Results for Pentagon

  1. Pits of Despair- How Cover-ups By the DOD and VA Are Killing Our Veterans https://redstate.com/cantenucci04/2016/12/08/govt-isnt-just-failing-vets-denying-urgent-medical-care-n64782
    The memo shows that the Pentagon was aware of the health risks associated with exposure to the chemicals from the burn pits, but didn … There are at least three questions that journalists should ask the Pentagon and DOD based on this information: 1) What is the gov … Both the Pentagon and the DOD share responsibility for this-  the former for ordering the use of the burn pits to dispose of waste…
  2. Unfortunately, Congress Needs to Pass This Fourth Amendment Reminder https://redstate.com/setonmotley/2016/12/08/unfortunately-congress-needs-pass-fourth-amendment-reminder-n64774
    amassing so much data on persons “not…of interest” – that it built a $1.2 billion data center that’s seven times larger than the Pentagon
  3. Democrats Roll Over And Play Dead On Mattis Nomination https://redstate.com/streiff/2016/12/07/democrats-roll-play-dead-mattis-nomination-n64758
    James Mattis the legislative waiver he will need to lead the Pentagon under Trump, given his recent service in uniform.…
  4. There Is No Good Reason For David Petraeus To Be SecState And A Lot Of Good Reasons Why He Shouldn't https://redstate.com/streiff/2016/12/06/good-reason-david-petraeus-secstate-lot-good-reasons-shouldnt-n64695
    During my stint in the Pentagon I was stunned to find the vast majority of officers with a “foreign area officer” specialty (I was … Central Command (responsible for overseeing American security interests in the Middle East), arrived at the Pentagon to brief Joint … intransigence on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was jeopardizing U.S. standing in the region, and that Mitchell himself was (as a senior Pentagon
  5. The Pentagon Buried A Report Detailing $125 Billion In Wasteful Spending; Here Are Some Highlights https://redstate.com/prevaila/2016/12/06/pentagon-buried-report-detailing-billions-wasteful-spending-n64676
    It’s probably no shock to anyone that the Pentagon is a budgetary bottomless pit that spends more than most country’s economies on … Monday evening in the Washington Post by Craig Whitlock and Watergate veteran journalist Bob Woodward, the details of how the Pentagon … This is not unsurprising or a revelation, but it does speak to how the Pentagon has gotten to its bloated state.…
  6. It's 1914 all over again... https://redstate.com/jmlubecky/2016/12/19/its-1914-all-over-again-n65225
    Bush following the attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center.…
  7. Did The New York Times Publish "Fake News" On Faithless Elector? https://redstate.com/mickeywhite2/2016/12/16/new-york-times-publish-fake-news-faithless-elector-n65123
    Manassas Park [Virginia] Fire Department on September 11, 2001 and personally told us stories ‘I was fighting fire that day at the Pentagon … No, I was on a medic unit that day at the Pentagon and you make a phone call to Manassas Park and you find out that he wasn’t even … The fire chief there added that his department never even responded to the Pentagon or any of the 9/11 sites.…
  8. To be a 'faithless elector,' you have to be a liar https://redstate.com/kentucky_dana/2016/12/16/faithless-elector-liar-n65129
    Suprun, 42, portrays himself as a heroic firefighter who was among the first on the scene after the third plane flew into the Pentagon … No, I was on a medic unit that day at the Pentagon and you make a phone call to Manassas Park and you find out that he wasn’t even … The fire chief there added that his department never even responded to the Pentagon or any of the 9/11 sites.…
  9. BREAKING: Armed Services Committee Approves Waiver for Mattis https://redstate.com/joesquire/2017/01/12/breaking-armed-services-committee-approves-waiver-mattis-n66095
    Current law says Pentagon chiefs must be out of uniform for at least seven years.…
  10. Tonight's Bout: Mad Dog Mattis versus the Trump Transition Team https://redstate.com/streiff/2017/01/07/tonights-bout-mad-dog-mattis-versus-trump-transition-team-n65869
    One of the interesting jobs I had in the Pentagon was a tour as a military aide to an assistant secretary in one of the civilian cabinet … With only two weeks left before Inauguration Day and days before Mattis’s Senate confirmation hearing, most major Pentagon civilian … intended to engage in a collaborative process whereby Mattis would be given significant influence and participation in selecting top Pentagon
  11. Hillary Promised Military Responses to Cyberattacks Like Russia's https://redstate.com/california_yankee/2017/01/06/hillary-pr…mised-military-responses-to-cyberattacks-like-russias-n65847
    Also in 2011, the Pentagon decreed that any cyberattack on the U.S. would be deemed “an act of war.”…
  12. Feel Good Story Of The Day: 10 ISIS Boats Blown Out Of The Water By U.S. Forces https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2017/01/23/feel-good-story-day-10-isis-boats-blown-water-u-s-forces-n66740
