Lethal Nato bombing details leaked

aljazeera 05-FEB-10

“The only thing ruling Turkey is horror”

panorama 05-FEB-10

Iran seeking nuke compromise _ or is it?

austrianews 04-FEB-10

Nato readies for assault on Taliban

aljazeera 04-FEB-10

Baptists probed in Haiti child case

aljazeera 03-FEB-10

Pentagon prepares to openly accept gay soldiers

euronews 03-FEB-10

Beijing fury over US arms sales to Taiwan

irishtimes 02-FEB-10

Obama unveils multi-trillion dollar spending plan

examiner 02-FEB-10

Military Re-Thinking Policy on Gay Troops

CBSnews 02-FEB-10

US missile test fails in Pacific

bbc 02-FEB-10

Editorial Comment: China overplays its hand on Taiwan

ft 01-FEB-10

Obama's budget draws battle lines for weeks ahead

cnn 01-FEB-10

Interpreter kills US soldiers in Afghanistan

RTERadio 30-JAN-10

U.S. announces $6.4 billion arms deal with Taiwan

cnn 30-JAN-10

Pentagon to detail new "don't ask, don't tell" steps

reuters 29-JAN-10

Iran Continues Focus on Outside Provocateurs, Now Blaming Germany

IHT 28-JAN-10

Clinton makes Haiti plea at Davos

bbc 28-JAN-10

US looks at which Taliban leaders to accept

TheFrontierPost 28-JAN-10

In Afghanistan, car bomb explodes outside U.S. base

latimes 27-JAN-10

Let's bribe the Taliban: Many are mercenaries who pull put down their guns for cash, says Brown

dailymail 26-JAN-10

Asian leaders attend Afghan summit

aljazeera 25-JAN-10

Business English: India taps into riches as the west's back office

ft 25-JAN-10

Official: Suspected drone down in Pakistan

cnn 25-JAN-10

Portelli approached to be Air Malta chairman

MaltaToday 25-JAN-10

Afghan parliament poll postponed

bbc 24-JAN-10

Pakistan reaching out to Afghan Taliban, says FO

dawn 24-JAN-10

Terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba ‘planning paraglider attacks’ in India

sundaytimes 24-JAN-10

2 US troops killed in Afghan blast

TheFrontierPost 23-JAN-10

Terrorist attack highly likely as threat level rises to severe

dailymail 23-JAN-10

Focus on western border, Gates tells Islamabad

Hindu 23-JAN-10

Indian Maoists importing arms

NewsJang 23-JAN-10

Gilani asks Gates to bridge ’trust deficit’

Hindu 22-JAN-10

Indian airports on hijack alert

bbc 22-JAN-10

US sees room for Taliban in Afghan government

ft 22-JAN-10

:Why Is 2012 ‘the Worst Time’ for Troop Control Handover?

watchingamerica 22-JAN-10

Gates arrives for Pakistan talks

bbc 21-JAN-10

Desperation amid quake aid logjam

channel4news 20-JAN-10

Defense Secretary Gates meets with leaders in India

latimes 20-JAN-10

Doctors fear disease outbreak in Haiti

RTERadio 19-JAN-10

Seven policemen hurt in Indian Kashmir attacks

dawn 19-JAN-10

The World from Berlin: 'The Taliban Wants to Undermine the Handover'

spiegel 19-JAN-10

US Air Force drops 55,000 pounds of food, water into Haiti

abs 19-JAN-10

Battle to survive amid the grief

ft 18-JAN-10

Hillary Clinton in Haiti as aid floods in

euronews 17-JAN-10

Japan's secret pact with U.S. spurs debate

latimes 17-JAN-10

US to impose order on overwhelmed Haitian airport

euronews 16-JAN-10

Pentagon finds mistakes by officers over Hasan (AP)

news 16-JAN-10

US officers face Fort Hood probe

bbc 16-JAN-10

[-commented]: The dollar amounts we are talking about are not gigantic and are certainly manageable,

earthtimes 05-FEB-10

[-said]: I believe the pieces are being put in place to make real and measurable progress,

globalsecurity 05-FEB-10

[-told]: As more Afghans join their nation's security forces, we have to be able to train and equip them to fight as quickly as possible,

