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28 Nov 2006, 4:08 am
Bush's nominee to replace Donald Rumsfeld as defense secretary, Robert Gates, has submitted written testimony to Congress. [read post]
12 Jun 2011, 1:45 pm
Professor Juan Cole offers a similar short "translation" of Secretary Gates words and his own comments in his popular "Informed Comment" blog: Shorter SecDef Robert Gates: European members of NATO need to bankrupt themselves with military spending and wars just as the United States has done, or else the US Congress will stop being willing to support NATO's war efforts. [read post]
22 Feb 2018, 5:18 pm by Quinta Jurecic
A grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia returned a superseding indictment Thursday against Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, whom Special Counsel Robert Mueller had previously charged with money laundering, failure to register as a foreign agent and other crimes. [read post]
19 Jun 2011, 12:29 pm by Jeralyn
Defense Secretary Robert Gates shares his thoughts on the U.S. and war in an interview Friday: “If we were about to be attacked or had been attacked or something happened that threatened a vital U.S. national interest, I would be the first in line to say, ‘Let’s go,’ ” Mr. [read post]
29 Mar 2009, 12:52 pm
" As Gates puts it, "let's push that one down the road a little bit. [read post]
6 Dec 2006, 4:08 am
By a vote of 95 to 2, Robert Gates was confirmed Wednesday as our new Defense Secretary. [read post]
20 Jun 2010, 2:40 pm
Speaking on Fox News Sunday, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said that President Obama might veto a military spending bill that contains a provision allowing for the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. [read post]
14 Nov 2006, 2:07 pm
Larisa at Raw Story reports that Robert Gates, Bush's nominee to succeed Donald Rumsfeld as Secretary of Defense, may not be the pro-Baker, anti-Cheney, anti-necon candidate after all. [read post]
20 May 2008, 7:51 pm
[JURIST] The US has been unable to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] because it has been stymied by legal and practical questions about what to do with the center's detainees, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates [official profile] said at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing [recorded video] Tuesday. [read post]
11 May 2009, 11:59 am
And not very nicely: “Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he asked for the resignation of Gen. [read post]
7 Jan 2014, 2:35 pm
Quoted by Bob Woodward in "Robert Gates, former defense secretary, offers harsh critique of Obama’s leadership in 'Duty.'" [read post]
18 Apr 2010, 6:21 am by thejaghunter
Gates told reporters “One would be foolish” to say a similar incident could never happen again…” More… A Robert Hefner illustration JAG HUNTER here: Indulge me this “rocket science” moment… Take all Muslims out of the United States military and a second “Major Murderer” incident will never happen again. [read post]
7 Nov 2010, 7:15 am
[JURIST] US Defense Secretary Robert Gates [official profile] called [press release] Sunday for Congress to repeal the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy [10 USC § 654; JURIST news archive] before the inauguration of the 112th Congress in January. [read post]