March 27, 2003 (Thursday)
- 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]
- ^ Duncan Campbell in Los Angeles. "Bush's defence adviser quits in row over conflict of interest | World news". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-04-30. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Health | Airport virus checks urged". BBC News. 2003-03-27. Retrieved 2015-10-24.