AP 05-FEB-10

[-said]: The United States will now do whatever we can within the limits of U.S. law, and as soon as we can, to provide as many surplus MRAPs as possible to allies, especially to those operating in high-risk areas,

globalsecurity 05-FEB-10

[-added]: able to deal with the threat from multiple short- and medium-range missiles a very real threat to our allies and some 80,000 American troops based in Europe,

russiatoday 05-FEB-10

[-said]: These include potential revisions to policies on benefits, base housing, fraternization and misconduct, separations and discharges, and many others,

NPRnews 05-FEB-10

[-said]: I told allies that the US will be able to offer more intelligence, training and equipment,

earthtimes 05-FEB-10

[-said]: It's just that they wouldn't get there as quickly because of the commitments that we have in Iraq and Afghanistan,

chosun 05-FEB-10

[-told]: Today I told our allies that the United States will be able to offer them more intelligence, training and equipment including jammers, route clearance robots, surveillance systems and ground-penetrating radar,

alertnet 05-FEB-10

[-said]: If you want lasting and effective change, you had better bring the people who are going to be affected by it into the discussion and get their views,

globalsecurity 04-FEB-10

[-told]: In each of those I have led and managed change,

newschannel5 04-FEB-10

[-added that]: And so, we need to work with people, we need to get their input into how to go about this.

smh 04-FEB-10

[-said]: Happily, I think, the stupid was early. But stupid was trying to impose a policy from the top without any regard for the views of the people who were going to be affected or the people who would have to effect the policy change.

globalsecurity 04-FEB-10

[-replied that]: It'd be far more appropriate -- I say with great respect -- to determine whether repeal of this law is appropriate and what effects it would have on the readiness and effectiveness of the military before deciding on whether we should repeal the law or not. And fortunately it is an act of Congress, and it requires the agreement of Congress in order to repeal it.

globalsecurity 04-FEB-10

[-said]: I think in the near-term it's more likely to be severe sanctions imposed partly by the UN Security Council and partly by the United States and like-minded countries,

smh 04-FEB-10

[-told]: I think this review period is absolutely essential in terms of us understanding what we're doing; figuring out what the concerns are and the issues are, helping us figure out how to mitigate them so that if the Congress does vote to change this policy, we have an understanding of how to go about implementing in a way that minimizes whatever negative consequences there are,

globalsecurity 04-FEB-10

[-said]: I've done it smart and I've done it stupid. Happily, I think, the stupid was early.

newschannel5 04-FEB-10

[-told]: In a world where arguably the most likely and lethal threats will emanate from failed and fractured states, building the security capacity of partners has emerged as a key capability -- one that reduces the need for direct U.S. military intervention, with all of its attendant political, financial and human costs,

reuters 04-FEB-10

[added that:]: rushing into it, mandating it by fiat with a very short time line would be a serious mistake.

smh 04-FEB-10

[-said]: we will move forward,

defensenews 04-FEB-10

[-told]: In a world where arguably the most likely and lethal threats will emanate from failed and fractured states, building the security capacity of partners has emerged as a key capability — one that reduces the need for direct US military intervention, with all of its attendant political, financial and human costs,

dawn 04-FEB-10

[-said]: Overall, we can reduce the instances where a service member who is trying to serve the country honorably is outed by a third person with a motive to harm the service member,

latimes 04-FEB-10

[-said]: Stupid was trying to impose a policy from the top without any regard for the views of the people who were going to be affected or the people who would have to effect the policy change,

newschannel5 04-FEB-10

[-said]: I think in the near term it's more likely to be severe sanctions imposed partly by the UN Security Council and partly by the United States and like-minded countries,

