Admiral Mike Mullen

Closing the Gap Between the United States and Pakistan

Rizwan Ladha | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: India, Afghanistan, Nato, Terrorism, Pakistan, Admiral Mike Mullen, United States, Hillary Clinton, Haqqani Network, Barack Obama, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Foreign Policy, World News
Rizwan Ladha

Obama's announcement to negotiate with the Haqqani network continues its sensible policy of engaging Pakistan to combat terrorism and rebuild Afghanistan. But the Pakistanis do not see things quite the same way.

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Fox News Makes Quote Up About Iran (UPDATE)

James Miller | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: War Hawk, Lies, Iran, Faux News, Pakistan, Media Fail, Propaganda, Fox News, Admiral Mike Mullen, Haqqani Network, 107 Mm Rocket, Journalism, Media News
James Miller

UPDATE: The title of this article is being recanted by me, the author, as it is misleading. I made a mistake, and apologize to the readers for that mi...

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Playing Nuclear Chicken in Southeast Asia

Eric Margolis | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Admiral Mike Mullen, Haqqani Network, Terrorism, Isi, Pakistan, Sen. Graham, World News
Eric Margolis

It's awfully hard for the world's greatest power to admit its high-tech military forces are being beaten in Afghanistan by a bunch of lightly-armed m...

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The Stench of Elitism in the Defense Budget

Winslow T. Wheeler | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Pentagon, Deficit, Department of Defense, Debt Ceiling, Admiral Mike Mullen, Buck Mckeon, Defense Spending, Leon Panetta, Politics News
Winslow T. Wheeler

Cutting the defense budget is the target of rhetorical gibberish, just as President George Bush warned of a "mushroom cloud" over America if we didn't invade Iraq. Nonetheless, it is politically potent and intimidating to opponents who might otherwise speak up.

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Pakistani PM Deflects U.S. Pressure Over Militants

AP | ZARAR KHAN | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Afghan Militants, Haqqani, War in Afghanistan, Pakistan Militants, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Admiral Mike Mullen, Haqqani Network, Yousuf Raza Gilani, Al Qaeda, World News

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's political leaders voiced their support Thursday for the country's powerful army in its destabilizing standoff with the Un...

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Obama's Measured Path to DADT Repeal

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Pentagon, White House, Lgbt, Congress, Capitol Hill, Steny Hoyer, Robert Gates, Nancy Pelosi, Don't Tell, Harry Reid, Admiral Mike Mullen, Lame Duck Session, Don't Ask, Carl Levin, Kirsten Gillibrand, Barack Obama, Patrick Murphy, Politics News
Aubrey Sarvis

No single individual or organization brought about the tremendous feat of dismantling "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT). In the best military tradition, repeal was a team accomplishment.

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Clear and Present Danger: The Haqqani Network

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Iran, Kabul, Nato, Afghanistan Surge, Isi, Pakistan, Isaf, Admiral Mike Mullen, Afghanistan, Kabul Attack Network, World News
Virginia M. Moncrieff

Will troop withdrawal leave a vacuum rapidly filled by the march of the Haqqani network?

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Senate Confirms Army General To Head Joint Chiefs Of Staff

AP | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: U.S. Senate, Senate, Military, Army, General Martin Dempsey, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, General Martin Dempsey Confirmed, U.S. Army, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted Tuesday to approve President Barack Obama's nomination of Army Gen. Martin Dempsey to be the next chairman of the Joint...

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U.S. Troops Must Have Legal Immunity To Stay In Iraq

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR and REBECCA SANTANA | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Admiral Mike Mullen, Iraq Withdrawal, US Troops, Iraq, US Troops Immunity, World News

BAGHDAD — The top U.S. military officer said Tuesday that American troops must be given immunity from prosecution as part of any agreement to ke...

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Joint Chiefs Chairman: 'I Don't Know' Whether Troops Will Get Paid

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 09.29.2011

Read More: Debt Ceiling Troop Payments, Military, U.S. Military, Debt Ceiling, Afghanistan, Military Spending, Debt Limit, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 112th Congress, Admiral Mike Mullen, Mike Mullen, Politics News

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan -- A half a world away from the Capitol Hill deadlock, the economy and debt crisis are weighing heavily on U.S. troops i...

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Obama's Drone Surge in Pakistan Doing More Damage Than Good

Michael Hughes | Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: Islam, Al Qaeda, Petraeus, Coin, Cia, John Brennan, Terrorism, Pakistan, George W. Bush, Admiral Mike Mullen, Obama, World, Drones, Osama Bin Laden, World News, Foreign Policy, Islamic Extremism, Islamabad, Taliban, Afghanistan, World News
Michael Hughes

The facts unequivocally illustrate that the drone program is steering the U.S. away from achieving its national security objectives in the region.

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China Rips U.S. For 'Deeply Inappropriate' Military Drills

Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: US China, Admiral Mike Mullen, China South China Sea, China US, South China Sea, China, US South China Sea, World News

By Michael Martina BEIJING (Reuters) - China's military sharply criticized the United States on Monday for holding military drills in conteste...

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Joint Chiefs Chairman: Pakistan 'Sanctioned' Journalist's Killing

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Syed Saleem Shahzad Torture, Politics News, Pakistan, Admiral Mike Mullen, Syed Saleem Shahzad Killingmike Mullen, Mike Mullen, Syed Saleem Shahzad, World News, Syed Saleem Shazad Death, World News

WASHINGTON — The Pakistani government "sanctioned" the killing of a journalist last month, the top U.S. military official said Thursday, but he ...

