Posts Tagged ‘senate armed services committee’
New START, New Slogan … Trust But Don’t »
Heritage FoundationIn 1987, at the signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), President Ronald Reagan summarized his approach to arms-control by citing an old Russian proverb: "doveryai, no proveryai." Translation: trust, but verify. When Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev noted, "You say that at every meeting," Reagan shot back, [...]
Obama Administration Keeping Blackwater Armed and »
On Friday, the US State Department awarded Blackwater another "diplomatic security" contract to protect US officials in Afghanistan. CBS News reports that the $120 million deal is for "protective services" at the US consulates in Herat and Mazar-e-Sharif. Blackwater has another security contract in Afghanistan worth $200 million and trains Afghan [...]
If The Joint Chiefs Are Split–Think About What »
Military chiefs split with Mullen on gaysBy Rowan Scarborough9:59 p.m., Tuesday, June 1, 2010The debate over gays in the military has driven an extraordinary public wedge between the nation's highest-ranking military officer and the four service chiefs who collectively make up the Joint Chiefs of Staff.Adm. Mike Mullen, Joint Chiefs chairman, in [...]
A Lie: David Petraeus, Anti-Israel »
Max Boot - 03.18.2010 - 3:11 PMMark Twain said, “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.” As if to illustrate the point, consider the misleading commentary that continues to emerge, attributing anti-Israeli sentiment to Gen. David Petraeus. I already knocked down one fallacious Web item written [...]
Blackwater Took Hundreds of Guns From U.S. Military, »
Employees of the CIA-connected private security corporation Blackwater diverted hundreds of weapons, including more than 500 AK-47 assault rifles, from a U.S. weapons bunker in Afghanistan intended to equip Afghan policemen, according to an investigation by the Senate Armed Services Committee. On at least one occasion, an individual claiming to [...]
Why Start the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Debate? »
Senate to address DADT policy - Meredith Shiner - POLITICO.com The Senate Armed Services Committee will address the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy Tuesday—the first time in 17 years the topic will be debated before a congressional hearing. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff [...]
defense spending »
1. China wary of Russian naval repairsHong Kong, China — China has procured from Russia 12 Kilo class submarines and four 956E/EM DDGs, or guided missile destroyers, since 1993. The first two Vasayanka-class Kilo submarines were exported to China in 1993, and the second two Kilo 636 submarines were delivered in 1996. The first two 956E DDGs were [...]
Israeli tech credited with protecting U.S. troops, »
WASHINGTON — A senior senator said the Defense Department has contracted for Israeli technology that was protecting U.S. ground units in campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq.The senator said the Israeli technology was more effective than anything else deployed by the U.S. military. "If you look at some of the things that we have, they have been [...]
Keeping Up Our End of the Bargain With Those Who Serve »
Today, we at The Heritage Foundation will honor Veterans Day by pausing to remember those who sacrifice in defense of freedom for our country. Heritage honors all who serve past and present in the United States Armed Forces, their families, and all military retirees and veterans. We solemnly remember those fallen men and women who gave the last [...]
