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4 Feb 2009, 1:08 am
[JURIST] Vice-chief of US Naval Operations Admiral Patrick Walsh [official profile] will lead the assessment of operations [press release] at the Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] military prison, according to a Tuesday announcement by Pentagon Press Secretary, Geoff Morrell. [read post]
3 Feb 2009, 8:35 pm
Barnett on his best-selling and hugely influential The Pentagon's New Map. [read post]
3 Feb 2009, 2:01 pm
The admiral’s review “is a subset of the executive orders that the President signed,” said Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell. [read post]
3 Feb 2009, 1:27 pm
" The AP also reports that a Pentagon spokesperson said yesterday "that England's view remains that of the department. [read post]
3 Feb 2009, 7:44 am
Not so fast on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell: The Obama administration is telling the Pentagon and gay-rights advocates that it will have to study the implications for national security and enlist more support in Congress before trying to overturn the so-called "don't ask, don't tell" law and allow gays to serve openly in the military, according to people involved in the discussions.They said Obama, who pledged during the campaign to overturn the law, does not… [read post]
2 Feb 2009, 1:02 pm
By contrast, the prospect of a careful deliberative progress towards ending the ban under Obama has kept the Pentagon from freaking out and has forestalled knee-jerk congressional opposition. [read post]
1 Feb 2009, 1:41 pm
A 10% CUT AT THE PENTAGON? [read post]
30 Jan 2009, 8:49 am
“We just learned of the ruling here . . . and we are consulting with the Pentagon and the Department of Justice to explore our options in that case,” White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said. [read post]
30 Jan 2009, 5:03 am
” A Pentagon spokesman, Cmdr. [read post]
27 Jan 2009, 4:15 am
[JURIST] A spokesperson for the US Department of Defense (DOD) [official website] said Monday that the US will not change its policy on the transfer of Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archives] detainees to Saudi Arabia, despite reports that two former prisoners have joined al Qaeda in Yemen. [read post]
27 Jan 2009, 2:01 am
Blago gets really brave and takes on the ladies of The View.There's a huge leap forward today for women around the world -- President Obama repealed the global gag rule, which prohibited foreign aid from the US to countries that provided or even mentioned abortion in connection with family planning services.Is it possible for hope and change at the Pentagon under President Obama? [read post]
26 Jan 2009, 9:04 am
The Pentagon also has sparked concerns. [read post]
26 Jan 2009, 3:02 am
" (Video of a segment of the Rachel Maddow show, in which Seton Hall Law Professor Mark Denbeaux debunks the Pentagon's numbers, is here.) [read post]
25 Jan 2009, 4:45 am
To counter a Pentagon spokesman's claim that the information is accessible, the writers offer this:There have been indications from within and outside the government for some time, however, that evidence and other materials on the Guantanamo prisoners were in disarray, even though most of the detainees have been held for years.Justice Department lawyers responding in federal courts to defense challenges over the past six months have said repeatedly that the government was overwhelmed… [read post]
23 Jan 2009, 2:07 pm
” To me, however, this case–and the Pentagon’s reports of recidivism–underscores the failure of the Bush administration’s attempt to identify and prosecute those responsible for 9/11. [read post]
22 Jan 2009, 8:46 pm
” In fact, he chose the one the Pentagon had first adopted in July 2004 — much more favorable to the government than what detainees’ lawyers had proposed. [read post]
21 Jan 2009, 7:44 am
The Pentagon had told the judge it would be seeking similar delays in “all pending military commissions cases,” reaching another 15 individuals. [read post]
19 Jan 2009, 8:31 am
[JURIST] Pre-trial hearings for five men detained at Guantanamo Bay as 9/11 conspirators [JURIST news archives] proceeded on Monday despite the Pentagon's chief prosecutor's earlier request [JURIST report] that they be delayed. [read post]
18 Jan 2009, 6:07 pm
The Tension Pentagon Dr. [read post]
18 Jan 2009, 6:41 am
His advisers are considering adding a classified loophole to the rules that could allow the CIA to use some interrogation methods not specifically authorized by the Pentagon, the officials said. [read post]