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Joint Chiefs Chairman Criticizes Obama's Troop Withdrawal Plan

AP | By ROBERT BURNS | Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Obama Afghanistan Speech, Obama Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Obama Afghanistan, Admiral Mike Mullen, Mike Mullen, Aghanistan, Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military's top officer told Congress on Thursday that President Barack Obama's decision to withdraw up to 33,000 troops from Af...

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A Month After Osama, Pakistan Faces the Heat

Saad Khan | Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: Pakistan Naval Base Attacked, Admiral Mike Mullen, Haqqani Network, Pakistan Taliban, Pakistan, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, North Waziristan, World News
Saad Khan

The bald-faced attack on the oldest airbase in South Asia -- Lawrence of Arabia worked there as an engine clerk in mid-1920s -- reinforces the global concerns about the security of Pakistani nuclear assets.

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Inside Obama's Decision To Shake Up His National Security Team

AP | By ROBERT BURNS | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Robert Gates, Martin Dempsey, National Security, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, Mike Mullen, Obama National Security Team, James Cartwright, Obama National Security, Barack Obama, Politics News

ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY PLANE OVER THE PACIFIC (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the reshaping of much of President Barack Obama's natio...

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Clinton: Osama Bin Laden Raid A Watershed Moment For Pakistan

AP | By ANNE GEARAN and NAHAL TOOSI | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Osama Bin Laden Dead, Homegrown Terrorists, Osama Bin Laden Death, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Terrorism, Admiral Mike Mullen, Asif Ali Zardari, Osama Bin Laden Killed, Mike Mullen, Osama Bin Laden Raid, Osama Bin Laden, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan War, Islamabad, Abbottabad, Navy Seals, Nato, Ahmed-Shuja-Pasha, Mike Morell, Hillary Clinton, Abbottabad Compound, World News

ISLAMABAD -- The killing of Osama bin Laden is a watershed moment for Pakistan's confrontation with homegrown terrorism, U.S. Secretary of State Hilla...

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Hillary Clinton Arrives In Pakistan To Repair Frayed Relations

AP | ANNE GEARAN and NAHAL TOOSI | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Afghanistan, Pakistan, North Waziristan, Navy SEAL, 9/11, Asif Ali Zardari, Admiral Mike Mullen, Mike Mullen, Yousuf Raza Gilani, Osama Bin Laden, September 11, Abbottabad, Nato, Hillary Clinton, Chairman-of-the-Joint-Cheifs-of-Staff, World News

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that relations between the United States and Pakistan have reached a turn...

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Taking Care of Those Who Take Care of America

Dylan Ratigan | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Admiral Mike Mullen, Lady GaGa, Poverty, Charity, Tom Brokaw, New York City, Robin Hood, Veterans, Politics News
Dylan Ratigan

Millions of men and women have fought to defend our country. There are special challenges dealing with veterans who return from war-zones. The least we can do is make sure that they have the opportunity to succeed when they return.

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Sources Reveal Obama's Top Choice For Key Afghanistan Post

AP | Posted 06.26.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is likely to name seasoned diplomat Ryan Crocker as the next U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, several sources told...

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Libya Says Army May Halt Fighting In Besieged City Of Misrata

Reuters | Michael Georgy | Posted 06.22.2011

Read More: John McCain, Britain, Jay Carney, France, David Cameron, Admiral Mike Mullen, Benghazi, Mike Mullen, UN Security Council, Mussa Ibrahim, Transitional National Council, Ac-130, Nicolas Sarkozy, Gaddafi, No-Fly-Zone, Libya, Airstrikes, Libya No Fly Zone, Muammar Gaddafi, Bab Al-Aziziyah, Nato, Misrata, A-10, Libyan Rebels, Operation Odyssey Dawn, Nato Airstrikes, Tripoli, Libya Protests, World News

April 23, 2011 2:54:42 AM By Michael Georgy MISRATA, Libya, April 23 (Reuters) - NATO air strikes may force Libya to halt fighting by its ar...

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Iraq Not Requesting American Troops Stay After This Year

Posted 06.22.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Admiral Mike Mullen, Iraq, Iraq Timetable, Nouri Al Maliki, Iraq War Withdrawal, World News

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has not requested an extension of an end-2011 deadline for the United States to withdraw its troops, the top U.S. military ...

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U.S. Missiles Kill Multiple People In Pakistan Tribal Region

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT | Posted 06.21.2011

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ISLAMABAD — U.S. missiles killed 25 people in an al-Qaida and Taliban sanctuary close to the Afghan border on Friday, Pakistani officials said, ...

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Obama Policies Not Matching Reality. Time to Pull His Nobel Prize and Elect a Non-Interventionist

Jake Diliberto | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, Yemen, Impeachment, Tomahawk, South China Sea, Intervention, Stephen Walt, Pakistan, Horn of Africa, President Obama, Deficit Hawks, James Madison, Admiral Mike Mullen, Democrats, Barack Obama, Libya, National Debt, Military, Jane Harman, Sudan, George Will, Military Intervention, President Bush, Richard Haass, North Korea, Republicans, Politics News
Jake Diliberto

Obama's attack in Libya is as ill advised and mismanaged as his Afghanistan surge or his domestic stimulus-spending circus. Without the approval of t...

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Amanda Terkel

Mike Mullen: U.S. Mission In Libya 'Limited', But No End In Sight

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Libya News, Libya, Libya Attacks, Michael Mullen, Libya War, Richard Myers, Adm. Michael Mullen, Admiral Mike Mullen, Mike Mullen, General Richard Myers, Adm. Mike Mullen, Libya Protests, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen made the rounds of the morning talk shows on Sunday, and one of the main messages tha...

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