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Robert Gates Unleashed: "What Are They Going To Do, Fire Me?"

TIME | Joe Klein | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

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A few weeks ago, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates trooped up to Capitol Hill to answer questions about the new Pentagon budget. This is an unseemly s...

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U.S. to Respond to North Korea with 'Strongest Possible Adjectives'

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.26.2009 | Comedy

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Standing at the President's side, Vice President Joseph Biden weighed in with some tough adjectives of his own, branding Kim Jong-Il "totally wack and illin'."

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Sec. Gates Hails Soldier Photographed In Pink Boxers

Editor and Publisher | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics

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Fun read with photo here in the new NYT "Lens" blog: The story behind the front page photo on May 12 that showed a few U.S. soldiers fighting the Tal...

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Gates: Guantanamo "Taint" On U.S. Reputation

AP | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the Obama administration had no choice but to order the shutdown of the prison at Guantanamo be...

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Air Force Boots Their 25 Million Dollar Aviator (He's Gay) VIDEO

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

The Air Force is about to discharge this guy, a virtual poster boy for recruiting, because he is gay? Someone has to be kidding. This is sheer madness.

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Robert Gates Says It Will Take At Least 2-4 Years For Afghan Army To Take The Lead (VIDEO)

CBS News | Posted 06.14.2009 | World

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The job of wartime defense secretary is not a job anybody should like says the man holding it right now, Robert M. Gates, in a candid and wide-ranging...

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Judge Gladys Kessler Releases Yemeni Detainee, Slams "Mosaic" Of Guantanamo Intelligence And Unreliable Witnesses

Andy Worthington | Posted 06.14.2009 | World

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I am surprised that senior Obama officials seem to have been content to let a Bush-era approach to prosecution survive unchanged.

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McChrystal Choice Suggests Special Ops Strikes Will Continue

Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 06.13.2009 | World

Gareth Porter | Inter Press Service WASHINGTON, May 12 (IPS) - The choice of Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal to become the new U.S. commander in Afghan...

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David McKiernan Steps Down From Top Afghanistan Command Post

AP | PAULINE JELINEK and ANNE GEARAN | Posted 06.11.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama fired the top U.S. general in Afghanistan on Monday, replacing him with a former special forces commander in...

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Aboard A C-17 To Turkey

Katie Couric | Posted 06.08.2009 | Media

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Words like sacrifice, dedication and patriotism have become so overused in recent years they've almost become white noise. Coming here and meeting the troops reminds me what those words mean.

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After US Strikes, Afghans Describe "Tractor Trailers Full of Pieces of Human Bodies"

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 06.07.2009 | World

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As rage spreads in Afghanistan after US bombing that killed up to 130 people, unnamed Pentagon officials are spinning another cover-up. Defiant Obama moves ahead with troop increase.

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US troops Won't Be Sent To Pakistan: Robert Gates

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 06.07.2009 | World

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CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — There are no plans to deploy U.S. ground troops to Pakistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday, ...

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In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Katie Couric | Posted 06.05.2009 | Media

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So far the trip has been great. It's fun to be back working with people from the Pentagon, even though the personnel there has turned over many times since I covered the beat in 1989.

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Gates Seeks Saudi Arabia's Assistance With Pakistan

New York Times | Posted 06.05.2009 | World

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As the Obama administration prepares for talks this week with senior leaders from Afghanistan and Pakistan, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates flew to ...

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Surge in Pakistan Violence: U.S. Central Command Warns Patrick Cronin to Stay Home

Steve Clemons | Posted 06.05.2009 | World

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U.S. intelligence fears an uptick in suicide bombings over the next week directly targeting hotels and high population centers where foreigners populate. The fact is that it easier today to visit Baghdad than Pakistan.

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Middle East Trip: Day One

Katie Couric | Posted 06.04.2009 | Media

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I arrived in Cairo this afternoon. Secretary Gates will be meeting with President Mubarak about Egypt's role in the Arab-Israeli conflict and about the problem of smuggling supplies into Gaza through underground tunnels.

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Robert Gates Defends Obama Doctrine: A "Humble America" With A "Big Stick"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates appeared on CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS Sunday, granting host Zakaria an hour long interview that was one of the most deta...

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Obama's First 100 Days: A Start On Guantanamo, But Not Enough

Andy Worthington | Posted 06.04.2009 | World

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Just Binyam Mohamed and the Yemeni doctor, Ayman Batarfi have been cleared for release. At this rate, of course, it will take decades to close Guantánamo.

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Gates: It Would Be Tough To Ask For More Troops In Afghanistan

AP | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates says it would be difficult to request more U.S. troops in Afghanistan in six to 12 months. "It woul...

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Afghan Troop Increase "Would Be A Hard Sell": Gates

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2009 | World

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said it could be difficult for the United States to add troops in Afghanistan beyond the 68,000 already approved, ...

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US Won't Release 50-100 Gitmo Detainees: Gates

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 05.31.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — Federal authorities began what will be hotly contested discussions this week on where in the U.S. to send Guantanamo detainees who ...

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The Failure of Obama's First 100 Days in Afghanistan

ZP Heller | Posted 05.30.2009 | World

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We haven't seen a president willing to break with his predecessor by prioritizing regional diplomacy and humanitarian aid above military escalation. Here's why Obama gets a 'D' for his first 100 days in Afghanistan.

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The Victory of the Neoconservatives

Bernard I. Finel | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics

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Let us make no mistake; the new defense budget unveiled earlier this month marks the final victory of the neoconservative worldview.

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Gates To Nominate NSA Chief To Head New Cyber Command

Wall Street Journal | SIOBHAN GORMAN | Posted 05.25.2009 | Politics

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates plans to nominate the director of the National Security Agency to head a new Pentagon Cyber Command, which will coordin...

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Gates Backed Releasing Torture Memos

Washington Post | Ann Scott Tyson | Posted 05.24.2009 | Politics

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates indicated Thursday that he supported the release of sensitive memos on detainee interrogation methods last week beca...

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