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March 27, 2003

Richard Perle resigned as chairman of the U.S. Defense Policy Board, but agreed to remain a board member. [1]
Afghan deputy defense minister general Abdul Rashid Dostum created an office for the North Zone of Afghanistan and appointed officials to it, defying interim president Hamid Karzai's orders that there be no zones in Afghanistan. [2]
SARS: The World Health Organization recommended that passengers flying from places where SARS outbreaks have occurred should be screened before being allowed on flights. These places included China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, and the city of Toronto. [3]

March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Richard Perle Richard Norman Perle (born September 16, 1941 in New York City), is an American political advisor who served the Reagan administration as an assistant Secretary of Defense and served on the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee from 1987 to 2004. ... A chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... ... General Abdul Rashid Dostum (also Abdurrashid Dostum, born 1954) is the Deputy Defense Minister of Afghanistan and an ethnic Uzbek warlord. ... On March 27, 2003, Afghan deputy defense minister general Abdul Rashid Dostum created an office for the North Zone of Afghanistan and appointed officials to it, defying interim president Hamid Karzais orders that there be no zones in Afghanistan. ... Hamid Karzai, (Pushtu: ØØ§Ù…Ø¯ Ú©Ø±Ø²ÙŠ Dari: ØØ§Ù…Ø¯ Ú©Ø±Ø²ÛŒ) (born December 24, 1957) is the current and first democratically elected President of Afghanistan (since December 7, 2004). ... Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is an atypical form of pneumonia. ... The WHO flag: similar to the flag of the United Nations, augmented with the symbolic staff and serpent of Asklepios, Greek god of medicine and healing. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength City of Toronto, Ontario, Canadas Location. ...