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Making Defense Sense With Budget Cuts

Charles Knight | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Defense Spending, Federal Budget Deficit, Pentagon Budget, Budget Cuts, Leon Panetta, Pentagon, Department of Defense, Defense Budget, Politics News
Charles Knight

Military power is but one part of national strength. The Pentagon's budget, and our overall federal budget priorities, must reflect this reality.

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The Pentagon's Dirty Deal

Tom Andrews | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Syria, Hillary Clinton, Leon Panetta, Rosoboronexport, Pentagon, Department of Defense, Bashar Al-Assad, World News
Tom Andrews

Recently, the House unanimously passed an amendment to the House Defense Authorization bill that bans the purchase of weapons from any firm "controlled, directed or influenced by" a country providing weapons to state sponsors of terrorism, including Syria.

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President Obama Is a Friend of Israel

Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: US-Israel Relations, Israel, Susan Rice, Leon Panetta, Iron Dome, Obama Israel, Barack Obama, Obama Israel Policy, President Obama, Middle East, Foreign Affairs, Politics News
Menachem Rosensaft

If past is prologue, Americans -- both Jews and non-Jews -- devoted to and concerned about Israel can vote to reelect President Obama in November with an absolutely clear conscience.

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Dave Jamieson

Panetta Defends Obama Against Romney's Afghanistan Charges

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 05.27.2012

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Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta responded Sunday to GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's attack on President Barack Obama's Afghanistan strategy, ...

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Panetta: Bin Laden Doctor's Sentence 'Disturbing'

Posted 05.27.2012

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Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is defending the Obama administration's plans to wind down the more than decade-long...

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Jason Linkins

TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Eat the Press, Meet the Press, John McCain, This Week With George Stephanopoulos, Sunday-Morning-Liveblog, Martin O'Malley, Leon Panetta, Fox News Sunday, Sunday Morning Talk Shows, Media News

I just naturally assumed they were booked because the show felt no one could better help viewers relate to the politics of the week! You mean there's a special reason? Apparently so, and it is because...O'Malley might one day run for president, and maybe Gingrich has some advice?

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Defense Chief Restricts Flights Of Stealth Fighter That's Been Choking Pilots

Wired | Spencer Ackerman | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Pentagon, Nasa, Military, Hypoxia, Stealth Fighter, John Kirby, Adam Kinzinger, George Little, F-22 Raptor, Aviation, Navy, Air Force, Leon Panetta, Politics News

For five years, America’s most expensive fighter jets have been poisoning their pilots and crew. On Tuesday, the Defense Secretary finally stepped i...

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'Green News Report' - May 15, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.15.2012

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Ominous s...

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'Green News Report' - May 10, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.10.2012

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: The deepe...

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WATCH: Killing Bin Laden Was The 'Most Important' Day Of My Presidency

Posted 05.03.2012

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A year after the killing of Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama reflected on the decision he made to carry out the deadly raid. In an interview...

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Sealed Up, But Not Sealed Over: The Osama bin Laden Raid at 1

William Bradley | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: World News, Navy Seals, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 9/11, New Energy Economy, William McRaven, Taliban, Osama Bin Laden, Navy SEAL, Barack Obama, Al Qaeda, Abbottabad, Mitt Romney, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Oil, Iraq, Leon Panetta, Tora Bora, John McCain, Politics News
William Bradley

The daring raid that took down Osama bin Laden was a triumph of American arms, satisfying retribution for al Qaeda's attacks on New York and Washington. But it points up the many mistakes we've made and continue to make in the wake of 9/11.

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John Celock

Governors To Congress: Don't Cut 'The A-Team'

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 04.27.2012

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The nations' governors are asking Congress to restore funding for the Air National Guard, saying that talks with the U.S. Department of Defense have f...

