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(FILES) Flags form a backdrop as US Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger stood at attention with his hand over his heart during a sendoff ceremony for him at the Pentagon 17 November 1987 in Washington, D.C. He was retiring after seven years in the post. Caspar Weinberger, a former US defense secretary under president Ronald Reagan, has died of pneumonia at the age of 88.Weinberger served as defense secretary from 1982 to 1987, overseeing the US administration-s so-called "Star Wars" military program. Despite his reputation for cost-cutting, which earned him the nickname "Cap the Knife," Weinberger championed Reagan-s plan to boost the Defense Department-s budget and modernize the US armed forces. AFP PHOTO MIKE SARGENT/FILES
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WASHINGTGON UNITED STATES, 17 noe |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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MIKE SARGENT |
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28 Martie 2006 |
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1967 x 2997 (1.56 MB) |
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