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Daily Inspiration: The Future of Insurance - "It’s the unknown unknowns that will get you every time!"

On February 12, 2002, United States Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld answered a question at a U.S. Department of Defence (DoD) news briefing about the lack of evidence linking the government of Iraq with the supply of weapons of mass destruction to terrorist groups. His answer has since answered the lexicon of lore, as many people thought that it was fully intended to shield the department from any sort of...

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Recorded 2025-03-18. On February 12, 2002, United States Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld answered a question at a U.S. Department of Defence (DoD) news briefing about the lack of evidence linking the government of Iraq with the supply of weapons of mass destruction to terrorist groups. His answer has since answered the lexicon of lore, as many people thought that it was fully intended to shield the department from any sort of.

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Daily Inspiration: The Future of Insurance - “It’s the unknown unknowns that will get you every time!” (2025-03-18)

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Publish Date	2025-03-18
Updated Date	2026-09-18
Observed Date	2025-03-18
Strength	emerging

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