After he spoke, the Pentagon issued its most detailed assessment of the damage.

Earlier this year the Pentagon issued an order requiring some soldiers to remain in uniform beyond their expected dates for leaving the service.

The Pentagon earlier this month issued orders to all military personnel not to take sides in the ongoing baseball strike.

Among the 55 individuals on the "most wanted" list of former Iraqi officials that the Pentagon issued in 2003, fewer than 10 remain at large.

The Pentagon did not issue an updated assessment today of the overall bomb damage.

Instead, the Pentagon issued a general statement of confidence in its techniques for dealing with chemical or biological warfare.

The Pentagon issued a statement saying it would have to review the 116-page report before making any comment.

The article also said the Pentagon would issue the press release as early as today.

Military officials said that the Pentagon has recently issued new deployment orders to unspecified units.

By the time the Pentagon has issued its rebuttals, the newspapers in many countries have already gone to press.