Tag: Secretary of Defense

USAID distributed solar panels to shop keepers in Afghanistan, many of whom were not equipped for electricity. (Thinkstock Image)

Energy and Environment

US Afghan aid buys solar panels for farmers without electricity

Michal Conger · June 28, 2013 4:00 am

FILE - In this March 23, 2009, file photo, Army Gen. William "Kip" Ward, Commander, United States Africa Command, speaks with The Associated Press during an interview at the Pentagon in Washington. There is growing evidence that battle-hardened extremists are filtering out of safe havens along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and into East Africa, bringing sophisticated terrorist tactics that include suicide attacks. "There is a level of activity that is troubling, disturbing," said Ward. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Ex-US commander in Africa says his ouster ‘nothing to be ashamed of’

Tim Mak · June 25, 2013 4:00 am

Thousands of defense industry workers earn more than Obama, Biden

Paul Bedard · June 20, 2013 4:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Obama calls for major cuts to nuclear arsenals

Brian Hughes · June 19, 2013 4:00 am

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Afghan Policemen scan for Taliban fighters near the site of an attack at Kabul airport in Afghanistan last Monday. White House officials said the U.S. and Afghanistan governments will use the negotiating table to ask the Taliban to cut ties with al Qaeda.

Beltway Confidential

White House: We aren’t demanding Taliban cut ties with al Qaeda — yet

Joel Gehrke · June 18, 2013 4:00 am

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrives for a graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Military Academy, Saturday, May 25, 2013, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Chuck Hagel: Cadets must stamp out sex assault scourge

Michael Hill, Lolita Baldor · May 25, 2013 4:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Chuck Hagel: Syria used chemical weapons

Brian Hughes · April 25, 2013 4:00 am

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, center left, stands with an Egyptian army official before laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Egypt's capital, Cairo on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. By including Cairo on his first Mideast tour as defense secretary, Chuck Hagel is highlighting the Obama administration's hope of preserving influence with the Egyptian military as the country struggles with its transition to democracy.(AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool)

Chuck Hagel: Israel did not tell him of intel on Syria

Robert Burns · April 24, 2013 4:00 am

Kristol Podcast: With New Revelations, Senate Should Continue Hagel Debate

TWS Podcast · February 19, 2013 9:10 pm

Hagel in 2010: Israel Risks Becoming ‘Apartheid State’

Michael Warren · February 19, 2013 6:26 pm

New ECI Ad: Iran Supports Hagel

Michael Warren · February 7, 2013 8:49 pm

Senate Dems Distance Themselves from Hagel’s ‘Jewish Lobby’ Remarks

Michael Warren · December 18, 2012 10:27 pm