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4 Jun 2018, 9:55 am
Defense Secretary James Mattis. [read post]
2 Jun 2018, 10:55 am
A top Chinese general said China had the right to deploy troops and weapons "on its own territory".Earlier US Defence Secretary James Mattis said Beijing's actions called into question its broader goals.Six countries have competing claims in the sea, but China has backed its own with island-building and patrols. [read post]
1 Jun 2018, 4:00 am
U.S. policymakers need to face facts: The current U.S. policy of conducting FONOPS and loudly emphasizing U.S. commitment to a “rules-based international order,” which was recently reiterated by Defense Secretary James Mattis, is not succeeding in deterring Chinese expansionism, much less roll back existing Chinese gains, in the South China Sea. [read post]
15 May 2018, 10:36 am
The commission covered a wide variety of topics, including several motions related to government efforts to withhold or disguise government witness identities; motions related to defendant access to laptops, defense team members, and medical testing; and two motions to dismiss for unlawful influence, the first challenging Defense Secretary James Mattis’s firing of former convening authority Harvey Rishikof and the second alleging incurable prejudice to the fairness… [read post]
5 May 2018, 7:43 am
James Pohl’s April 25 ruling denying defendant Mustafa al-Hawsawi’s defense motion to dismiss in United States v. al-Hawsawi; the legal weight of reports that “major combat operations” have concluded in Iraq; and the contours of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’s report on the future of detainee policy, among others. [read post]
2 May 2018, 4:17 pm
Notably, al-Darbi’s transfer takes place on the same day that Secretary of Defense James Mattis provided the White House with recommendations for changes in U.S. detention policy, pursuant to the president’s Jan. 30 executive order. [read post]
1 May 2018, 11:02 am
This news comes after Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said last week that he expected a “re-energized” effort against the remaining pockets of ISIS militants in eastern Syria. [read post]
1 May 2018, 8:46 am
Just last week, in testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Secretary of Defense James Mattis said the JCPOA is “working as intended” and described the verification measures as “robust. [read post]
27 Apr 2018, 2:00 pm
[fcw.com] Defense Secretary James Mattis says the government likely will file criminal charges related to an investigation of whether a contractor misspent millions in federal dollars. [read post]
20 Apr 2018, 4:00 am
Publicly, Defense Secretary James Mattis contended, “as our commander in chief, the president has the authority under Article II of the Constitution to use military force overseas to defend important U.S. national interests,” though privately Mattis was apparently more skeptical about the president’s authority to act against the Syrian government without prior congressional approval. [read post]
18 Apr 2018, 1:36 pm
Defense Secretary James Mattis accused the Syrian government of intentionally delaying the inspections, citing the regime’s history of trying to erase evidence of chemical weapons attacks. [read post]
17 Apr 2018, 7:00 am
Secretary of Defense James Mattis described it as a “one-off”—not an opening salvo in an escalation of the U.S. role in Syria. [read post]
16 Apr 2018, 12:06 pm
” After all, as both Defense Secretary James Mattis and Pentagon spokesperson Dana White reiterated countless times, no civilized nation can or should tolerate the use of chemical weapons. [read post]
16 Apr 2018, 11:50 am
Defense Secretary James Mattis and Gen. [read post]
14 Apr 2018, 1:46 pm
His senior national security advisers—Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Acting Secretary of State John Sullivan, CIA Director (and Secretary of State-designate) Mike Pompeo, National Security Advisor John Bolton, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and Counsel to the President Don McGahn (the last five of whom are lawyers)—should all urge the president to act consistent with, and specifically refer to, the legal rules governing use of… [read post]
14 Apr 2018, 10:54 am
Although it has offered no official legal argument for the strikes, Secretary of Defense James Mattis made crystal clear that he believed Article II alone was the basis: As our commander in chief, the president has the authority under Article II of the Constitution to use military force overseas to defend important U.S. national interests. [read post]
13 Apr 2018, 11:30 am
The rash deadline, along with taunting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad alarmed some military officials, including Defense Secretary James Mattis, who advocated for a more deliberate approach to the escalating conflict. [read post]
11 Apr 2018, 3:22 pm
Mattis. [read post]
11 Apr 2018, 1:32 pm
Defense Secretary James Mattis told reporters on Wednesday that the administration is still assessing intelligence on the Syrian regime’s attack, Reuters reports. [read post]
9 Apr 2018, 2:01 pm
Speaking to reporters, Defense Secretary James Mattis said the administration would not rule out any retaliatory options at the moment, including a strike against the Assad government. [read post]
