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Report That DoD Official Hired Contractors To Kill Militants ‘Warrants Further Review,’ Says Pentagon Spokesman
Pentagon spokesperson Brian Whitman would not tell reporters Monday if there will be a formal investigation following the release of a New York Times story on a Defense official who hired private contractors to gather information and kill militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Instead, Whitman repeatedly stated that the allegations contained in the article “warrant [...]
March 15, 2010 | No Comments
Iraqi Security Forces Emboldened Following Sunday’s Election
The relationship between U.S. and Iraqi forces is beginning to take on a different dynamic as Iraqi Security Forces grow in strength and numbers.
Maj. General Terry Wolff, a U.S. commander in Iraq, pointed to Sunday’s elections as a sign of the Security forces’ development.
“It’s a very different looking partnership,” Wolff, told reporters in Washington Wednesday [...]
March 10, 2010 | No Comments
In Marja, A Psychological Struggle Remains
Combat In Marja Not Yet Complete
Progress In Marjah Steady, But Slower Than Expected, Reports Military Leader
Rather Than An Israeli Nuclear Strike, Gates Hopes For A Diplomatic Solution To Iranian Weapons Programs
New Strategy Will Lead To Progress In Afghanistan, Says Defense Secretary
Defense Secretary Pledges To Provide Allies With Mine-Resistant Vehicles
Defense Secretary Calls On Allies To Aid In Afghan Army Training
McChrystal: Situation In Afghanistan Is Not Deteriorating
2010 Is An Important Year To Shift Momentum In Afghanistan, Says McChrystal
Afghanistan Is A War Of Perceptions, Says General McChrystal
McChrystal: Afghan Judgements Are ‘Intuitive’
McChrystal: Troop Surge ‘Extraordinary’ So Far
America’s Biggest Asset Is Its People, Says Mullen
Pentagon Audio
- Rather Than An Israeli Nuclear Strike, Gates Hopes For A Diplomatic Solution To Iranian Weapons Programs
- New Strategy Will Lead To Progress In Afghanistan, Says Defense Secretary
- Defense Secretary Pledges To Provide Allies With Mine-Resistant Vehicles
- Defense Secretary Calls On Allies To Aid In Afghan Army Training
- McChrystal: Situation In Afghanistan Is Not Deteriorating
- 2010 Is An Important Year To Shift Momentum In Afghanistan, Says McChrystal
- Afghanistan Is A War Of Perceptions, Says General McChrystal
- McChrystal: Afghan Judgements Are ‘Intuitive’
- McChrystal: Troop Surge ‘Extraordinary’ So Far
- America’s Biggest Asset Is Its People, Says Mullen
- Balanced Distribution Of Pentagon Budget Is Critical, Says Mullen
- Stakes In Afghanistan Too High For Failure, Says Mullen
- $9 Billion To Support Soldiers’ Families, Says Mullen
- Gates Defends DOD Budget Request
