Understanding the New US Defense Policy Through the Speeches of Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense: Speeches and Remarks December 18, 2006 to February ... by the US Department of Defense (with Index)
Michael Goldfarb - The Blog (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee has taken another shot at the administration's war on terror policies with a letter yesterday to AG Eric Holder and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates questioning the decision to put the terrorists...
KY3 News (Free subscription) | yesterday
IKE . . . TO THE RIGHT House Armed Services Committee chair Ike Skelton broke with the Obama administration on trying the men accused of plotting terrorist attacks in U.S. criminal courts. "As a former prosecutor, I am not yet convinced that the right decision was made in these cases, nor that the presumption in favor of federal criminal trials over military tribunals for these detainees should...
Examiner (Free subscription) | yesterday
The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and projects, even as it is demanding the same from the Afghan government, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | yesterday
News Transcripts document all DoD news briefings and significant interviews.
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | yesterday
News Transcripts document all DoD news briefings and significant interviews.
Wired: Danger Room (Free subscription) | yesterday
In early 2007, the U.S. military was able to “surge” five additional brigades to Iraq in relatively short order. But in Afghanistan, any major troop increase won’t happen overnight. Speaking yesterday to reporters at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Robert Gates tamped down expectations of a rapid, across-the-board troop increase — although he suggested that the first [...]
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged international forces in Afghanistan to help President Hamid Karzai realize the vision for Afghanistan he expressed earlier in the day when he took office for his second five-year term.
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
An Iraqi facilities engineering team has been hired to oversee quality assurance and control for all facilities, utilities and construction on Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq.
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The National Guard's transformation from a strategic reserve to an operational force since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, should continue beyond the current conflicts, the nation's top military officer told Guard leaders.
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates recognized the contributions and sacrifices that Canadian servicemembers have made in Afghanistan during a speech to the Halifax International Security Forum.
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The United States and other Western Hemisphere nations must increase cooperation and collaboration for their continued security, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said.
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay met to discuss bilateral, hemispheric issues, but reporters' questions afterward were all about Afghanistan.
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Satisfied that it's increased its ranks by about 20,000 soldiers and continues to meet its recruiting goals, the Army Reserve now is focused on recruiting more troops as they leave active duty to fill gaps at the mid-level ranks and in specific specialties.
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Iraqi security forces arrested five suspected members of the al-Qaida in Iraq and the Islamic State of Iraq terrorist groups during three combined security operations conducted with U.S. advisors in the Iraqi cities of Ramadi, Tikrit and Kirkuk.
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Afghan and international forces in Afghanistan killed an enemy militant and detained several terrorism suspects, military officials reported.
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