    The Pentagon says the Islamic State is on the run in east Mosul, and that U.S. airstrikes blasted 10 boats on the Tigris River as Islamic … Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, said on Monday.…
  13. RedState's WaterCooler! Saturday, 1/21/2017 - Open Thread - Reality Check Please https://redstate.com/earhartam/2017/01/21/redstates-watercooler-saturday-1212017-open-thread-reality-check-please-n66598
    The Pentagon [now headed by General Mattis] says it does have additional needs, including more ships, a replenished air fleet and bigger…
  14. Alt-Right Bomb-Throwing Makes Bannon An Asset On The National Security Council https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2017/02/02/alt-right-bomb-throwing-makes-bannon-asset-national-security-council-n67250
    He did serve as a special assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations at the Pentagon, but I’m equally unconvinced that that should…
  15. Fake News Turns Its Beady Eye On Mike Flynn's Iraq Announcement https://redstate.com/streiff/2017/02/01/fake-news-mike-flynn-iran-n67225
    The Pentagon was informed before the announcement and the defense secretary, James Mattis, prevailed upon Flynn to soften his language … shortly after Mattis was nominated to be SecDef, Politico ran a story called James Mattis’ 33-Year Grudge Against Iran:Many in the Pentagon … It’s a situation that could lead to disagreement within the Pentagon over the next four years—but also, senior Pentagon officials fear…
  16. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Requesting Exemptions From Travel Ban For Certain Iraqis https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2017/01/30/defense-secretary…attis-requesting-exemptions-travel-ban-certain-iraqis-n67107
    According to the Washington Examiner, a Pentagon official is saying Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is requesting an exemption from the … Pentagon spokesman, Capt.…
  17. Trump Issues An Executive Order Focused On Rebuilding the Armed Forces https://redstate.com/streiff/2017/01/28/trump-issues-executive-order-focused-rebuilding-armed-forces-n67035
    On Friday, Donald Trump visited the Pentagon and signed an executive order that requires Defense to do an in-depth assessment of US … The draft document suggested that the Pentagon also would suggest programs that might be cut, but that language did not appear in the…
  18. Trump Executive Order Keeps Club Gitmo Open And Anticipates More Guests https://redstate.com/streiff/2017/01/25/trump-executive-order-keeps-club-gitmo-open-changes-guest-rules-n66875
    Obama tried to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and refused to send new detainees there, the draft order directs the Pentagon
  19. This Month in Jihad https://redstate.com/davenj1/2016/01/09/month-jihad-2-n55891
    AND IN CONCLUSION It would appear, if reports are correct, the intelligence community and Pentagon are investigating and mapping several…
  20. Trey Gowdy: Yes, Benghazi Witnesses Have Testified To A 'Stand-Down' Order https://redstate.com/streiff/2016/01/15/trey-gowdy-yes-benghazi-witnesses-testified-stand-order-n56038
    His comments came the same day the committee interviewed Jeremy Bash, a high-ranking Pentagon official who in 2012 authored an email…
  21. Watercooler 1/13/16 Open Thread - Unearned Medals, Decade-Delayed Iraq Mail, This Week in History https://redstate.com/diamondback/2016/01/13/watercooler-11316-n55989
    donkey, title is “A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion”) in 1870, James Naismith’s creation of basketball in 1892, dedication of the Pentagon
  22. President Obama Releasing 10 More “Hardcore” Terrorists in Deadly Ploy to Close Gitmo https://redstate.com/matthewclark/2016/01/13/president-obama…releasing-hardcore-terrorists-deadly-ploy-close-gitmo-n55984
    A profile of him released by the Pentagon in 2014 said he "almost certainly" remained committed to Islamic extremism.…
  23. The US Navy In the Persian Gulf Fiasco And American Power In the Age Of Obama https://redstate.com/streiff/2016/01/13/american-military-age-obama-n55974
    #navy #Pentagon pic.twitter.com/VCdjEZiY54 — Abas Aslani (@abasinfo) January 13, 2016 And we apologized to the Iranians to get…
  24. Did Iran Just Steal Two Boats from the U.S. Navy? (UPDATE x 4: Maybe) (UPDATE 5: Ho boy. Iran Accuses U.S. of Spying, Basically) https://redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2016/01/12/iran-just-steal-two-boats-u-s-navy-n55958
    An AP Writer has just tweeted the most bizarre statement from the Pentagon. … stolen two boats from our Navy, and while they intend to return the crew, they are keeping the boats:   WASHINGTON (AP) — #Pentagon … What the Pentagon spokesman does not say is how the Iranians came to have possession of this boat, why they are in a position to be…
  25. The Russians Have Bombed the Offices of an American Aid Organization in Syria https://redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2016/01/11/russians-bombed-offices-american-aid-organization-syria-n55930
    A Pentagon official could not immediately confirm the accusation but said it was not “unusual or hard to believe.”…