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Man Handling Gitmo Closing Resigns

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:23:20 GMT

The Pentagon official charged with closing the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, military prison has resigned, the U.S. Defense Department said.
Source: The Post Chronicle

Egads Confidential 9/11 Pager Messages Disclosed

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:22:09 GMT

Source: CBS News As the World Trade Center and Pentagon were ablaze on September 11, 2001, the U.S. Secret Service's presidential protective detail was informed that a "Korean airliner has been hijacked" en route to San Francisco, prompting...
Source: Democratic Underground

Why did Pentagon detainee official Phil Carter quit?

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:02:57 GMT

When word went out last night that Phil Carter, the Obama Pentagon official in charge of detainee issues, had abruptly left just seven months into the job, speculation mounted.
Source: The Politico

UPI NewsTrack TopNews

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:30:19 GMT

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- First-time claims for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits dropped in the week ending Nov. 21, the U.S. Department of Labor said Wednesday.
Source: United Press International

9/11 pager messages released on Wikileaks

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:24:15 GMT

Text pagers are usually carried by persons operating in an official capacity.
Source: The Register

Why Phil Carter Left the Pentagon

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:14:01 GMT

Phil Carter touched off a bit of a speculative frenzy last night, when he announced his resignation from the Pentagon. Carter served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for detainee policy, handling porcupine-thorny issues like Guantanamo.
Source: Wired

'First-strike Ration' Aims for Better Nutrition

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:04:56 GMT

“We’re charged with a fairly awesome task, and that is to fuel the Defense Department's most flexible and adaptable weapons platform, and that of course is the individual warfighter," said Gerry Darsch, director of the Defense Department’s Combat...
Source: U.S. Department of Defense

CNN - Obama To Address Nation On Afghanistan Troop Plan

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:01:22 GMT

U.S. Marines patrol with Afghan soldiers in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on Tuesday.
Source: WFTV

Quoted in 'Holder tells senators 'We need not cower in the face of this enemy''

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:19:36 GMT

said in The Hill:

On Sept. 11, 2001 our nation was attacked by a savage gang of terrorists whose intent was to kill innocent Americans and bring ruin to the United States ... The devastation they caused in New York, Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon was an act of war.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Wed, 20 May 2009 19:25:36 GMT

The Pentagon's Defense Comptroller Robert Hale listens to testimony during the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee on the fiscal year 2010 defense budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 20, 2009.

Photo from AP Photo by Charles Dharapak

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:00:07 GMT

The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One, with President Barack Obama on board, shortly after taking off from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009.

Thomas Barnett: The Pentagon's new map for war and peace

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:23:12 GMT