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MooPig Wisdom (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
... propaganda operation remains Pentagon spokesman In Part I of this series, Raw Story revealed that Bryan Whitman, the current deputy assistant secretary of defense for media operations, was an active senior participant in a Bush administration covert Pentagon program that used retired military analysts to generate positive wartime news coverage. By Brad Jacobson Raw Story | A months-long...
Harry's Place (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
... advisors that he still represented a threat. The Defence Department spokesman at the time, Bryan Whitman, said of Mr. Begg that “He has strong, long-term ties to terrorism — as a sympathizer, as a recruiter, as a financier and as a combatant.” Mr. Whitman also told the New York Times in 2006 that Mr. Begg was “a sympathizer, a recruiter and a financier” for terrorists. It has...
An American Lion (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
... The development apparently took the Department of Defense by surprise. Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman declined to say precisely when Carter submitted the resignation, or where he last traveled in a job that took him frequently to Afghanistan, Iraq and the U.S. Navy base in southeast Cuba. As of yet, I don’t see where Carter has spoken out publicly. He could be entirely on...
THE TENSION (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... and procedures in hopes of preventing similar incidences in the future, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman told reporters. Also, West and Clark are scheduled to meet with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates this afternoon to further outline and address his intents. "They have a very tight timeline to operate off of," Whitman said. "It's a very ambitious task that...
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
The panel will review possible weaknesses in Pentagon policies, programs and procedures in hopes of preventing similar incidences in the future, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman told reporters. Also, West and Clark are scheduled to meet with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates this afternoon to further outline and address his intents. “They have a very tight timeline to operate off of,”...
Global Security (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
... military Muslims could become radicalized and turn against the United States.Pentagon Spokesman Bryan Whitman said there is a defense department directive that empowers commanders to deal with such situations. "In there it says, 'Military personnel must reject participation in organizations that espouse supremacist causes; attempt to create illegal discrimination based on race, creed,...
Department of Defense (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Defense Department officials are pleased with the Maersk Alabama's successful defense against suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said.
Global Security (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Foiled Pirate Attack Encourages Defense OfficialsBy Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. CardenAmerican Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2009 – Defense Department officials are pleased with the Maersk Alabama’s successful defense against suspected pirates today off the coast of Somalia, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said.Four suspected pirates in a skiff used small-arms weapons in...
Black Horizon (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
... cited in a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. However, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said the order covers all photographs from investigations related to the treatment of individuals captured or detained in military operations outside the United States between Sept. 11, 2001, and Jan. 22, 2009. Gates’ new powers were included in a budget bill for the...
Military Times - News (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
... cited in a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. However, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said the order covers all photographs from investigations related to the treatment of individuals captured or detained in military operations outside the United States between Sept. 11, 2001, and Jan. 22, 2009.Gates’ new powers were included in a budget bill for the...
POGO Blog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
... sell products designed to aid those operations." None of this is illegal, as Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman reiterated to Stars and Stripes reporter Kevin Baron this morning. POGO has long been concerned with the revolving door between industry and government, particularly in how this practice calls the integrity of government contracting decisions into question. In our 2004 Politics...
Global Security (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Pentagon Reviews Security After Ft. Hood ShootingsBy Al PessinThe Pentagon16 November 2009The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ordered top officials to review security measures following the shootings earlier this month at Ft. Hood in Texas, in which a U.S. Army officer killed 12 fellow-soldiers and one civilian. Pentagon Spokesman Bryan Whitman says Secretary Gates has...
This Ain't Hell (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Gates’ order specifically cites the 21 pictures sought by the ACLU, plus 23 additional ones cited in a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. However, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said the order covers all photographs from investigations related to the treatment of individuals captured or detained in military operations outside the United States between Sept. 11,...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
However, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said the order covers all photographs from investigations related to the treatment of individuals captured or detained in military operations outside the United States between Sept. 11, 2001, and Jan. 22, 2009.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
... cited in a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. However, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said the order covers all photographs from investigations related to the treatment of individuals captured or detained in military operations outside the United States between Sept. 11, 2001, and Jan. 22, 2009. Gates’ new powers were included in a budget bill for the Homeland...