smh 04-FEB-10

[-said]: The question before us is not whether the military prepares to make this change, but how we best prepare for it. We have received our orders from the commander in chief and we are moving out accordingly,

latimes 04-FEB-10

[-said]: I think the purpose of the examination that we're undertaking, frankly, is to inform the decision-making of the Congress and the nature of whatever legislation takes place,

globalsecurity 04-FEB-10

[-said]: It does not mean the beginning of the end,

globalsecurity 02-FEB-10

[-told]: Achieving our objectives in Afghanistan and Iraq has moved to the top of the institutional military’s budget, policy and program priorities,

globalsecurity 02-FEB-10

[-said]: I ask anybody to point me to a health insurance program that has not had a premium increase in 15 years,

globalsecurity 02-FEB-10

[-said]: I hope that if there is a downturn it is a temporary one, and that we can get back to strengthening this relationship,

globalsecurity 02-FEB-10

[-said]: It was clear that there were more problems than we were aware of when I visited Fort Worth,

globalsecurity 02-FEB-10

[-said]: Stability is enhanced by contact between our military and a greater understanding of each other's strategies, so I hope that if there is a downturn, that it will be a temporary one and that we can get back to strengthening this relationship,

MailGuardian 02-FEB-10

[-said]: We will continue to see significant growth for some years into the future even as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan eventually wind down,

latimes 02-FEB-10

[-said]: We have learned through painful experience that the wars we fight are seldom the wars that we plan,

globalsecurity 02-FEB-10

[-noted]: persistent shortfalls that have plagued recent military efforts, especially in Afghanistan.

globalsecurity 02-FEB-10

[-said]: committed to stabilizing the F-35 cost, affordability and to fielding the aircraft on time.

reuters 02-FEB-10

[ said]: The department's leadership now recognizes that we must prepare for a much broader range of security challenges on the horizon,

middle 02-FEB-10

[-said]: stabilize its cost and schedule.

reuters 02-FEB-10

[-said]: The Taiwan Relations Act commits the United States to providing a certain level of support to Taiwan so that it’s able to defend itself. We went through this kind of a downturn in the last year of the Bush administration when there was an arms sale to Taiwan and we saw a reduction in the military-to-military relationships,

globalsecurity 02-FEB-10

[-told]: The question before us is not whether the military prepares to make this change, but how we best prepare for it,

cnn 02-FEB-10

[-said]: We now recognize that America's ability to deal with threats for years to come will depend importantly on our success in the current conflicts,

cnn 02-FEB-10

[-said]: That is a risk the president and I are not prepared to take,

globalsecurity 02-FEB-10

[-said]: The commitments made and the programs funded in the overseas contingency operations and supplemental requests demonstrate the administration’s determination to support our troops and commanders in combat so they can accomplish their critical missions and come home safely,

globalsecurity 02-FEB-10

[-told]: I will be asking the Congress to enact the supplemental by spring,

thestar 02-FEB-10

[-said]: We have restructured the F-35 program and believe it is on track to become the backbone of U.S. air superiority for the next generation,

globalsecurity 02-FEB-10

[-later told]: by fiat.

NPRnews 02-FEB-10

[-replied]: I'm just not in a position to know the answer to that, senator,

CBSnews 02-FEB-10

[-told]: Rolling back the Taliban is now necessary, even if not sufficient, to the ultimate defeat of al-Qaida and its affiliates operating along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border,

TheFrontierPost 02-FEB-10

[-wrote]: places the current conflicts at the top of our budgeting, policy and programming priorities, thus ensuring that those fighting America’s wars and their families on the battlefields, in the hospital, or on the home front receive the support they need and deserve,

globalsecurity 02-FEB-10

[-told]: Rolling back the Taliban is now necessary, even if not sufficient, to the ultimate defeat of al Qaeda and its affiliates operating along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border,

CBSnews 02-FEB-10

[ said]: To make sure we have the resources needed to support our troops deploying to the Afghanistan theater, I will be asking the Congress to enact the supplemental by spring 2010,

7thspace 02-FEB-10

[-said]: I told [Xu] that in the future, I hope that we could shield the military-to-military relationship from the political ups and downs in the relationship,

globalsecurity 02-FEB-10

[said:]: I think we did not have the high-level interrogators there that we now have protocols in place

CBSnews 02-FEB-10

[-said]: more appropriate and fair to our men and women in uniform.

