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Fox News has a lady on from the American Red Cross speaking and showing things that one should have in case of an attack.
46 posted on 02/24/2004 8:56:53 AM PST by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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Special Defense Department Briefing Operational Update

Thursday, February 19, 2004 1:42 p.m. EST

Rick?

Q General, the other day, General Barno did a briefing with us from Afghanistan and he talked about the Pakistani military -- (inaudible) -- the tribal areas in the northwest frontier province. And I was just wondering, are there any U.S. troops operating in those areas with the Pakistani military?

GEN. RODRIGUEZ: No, there are not.

Q Never have been?

GEN. RODRIGUEZ: No. No.

Q Could you comment on a Washington Times report that Special Operations folks might be stationed in embassies and used for surveillance work? That would seem to be a departure --

Q The Green Berets.

Q The Green Berets. That would be a departure from, you know, their usual modus of working in uniform, or at least in the uniform -- (inaudible) -- countries.

GEN. RODRIGUEZ: No, we're not going to comment on the Special Forces training or operations that are occurring. But they are a huge part of the global war on terrorism, and we continue to look at the way they operate and how they can best contribute to the global war on terrorism.

MR. DIRITA: But we have nothing to comment on any particular reports today.

Q But if Green Berets were turned into, quote, "spies," unquote, and they were out of uniform, isn't there -- I mean, that's against military rules --

GEN. RODRIGUEZ: It is not -- they would not be out of uniform, that's correct.

Q So you would not have Green Berets or anybody else out of uniform spying on --

MR. DIRITA: Let me pull back on that question. Would we do something that's contrary to military regulations and the law, is your question. And the answer is no.

Q Which means -- which means --

MR. DIRITA: It means what I just said.

Q -- therefore, you couldn't choose people in the military, take them out of uniform and use them as spies or anything? I mean, you couldn't do that, right, is what you're saying?

MR. DIRITA: I have no comment on any particular questions about Special Forces because we don't talk about these Special Forces.

Q So you're saying the rules prohibit it, but you're not saying whether or not you'll break the rules and do that? (Laughter.)

MR. DIRITA: Well, no, I specifically said we will not break rules --

GEN. RODRIGUEZ: We're not going to break the rules.

MR. DIRITA: -- and we're not going to break the law.

Q You're not going to comment any further.

MR. DIRITA: (Laughs.) Thank you. As a matter of fact, we aren't going to comment any further. (Laughter.)

55 posted on 02/24/2004 9:30:17 AM PST by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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