http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,18847052-23109,00.htmlRumsfeld to meet military commentators
SUPPORTERS of embattled United States Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld are taking to television and newspapers to try to beat back calls for his resignation by a group of retired generals.
Mr Rumsfeld is hosting military commentators to a special session tomorrow at the Pentagon that will include US commanders beamed in via video link from Iraq to discuss the conflict there and the broader war on terrorism, a spokesman said.
The session has all the earmarks of a public relations push to rebut the calls for his ouster and shore up support for the secretary through an influential group with connections to both the media and the military.
The attacks on Mr Rumsfeld's leadership and military judgment have carried unusual weight because his critics include three recently retired senior commanders in Iraq and a former operations chief of the Joint Staff.
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