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7 Nov 2015, 5:47 am
They urged the Pentagon to clarify what precisely occurred during the naval patrol and what message the maneuver intended to send as perceived innocent passage could be “damaging for the future development of international maritime law. [read post]
6 Nov 2015, 12:47 pm
A Pentagon spokesman stated that, while the government plans to make payments after the completion of the Pentagon investigation, he did not know if the government would be "differentiating patient by patient. [read post]
6 Nov 2015, 6:52 am
Instead, information has gradually trickled out of the Pentagon. [read post]
5 Nov 2015, 7:11 pm
Key lawmakers from both parties say frustration with the White House among the top military officers is at its highest level in decades, the product of President Obama’s cautious approach to the wars in Syria and Iraq and an indecisive inner circle of White House advisers who, critics say, have iced the Pentagon out of the policymaking process. [read post]
5 Nov 2015, 12:15 pm
Evelyn Farkas, who stepped down last week from her position as the Pentagon's top official for Russia and Ukraine, said that the Obama administration should have armed Ukraine and even opened a base in Eastern Europe to send a stronger message to Vladimir Putin. [read post]
5 Nov 2015, 8:34 am
The Pentagon announced last week it is developing a new strategic bomber that will carry both nuclear and conventional weapons, as both China and Russia are engaged in similar stealth bomber programs. [read post]
4 Nov 2015, 12:25 pm
Certainly not, says the Pentagon, disputing Russian claims that the two nations conducted just such an exercise. [read post]
4 Nov 2015, 8:21 am
The Pentagon needs to clarify what happened at Subi Reef—and, more importantly, what message it intended to send. [read post]
3 Nov 2015, 5:47 pm
The Obama administration is sending a group of fighter planes to Turkey equipped with air-to-air missiles, raising concerns that the jets are really intended to battle Russian planes.The Pentagon plans to ship up to a dozen Boeing F-15C Eagle twin-engine planes to a base in Incirlik which the Turkish government has allowed the U.S. to use in its effort against the Islamic State.The base is near the country's border with Syria.But since the F-15C has no air-to-ground capability, their… [read post]
3 Nov 2015, 11:02 am
As the United States continues to modify its strategy in Syria, the New York Times writes that the new U.S. effort to arm and equip local militias against the Islamic State is mired in challenges, chief among these is that “many of the forces in the [U.S. [read post]
3 Nov 2015, 9:43 am
But as cynical as most of us have become about the national security policy of this White House, it did nevertheless seem jarring that rather than announce the deployment himself, the president left the task to the Pentagon and to the ironically named Josh Earnest. [read post]
2 Nov 2015, 7:14 am
The NYT reported on the shocking protest by Norman Morrison:Here's the Wikipedia article on Norman Morrison:Filmmaker Errol Morris interviewed Secretary McNamara at length on camera in his documentary film, The Fog of War, in which McNamara says, "[Morrison] came to the Pentagon, doused himself with gasoline. [read post]
30 Oct 2015, 3:27 pm
Carter and Pentagon officials initially refused to characterize the rescue operation as U.S. boots on the ground. [read post]
30 Oct 2015, 2:07 pm
[UPDATE: The Pentagon has released the transcript of a press briefing today, addressing the SOF deployment to Syria among other things. [read post]
30 Oct 2015, 12:52 pm
The massive Army blimp that broke free from its mooring and drifted from Maryland to Pennsylvania is "actually still deflating," a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday. [read post]
30 Oct 2015, 11:38 am
Leaders from over 17 countries, the European Union, and the United Nations opened talks in Vienna today to discuss the future of the Syrian conflict. [read post]
30 Oct 2015, 10:14 am
Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman. [read post]
29 Oct 2015, 10:55 am
While the Pentagon, frustrated by repeated delays, pushed for action, the White House was more reluctant, seeking to avoid a potential confrontation. [read post]
28 Oct 2015, 8:30 pm
As Justice Stewart said in the Pentagon Papers case: "In the absence of the governmental checks and balances present in other areas of our national life, the only effective restraint upon executive policy and power in the areas of national defense and international affairs may be in an enlightened citizenry—in an informed and critical public opinion which alone can . . . protect the values of democratic government. [read post]
28 Oct 2015, 12:08 pm
The takeaway: despite the Pentagon’s understanding of both countries’ strong offensive cyber capabilities, the allies are poorly equipped to defend themselves from potential attack. [read post]
