Arrayed behind the president along with the American flags were Vice-President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Peter Pace and CIA Director General Michael Hayden.

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Others include Sir Leon Brittan, former home secretary and vice-president of the European Commission, and Sally Greengross, director-general of Age Concern.

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