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Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld conducts a joint press briefing with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers, U.S. Air Force, in the Pentagon on Oct. 24, 2002. Rumsfeld talked about the excellent relationship between the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Department of Defense. He said that the cooperation was particularly effective at the Central Command level in Afghanistan where our troops work side-by-side with CIA personnel in fighting terrorism.