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Obama the decider
A rare phenomenon occurred on Capitol Hill the other day when two ranking officials of the Obama administration testified that they had differed with the president they still served over providing arms to the rebels in Syria seeking to oust dictator...
Tags: Muammar Gaddafi, Lyndon B. Johnson, Leon Panetta, Central Intelligence Agency, Diane Sawyer
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Women in combat — 'It's going to level the playing field'
When Maryland National Guard Capt. Cara Kupcho first enlisted in the military 18 years ago, she wanted to drive a Bradley Fighting Vehicle, a 30-ton, armor-busting tank. "I like things that go boom," she explained Thursday. "I like tanks." But as a...
Tags: U.S. Military, Armed Forces, Leon Panetta, U.S. Congress, Wars and Interventions
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Pentagon lifting ban on women in combat
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will end the long-standing prohibition on women serving in direct combat, Pentagon officials said Wednesday, opening hundreds of thousands of military jobs previously closed to female service members. Panetta and Gen....
Tags: Leon Panetta, Trials, U.S. Congress, Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama
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It isn't easy to be good
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says he was planning this even before the recent scandals in the top ranks of the Pentagon and CIA, but he's ordered the military to double down on ethics training for its senior officers. In a memo to Gen. Martin Dempsey,...
Tags: John Allen, Leon Panetta, The Pentagon, Theft, Central Intelligence Agency
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Lawmakers intensify push on military sexual assault problem
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers introduced fresh legislation on Thursday seeking to address the problem of sexual assault in the military and summoned the nation's top commanders to testify about the crisis, which has become an embarrassment to the armed...Tags: Sexual Assault, Armed Forces, West Point, U.S. Congress, Susan Collins
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U.S. lawmakers intensify push on military sexual assault problem
ReutersBy Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers introduced fresh legislation on Thursday seeking to address the problem of sexual assault in the military and summoned the nation's top commanders to testify about the crisis, which has...Tags: U.S. Military, Sexual Assault, Armed Forces, West Point, U.S. Congress
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Foreign Policy: We're all to blame for the Pentagon's outrageous sex scandals
WASHINGTON — Ongoing rampant sexual assault within America's armed forces is a tragedy. The 2012 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members (WGRA) found that an estimated 26,000 active-duty service members were sexually assaulted...
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Music, Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Television Industry
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Netanyahu takes aim at weapons leakage in Syria
ReutersJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held out the prospect on Sunday of further Israeli strikes inside Syria, pledging to act to prevent advanced weapons from reaching Hezbollah and other militant groups. Although Israel has not...Tags: Moscow (Russia), Benjamin Netanyahu, Vladimir Putin, Wars and Interventions, Military Equipment
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A troubled timeline: Recent developments regarding military sexual assaults
May 5 Air Force Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski, 41, is arrested on suspicion of drunkenly grabbing a woman in an Arlington, Va., parking lot. At the time, he led the Air Force's sexual assault prevention program. His trial is set for July 18 in Arlington...Tags: Sexual Assault, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chuck Hagel, Sex Crimes, U.S. Department of Defense
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Training push fails to halt U.S. military sexual assault crisis
ReutersBy Tabassum Zakaria and David Alexander WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - Under pressure to fight sexual assault, the U.S. armed forces in recent years rolled out education programs about proper sexual conduct through methods like role playing and video...Tags: Crime Victims, U.S. Military, Sexual Assault, Armed Forces, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Netanyahu takes aim at weapons "leakage" in Syria
Reuters* Israel preparing for "every scenario" in Syria's war * Netanyahu says determined to stop arms reaching Hezbollah * Israeli concerned over Russian missiles for Assad By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM, May 19 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...Tags: Israel, Bashar Assad, Moscow (Russia), Missile Systems, Weaponry
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U.S. chides Russia over missiles as peace plans suffer
ReutersBEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States chided Russia for sending missiles to the Syrian government as plans for a peace conference promoted by Washington and Moscow were hit by diplomatic rifts over its scope and purpose. Sectarian bloodshed in neighboring...Tags: United Nations, National Government, U.S. Military, Iran, Moscow (Russia)
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