ON THE SUNDAY TALK SHOWS

Rummy is taking his talking points on Iraq and why to stay the course to four of the five network interview shows Sunday, only ignoring NBC's "Meet the Press".

ABC - This Week With George Stephanopoulos - Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld answers his critics and discusses strategy for Iraq. Also, the roundtable includes Time magazine's Joe Klein, Newsweek International editor Fareed Zakaira, syndicated columnist George Will, and ABC News' Martha Raddatz. And as Nightline anchor Ted Koppel ends his tour on the late night news show, a look at his most memorable political moments.

CBS - Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer - Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld discusses our work in Iraq. Also, Senate Foreign Relations Committee members Richard Lugar (Chairman / R - IN) and Christopher Dodd (D - CT). And the New York Times' Elizabeth Bumiller.

CNN - Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer - Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld. Also, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson (US Army, Ret.), former Chief of Staff to former Secretary of State Colin Powell. Former Reagan Assistant Secrerary of Defence Richard Perle, Former U.S. Senator and now President of New School University Bob Kerrey, Former CIA Middle Eastern Specialists Reuel Gerecht and Melissa Boyle Mahle, and Former CIA Senior Officer Michael Scheuer.

FOX - Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace - Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld to discuss the White House's reaction to this week's call for American troops to be brought home from Iraq. Also, Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Joe Biden (D - DE). Also the usual panel: The Wall Street Journal's Paul Gigot, Cici Connolly of the Washington Post, NPR's Juan Williams and Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol.

NBC/MSNBC - Meet the Press with Tim Russert - Congressman Jack Murtha (D - PA) on why he has changed his mind on American troops' role in Iraq. Also, a discussion of the Bird Flu and wheather we are prepared with Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health; Dr. Julie Gerberding, Director of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention; Health & Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt, and Dr. Michael Ryan, Director of the Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response Department of the World Health Organization.