NPRnews 02-FEB-10

[-said]: Both Admiral Mullen and I are committed that if we determine that our strategy is not working that we will not recommend just plunging ahead blindly without a change of course,

alertnet 02-FEB-10

[-told]: The guiding principle of our efforts will be to minimize disruption and polarization within the ranks,

earthtimes 02-FEB-10

[-said]: builds on the reforms begun in last year's budget, changes that were broadened and deepened by the analysis and conclusions contained in the QDR,

cnn 02-FEB-10

[-said]: Our hope is that with the additional commitments of somewhere between 7,000 and 10,000 additional forces by our NATO and other partners, that out of that number we can more than fill the requirement for trainers,

alertnet 02-FEB-10

[-said]: This will represent a fundamental change in personnel policies,

NPRnews 02-FEB-10

[-told]: The mandate of this working group is to thoroughly, objectively and methodically examine all aspects of this question and produce its finding and recommendations in the form of an implementation plan by the end of this calendar year,

cnn 02-FEB-10

[-said]: proven to be game-changers inasmuch as they give our troops more flexibility to truly make things happen for the local population, wherever they are.

globalsecurity 02-FEB-10

[affirmed that:]: there definitely is such a deficit of trust with Pakistan and I think it is historical

kuna 02-FEB-10

[-said]: We absolutely want to take care of our men and women in uniform and our retirees,

globalsecurity 02-FEB-10

[-said]: As a result, the United States needs a broad portfolio of military capabilities with maximum versatility across the widest possible spectrum of conflict,

globalsecurity 02-FEB-10

[said:]: We’ll just have to wait and see.

globalsecurity 02-FEB-10

[-said]: We are also requesting $159 billion in FY 2011 to support overseas contingency operations, primarily in Afghanistan and Iraq, plus $33 billion for the remainder of this fiscal year to support the added financial costs of the president’s new approach in Afghanistan,

globalsecurity 02-FEB-10

[ said]: The choices made and priorities set in these budget requests and strategic defense reviews reflect America's commitment to succeed in the wars we are in while making the investments necessary to prepare for threats on or beyond the horizon,

7thspace 02-FEB-10

[-noted that]: I expect that the same sharp divisions that characterize the debate over these issues outside of the military will quickly seek to find their way into this process.

cnn 02-FEB-10

[-said]: a number of key goals and benchmarks were not met.

javno 01-FEB-10

[-told]: to become the backbone of US air superiority for the next generation,

javno 01-FEB-10

[-said]: but the reality is we are working both on a bilateral and a multilateral basis in the Gulf to establish the same kind of regional missile defense that would protect our facilities out there as well as our friends and allies.

japantoday 31-JAN-10

[said:]: What I have welcomed and what most nations welcome is the economic and development assistance that India has provided to Afghanistan. I think what's important is that over the long term (that) both India and Pakistan have a strong relationship with Afghanistan.

HindustanTimes 27-JAN-10

[-said]: Well, I think...Because it faces, in its own way, an existential threat on its western border,

HindustanTimes 27-JAN-10

[replied:]: I said we understood Pakistan's legitimate concerns. It also has an existential threat on its western border, and that is the more immediate threat.

