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14 Mar 2012, 2:29 pm by interns
Leon Panetta arrived in Afghanistan today to quell tensions–and was met with an Afghan national trying to crash a car into his plane on the runway, according to the New York Times. [read post]
13 Mar 2012, 4:17 pm by Lovechilde
The next day, again addressing an AIPAC audience, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta set the president’s commitment in stone: “No greater threat exists to Israel, to the entire region, and indeed to the United States, than a nuclear-armed Iran... [read post]
13 Mar 2012, 12:50 pm by Raffaela Wakeman
In the aftermath of the shooting spree, Leon Panetta says that it is possible to provide for the death penalty in the case building against the Army soldier. [read post]
13 Mar 2012, 10:31 am by Hillary Stemple
[JURIST] US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta [official website] indicated on Tuesday that a US soldier accused of shooting and killing 16 civilians in Afghanistan could face the death penalty if convicted of the charges. [read post]
12 Mar 2012, 11:30 am by Lovechilde
  Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, who perversely called the latest green on blue incidents signs of Taliban “weakness,” told the press: “I’ve made clear and I will continue to make clear that, regardless of what the enemy tries to do to us, we are not going to alter our strategy in Afghanistan. [read post]
10 Mar 2012, 3:49 pm by Benjamin Wittes
(Bill) Robinson III, President of the American Bar Association, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, expressing concern about reports from lawyers for detainees at Joint Task Force-Guantanamo Bay (JTF-GTMO). [read post]
9 Mar 2012, 7:14 am by Jennifer Morgan
Witnesses: Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta; General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. [read post]
8 Mar 2012, 2:11 pm by Ritika Singh
The Times has more on Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Martin Dempsey’s and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s testimony before the Senate Armed Services committee yesterday about Syria: “they emphasized the risks and said that the administration still believed that diplomatic and economic pressure was the best way to protect Syrians from the Assad government’s repression. [read post]
7 Mar 2012, 3:19 pm by admin
Leon Panetta, the Defense Secretary, as well as former and current Defense and Navy secretaries and Marine Corps commandants were named as defendants. [read post]
7 Mar 2012, 1:36 pm by Ritika Singh
Wired magazine’s Danger Room blog tells us that Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is keeping all military options on the table. [read post]
3 Mar 2012, 5:22 pm by Kenneth Anderson
It has not yet been presented to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, the White House or Congress, the sources said. [read post]
3 Mar 2012, 5:22 pm by Kenneth Anderson
It has not yet been presented to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, the White House or Congress, the sources said. [read post]
28 Feb 2012, 7:34 am by Raffaela Wakeman
Leon Panetta’s back on the Hill, according to The Hill, this week for hearings on the DOD budget. [read post]
28 Feb 2012, 6:15 am by Chris Cheatham
You apparently don't have to prove that it didn't cost more--or the Army is interpreting it that way, at any rate, while working closely with Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta on "educating" Congress. [read post]
21 Feb 2012, 5:29 am by Glenn Reynolds
POLITICO: Deciphering Leon Panetta’s Iran press dance. “Officials and strategists the world over are trying to parse Washington Post columnist David Ignatius’s bombshell revelation that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes Israel will attack Iran in the coming months and is pleading with the Israelis to put off any strike. [read post]
17 Feb 2012, 5:37 pm by Suzanne Ito
" These remarks stand in stark contrast to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's statement at a press conference last month: "One assault is one too many. [read post]
17 Feb 2012, 4:50 am by Benjamin Wittes
Ritika linked yesterday to this New York Times oped by USC law professor Mary Dudziak, which opens: THE defense secretary, Leon E. [read post]
16 Feb 2012, 1:53 pm by Sam Skolnik
Her appointment parallels an announcement made before the House Armed Services Committee Wednesday by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who called for two rounds of base realignment and closure (BRAC) procedures in 2013 and 2015, a move he said is necessary to save on infrastructure costs and redirect the department's forces following a decade of war. [read post]
15 Feb 2012, 7:54 pm by Mary L. Dudziak
  I take this up in the New York Times: THE defense secretary, Leon Panetta, recently announced that America hoped to end its combat mission in Afghanistan in 2013 as it did in Iraq last year. [read post]