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Military Always Looking for New Ways to Go After Al Qaeda
Friday, August 2, 2002
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service

"Secretary Rumsfeld's direction all along is that we're in a very
different world and we face very different threats. It means we need a faster, more adaptive, more flexible, more lethal force. We're
always looking at ways to make that happen."

WASHINGTON -- AFIS
The U.S. military is constantly trying to find new ways to find and kill al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists, Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria Clarke said today during a briefing.

Clarke was talking about news reports that allege Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is impatient with the pace of progress against the terrorists. She said Rumsfeld is constantly reminding military and civilian personnel about the urgency of taking the battle to the terrorists.

"It is no secret that the secretary wants everyone to understand the sense of urgency about what we're doing," Clarke said. "The threats are real and, despite the success thus far in Afghanistan, we have a long way to go."
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