HindustanTimes 27-JAN-10

[-said]: There are some tactical UAVs that we are considering, yes,

defensenews 25-JAN-10

[-said]: Let me say definitively that the United States does not covet a single inch of the Pakistani soil. We seek no military bases here and we have no desire to control Pakistan’s nuclear weapons,

NewsJang 23-JAN-10

[-maintained]: Only by pressuring all of these groups on both sides of the border, Afghanistan and Pakistan will be able to rid themselves of this scourge, to destroy those who promote the use of terror here and abroad,

NewsJang 23-JAN-10

[-said]: This is all part of his effort to sort of dispel myths, debunk conspiracy theories, puncture rumors and try to be as open and honest as he can be in hopes of trying to get through some of the nonsense,

globalsecurity 23-JAN-10

[-told]: We are trying to do everything we can to assist Pakistan in the fight in the west,

globalsecurity 23-JAN-10

[-told]: We have a regional problem here,

globalsecurity 23-JAN-10

Morrell [-told]: They agreed to revisit this issue again later this year, but for all intents and purposes, their original agreement still stands: he (Gates) serves at the pleasure of the president indefinitely, and he is honored to do so, though he certainly looks forward to one day retiring to his family home in the Pacific Northwest,

kuna 08-JAN-10

Morrell [-said]: [The president and Gates] agreed to revisit this issue again later this year, but for all intents and purposes, their original agreement still stands: he serves at the pleasure of the president indefinitely, and he is honored to do so, though he certainly looks forward to one day retiring to his family home in the Pacific Northwest,

globalsecurity 08-JAN-10

Morrell [-said]: For all intents and purposes their original agreement still stands: (Gates) serves at the pleasure of the president indefinitely and he is honored to do so, though he certainly looks forward to one day retiring to his family home in the Pacific Northwest,

thestar 08-JAN-10

Gibbs [-said]: I would point you to the remarks that Secretary Gates and others made in testifying in front of Congress that the bulk of our forces would be in by the beginning of the summer and that the remainder would be in by the end of the summer,

AP 14-DEC-09

Gibbs [-said]: I would point you to the remarks that Secretary Gates and others made in testifying in front of Congress that the bulk of our forces would be in by the beginning of the summer and that the remainder would be in by the end of the summer ,

news 14-DEC-09

Odierno [-said]: Having Secretary Gates stay and Admiral Mullen being in place really has made it a smooth transition for me as one of the wartime commanders,

globalsecurity 11-DEC-09

McCain [-said]: This policy is one that Gen. McChrystal, Secretary [of Defense] Gates and Gen. Petraeus believe will succeed. And that is a counter-insurgency strategy that's properly resourced,

NPRnews 02-DEC-09

Michael Green [ says]: Secretary Gates played the bad cop so that President Obama won't have to,

time 10-NOV-09

Morrell [-said]: is a problem that he (Gates) is keenly aware of, very concerned about, and is determined to make sure this building is doing everything it can to combat,

news 06-NOV-09

Morrell [-said]: Last month, … Secretary Gates ordered nearly 3,000 enablers, including additional route clearance and explosive ordnance disposal teams, into Afghanistan,

defenselink 29-OCT-09

Obama [-said]: When Secretary Gates and I first proposed going after some of these wasteful projects, there were a lot of people who didn’t think it was possible, who were certain we were going to lose, who were certain that we were going to get steamrolled,

japantoday 28-OCT-09

Obama [-said]: When Secretary Gates and I first proposed going after some of these wasteful projects, there were a lot of people who didn't think it was possible, who were certain we were going to lose, who were certain that we were going to get steamrolled,

CBSnews 28-OCT-09

Morrell [-said]: [Gates] also said there is a need to break the on-again, off-again cycle of our military-to-military relationship,

globalsecurity 28-OCT-09

Morrell [-said]: That is something [Gates] very much wants to hold to if at all possible,

defenselink 14-OCT-09

Morrell [-said]: With so much riding on this program, of course Secretary Gates will be watching it like a hawk in the coming months, just as he did the MRAPs,

defenselink 30-SEP-09

Morrell [ said]: That's just not plausible because the issue of whether to send more forces is what will be discussed and debated once the president's strategy review has been completed and both he and Secretary Gates have been very clear that they are still undecided on the way ahead in Afghanistan,