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U.S. To Remove 9,000 Marines Stationed On Okinawa

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Neil Abercrombie, Okinawa, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Afghanistan Troop Reduction, Video, Marines, Military, South Korea, Guam, Japan, Koichiro Gemba, Leon Panetta, North Korea, World News

WASHINGTON — About 9,000 U.S. Marines stationed on the Japanese island of Okinawa will be moved to the U.S. territory of Guam and other location...

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Pentagon Announces New Spy Agency

Posted 04.24.2012

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The Pentagon is creating a new spy service that will focus on targets such as Iran and China, The New York Times reports. A senior Defense Departm...

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Elizabeth Warren Issues Hawkish Iran Statement, Contradicts U.S. Intelligence

The Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 04.24.2012

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Two of the nation's most high-profile Democratic candidates for Senate seats have parted ways over U.S. policy on Iran, which is a top national securi...

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Marines Punished For Pushing Prostitute Out Of Car

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 04.24.2012

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BRASILIA, Brazil — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday three Marines on a U.S. Embassy security team and one embassy staff member were p...

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Needs Over MEADS

Mark Pfeifle | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Persian Gulf, John McCain, Department of Defense, Missile Defense, Government Waste, Iran, Defense Spending, Leon Panetta, Defense Budget, North Korea, Meads, Politics News
Mark Pfeifle

For reasons that defy all logic, the administration wishes to spend yet another $400 million on MEADS, the Medium Extended Air Defense System, while simultaneously acknowledging that the missile system will never get off the ground.

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Suing the Department of Defense for Dereliction of Its Duty

Nancy Parrish | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Susan Burke, US Military, Rape, Pentagon, Military Sexual Trauma, Military, Leon Panetta, Department of Defense, Tailhook, Rape in the Military, Sexual Assault in the Military, Sexual Assault, West Point, Politics News
Nancy Parrish

We would like to believe that this most recent in a series of pledges of "zero tolerance" will make a difference. However, we would only know the Pentagon is serious and effective when the careers of those senior commanders who fail to provide positive leadership and take effective action are ended.

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Hillary Asked If She Would Run As Obama's VP

Posted 04.18.2012

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appears on 'The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer' Wednesday to discuss the newly released photos of U.S. soldiers i...

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Panetta's Weekend Trips Home Cost Taxpayers $32,000 A Pop

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 04.16.2012

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday he regrets the cost to taxpayers for his weekend trips to his California home, but says ...

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Board Recommends Dismissal For Marine Who Criticized Obama On Facebook

AP | By JULIE WATSON | Posted 04.08.2012

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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Marine Corps officials are seeking additional guidance from the Pentagon regarding service members' use of social media amid...

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Panetta: Congress 'Put A Gun To Their Heads' By Taking Big Risk

AP | JULIE WATSON | Posted 03.31.2012

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ABOARD THE USS PELELIU -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told U.S. Marines and sailors on Friday that Congress would be irresponsible if it doesn't ac...

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Panetta: Afghan War Strategy Can't Be Guided By Polls

AP | LOLITA BALDOR | Posted 05.27.2012

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OTTAWA, Ontario — The war in Afghanistan can't be determined by polls, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday, asserting that the U.S. must...

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Marine Critical Of Obama Faces Possible Dismissal

AP | JULIE WATSON | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Video, Gary Stein, Marine Corps, Leon Panetta, Barack Obama, Syria, Politics News

SAN DIEGO — A Marine facing dismissal for running a Facebook page called Armed Forces Tea Party that criticizes the Obama administration is stil...

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There Can Be No Second-Class Service Members

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Pentagon, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Military, Doma, Dadt, Leon Panetta, Barack Obama, Defense of Marriage Act, Obama Dont Ask Dont Tell, Obama Doma, Military DOMA, Politics News
Aubrey Sarvis

Commanders in the field are becoming increasingly uncomfortable with a two-tiered system of benefits and support for service members and their families. The colleagues of gay and lesbian military families are recognizing the inequalities and inherent unfairness of the status quo.

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