thank you for your kind comments. It's a special privilege to be asked to come back today and to join all of you in the Hudson Institute in awarding the General Doolittle Award to...

<p>Following is a transcribed excerpt from Fox News Sunday, May 4, 2003.</p> <p>TONY SNOW, FOX NEWS: President Bush and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld this week announced that major combat operations have ended in Iraq and Afghanistan. They've also cautioned that plenty of hard work lies ahead.</p>

For Immediate ReleaseOffice of the Press SecretaryMay 3, 2003 Radio Address by the President to the Nation      Audio THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. On Thursday, I visited the USS Abraham Lincoln, now headed home after the longest carrier deployment in recent history. I delivered good news to the men and women who fought in the cause of freedom: their mission is complete and major combat operations in Iraq have ended. Our coalition is now engaged in securing and reconstructing that country. The United States and our allies have prevailed. Operation Iraqi Freedom was carried out with a combination of precision, speed...

(Town hall meeting in Baghdad, Iraq.) Rumsfeld: What a sight! This (Inaudible.) that fine welcome, and also for the absolutely superb job that you folks have done. The entire world has watched impressed. I have to admit I'm surprised to see you folks at the Baghdad Airport. The world was told there were no Americans here. Over and over and over. But I guess that's the last time we heard from that fellow. (Hooah.) I do want to thank each of you for your courage, your dedication to duty, and for volunteering, stepping up to serve your country. What you...

01 May 2003 Transcript: Powell on Spanish TV Thanks Spain for Coalition Support (Madrid, May 1: Secretary of State discusses Iraq, Middle East) (1900) Secretary of State Colin Powell was in Madrid May 1 to express his appreciation for the strong support that Spain provided to the coalition that liberated Iraq. In an interview on Spanish television, Powell said the Spanish people should be very proud of the stand their government took on the issue. "I know there was a great deal of concern and there was a great deal of popular opposition, but look what we've achieved: their...

(Says success in Iraq is due to technology and new doctrines) (2460)Vice President Dick Cheney says ending alliances between terroristorganizations and rogue states will continue to be a vital element ofU.S. strategy in the war on terrorism.And based on events in Iraq, he added, there now can be "no doubt inanyone's mind that the president of the United States keeps his word."At a May 1 speech to the Heritage Foundation in Washington, Cheneysaid that as a former secretary of defense he was in a unique vantagepoint to appreciate the improvements in U.S. military capabilitiesthat have occurred since the first Persian...

Following is the text of US President George W Bush's address to the nation late today from the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln nuclear aircraft carrier. Admiral Kelly, Captain Card, officers and sailors of the USS Abraham Lincoln, and my fellow Americans: Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed. And now our coalition is engaged in securing and reconstructing that country. In this battle, we have fought for the cause of liberty, and for the peace of the world. Our Nation and our coalition are proud...

Presenter: Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld Wednesday, April 30, 2003 Secretary Rumsfeld Town Hall Meeting in Baghdad (Town hall meeting in Baghdad, Iraq.)        Rumsfeld:  What a sight!   This (Inaudible.) that fine welcome, and also for the absolutely superb job that you folks have done.  The entire world has watched impressed.        I have to admit I'm surprised to see you folks at the Baghdad Airport.  The world was told there were no Americans here.  Over and over and over.  But I guess that's the last time we heard from that fellow.        (Hooah.)  ...

Interview by European Journalists Marc Grossman, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Washington, DC April 17, 2003 (11:00 a.m. EDT) QUESTION: What's the meaning of the trip, which has been announced by Secretary Powell to Damascus? Do you know where it will happen and what will be the exact purpose of this trip? UNDER SECRETARY GROSSMAN: First, the Secretary hasn't yet decided on exact dates or where else he might go. But as he said yesterday, he wants to go and have a straightforward, direct conversation with the Syrian leadership. And since we've been having this conversation over a period of...

Presenter: Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld Tuesday, April 29, 2003 Secretary Rumsfeld Town Hall Meeting at Prince Sultan Air Base (Town hall meeting at Prince Sultan Air Base, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia.)        Voice:  Good morning!        This wing and this coalition have been flying combat missions over Iraq for the last 12 years.  In Operation Iraqi Freedom along we put over 3,000 sorties into the pipe.  As we pause now to reflect on what it is we've accomplished we're very honored to have with us today the secretary of defense of the United States of...

<p>Following is a transcribed excerpt from Fox News Sunday, April 27, 2003.</p> <p>SNOW: Mr. Chalabi, last week you told me you believed that Saddam Hussein is still alive and somewhere in Iraq. Do you still believe that's the case?</p> <p>CHALABI: Yes, I do.</p>