ChinaPost 26-SEP-09

Lavrov [-said]: We are waiting for a press conference, which U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates will hold when the America wakes up. We have not received any confirmations of the U.S. position on the ABM system in Europe yet,

itartass_en 17-SEP-09

Morrell [-said]: I think he's (Gates) optimistic that there can be follow-through on these issues sooner rather than later. The clock is ticking on our presence in Iraq,

news 30-JUL-09

Geoff Morrell [ said]: Secretary Gates appreciates the careful consideration senators have given to this matter of national security and he applauds their bipartisan support,

channelnewsasia 22-JUL-09

Levin [-said]: including Gates' proposal to add 22,000 soldiers to the Army. The $1.75 billion is currently part of a $680 billion defense spending policy bill. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin , D-Mich., and the top Republican on the panel, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, sponsored the amendment to take out the F-22 money. The Senate has heard from the senior leadership of the Defense Department both civilian and military that we should end F-22 production. The recommendation is strong and clear, as stro

news 21-JUL-09

Chambliss [-said]: I admire Secretary Gates, but it is the duty and obligation of members of Congress to question his recommendations,

HonululuAdvetrtiser 15-JUL-09

Murtha [-said]: Secretary Gates really was noncommittal on it. He listened to what I had to say,

reuters 24-JUN-09

Donley [said:]: After carefully considering a full range of views and alternatives, including those expressed by Gen. Corley, we recommended to Secretary Gates that other priority Air Force programs should not be reduced in order to fund additional F-22s beyond the program of record.

news 19-JUN-09

Nesterenko [-said]: However, on that issue, Gates holds the opposite opinion,

rian 11-JUN-09

Teodoro [-said]: This visit of Secretary Gates confirms the US government’s confidence in our defense leadership as well as our efforts in combating terrorism,

manilastandardtoday 01-JUN-09

Morrell [-said]: the official quoted Gates as telling Hamada. One is the diplomatic effort through six-party talks or the United Nations. The other is for Japan, the US and South Korea to strengthen anti-nuclear proliferation measures. Specifically, that could mean missile defence and other defensive moves against North Korea. South Korea on Tuesday joined the Proliferation Security Initiative, an ad hoc alliance of states working to stop shipments of weapons of mass destruction. An outraged North Korea then declared the t

kuwaittimes 31-MAY-09

Gibbs [-said]: The president has asked his deputy chief of staff, Jim Messina, and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates or his designee to jointly review the organizational structure of the White House Military Office and the reporting relationship of its components to the White House and the Air Force, and to make recommendations to him to ensure that such an incident never occurs again,

globalsecurity 09-MAY-09

Mullen [-said]: I think Secretary Gates has sent pretty strong signals that programs that are spinning out of control just don’t have much of a future,

defenselink 04-MAY-09

Obama [-said]: And, I’m going to be urging everybody to take a hard, close look at the reforms that Secretary Gates has proposed,

defenselink 30-APR-09

Clinton [-said]: And so, like Secretary Gates said, we are following this carefully and monitoring it,

defenselink 10-APR-09

Mullen [-said]: So I am very encouraged by the change and by [Gates’] decision, and I think it will have a very positive impact on the Army.

defenselink 23-MAR-09

Murtha [-told]: I'm going to convince Gates by getting all this information together and convincing him that it's cost effective. He doesn't think I can afford it,

thestar 26-FEB-09

Obama [-said]: I've already talked to (Gates) about a thorough review of the helicopter situation. The helicopter I have now seems perfectly adequate to me,

topix 25-FEB-09

Klich [-told]: I reminded him (Gates) that the agreements that were signed last year should be implemented,

sbs 19-FEB-09

Romero [-told]: Certainly Secretary Gates has the ability to put a halt to these proceedings,

dailytimesPK 07-FEB-09