Bryan Whitman
Bryan Whitman
concern detainees documents harm information personal potential
Detainee personal information was removed from the transcript because of concern about the potential harm to detainees if the documents were made public.
concerns good government member partner respond war
Obviously, we will respond to the concerns of any member of Congress. The government of Uzbekistan has been a good partner in the war on terrorism.
area concern department issue raised special taking
This has been one area where there has been some concern raised and so the department is taking a look at it and may issue a special instruction on it.
across address coalition community concerns involved iraq leaders legitimate peaceful people political reaching urge
The coalition is involved in reaching out to influential community leaders across Iraq to address legitimate concerns of the people, to urge people to participate in (a) peaceful political process.
armor best body deployed members services
The body armor that the services are issuing to deployed service members is the best body armor available.
engagement talking type
That is not the type of engagement that we're talking about.
afraid ahead member staff
I'm afraid the staff member got ahead of the decision.
believe imminent information lead
I have no information that would lead me to believe that there is an imminent release.
consistent convention defense geneva held policy proven remains treat united utmost
It is the policy of the United States, as well as the Defense Department, to treat all remains consistent with the Geneva Convention and with the utmost respect. These allegations will be aggressively investigated and, if proven to be true, the individuals will be held appropriately accountable.
clinical department life policy preserve
It is the policy of the department to preserve life through lawful, clinical means.
detainees except movement released security talk transit
We typically don't talk about the movement of detainees except when they are being transferred or released to another country. We don't typically talk about the transit for security reasons.
believed commission members necessary proceed
Up to this point, it's not believed to have been necessary because of the way in which prosecutors and the commission members have been able to proceed in their trials.
solve
There is no ?silver bullet' to solve this problem.
attacks baghdad cell civilians coalition conducting disrupt force forces iraqi kidnapping local northeast operations raid security special terrorist
An Iraqi special operations force conducted a raid in one of the neighborhoods in northeast Baghdad to disrupt a terrorist cell that had been responsible for not only conducting attacks on Iraqi security forces and coalition forces but also in kidnapping Iraqi civilians in the local area.