(AP) Hagel: Syria has used chemical weaponsBy ROBERT BURNSAP National Security WriterABU DHABI, United Arab EmiratesDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the Syrian regime has likely used chemical weapons on a “small scale.” Hagel was speaking to reporters in Abu Dhabi.
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in Riyadh Tuesday to seal a major arms deal that will provide the Saudi kingdom with sophisticated missiles for its American-made fighter jets. Hagel flew in from Jordan after a three-day visit to Israel
Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA) grilled Defense Sec. Chuck Hagel on a Pentagon email warning Army officers to watch out for soldiers who do not support gay marriage or who disfavor Muslims, equating them with the Ku Klux Klan and Neo-Nazis.
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday that the deadly twin bombings at the Boston Marathon finish line amounted to “cruel act of terror” and vowed that those who are responsible will be brought to justice. Testifying on
An assessment by the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) claims that North Korea “may have developed a nuclear device small enough to mount on a ballistic missile.” The DIA, a U.S. military intelligence agency, delivered its findings during an April 11
President Barack Obama’s controversial new Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel, dodged questions on whether or not he supports religious liberty in the United States military during a Thursday morning hearing. Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA) pressured Hagel during the Thursday hearing
With mobile missile launchers on its east coast and missiles believed to be fueled and ready for launch, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel warns that North Korea is “skating very close to a dangerous line.” Agreeing with an unnamed Pentagon
(AP) Federal budget cuts ground Air Force aircraftBy BROCK VERGAKISAssociated PressNORFOLK, Va.A top general says federal budget cuts that will ground one-third of the U.S. Air Force’s active-duty force of combat planes including fighters and bombers means “accepting the risk
On Wednesday, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said the Pentagon needed to “challenge all past assumptions” and “put everything on the table” when it came even more defense cuts, even though he conceded such “dramatic changes” could prove unwise. “It could
AP: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says North Korea’s recent rhetoric presents a real, clear danger and threat to the U.S. and its Asia-Pacific allies and says America is doing all it can to defuse the situation. (April 3)
Former Senior Adviser to Hamas Leadership Ahmed Yousef is not impressed with Obama’s trip to Israel, but one thing he will say is, “I do like Chuck Hagel.” Yousef was part of the Hamas takeover of government offices in Gaza
Caroline Glick, Senior Contributing Editor of the Jerusalem Post said the Israeli people consider President Obama “a hostile president overall,” on “Mornings on the Mall” on WMAL-FM in Washington DC. Appearing with Brian Wilson and myself Wednesday morning, Glick
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has ordered a review of U.S. military strategy as the budget sequester takes effect. The sequester, which trims spending by roughly $500 billion over the next decade, was already existing law under the Budget Control
(AP) – The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has held new talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on a nettlesome disagreement over the stalled transfer of a key detention center to Afghan control. Pentagon press secretary George Little said
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sunday night. Hagel told reporters that he discussed all the key issues with the president. He also rejected any suggestions that the U.S. is in collusion with the Taliban.
Drones save lives! Let me repeat that. Drones save lives! Drones allow the military to attack targets deep in enemy territory without risking the lives of our soldiers and airmen. As you may recall, a drone strike was considered when
Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sunday cancelled a high-profile press conference in Kabul with new US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, with US officials saying the event was dropped for “security concerns”. A palace official, who declined to be named, said however
AP – Militants staged two deadly suicide attacks to mark the first full day of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s visit to Afghanistan AFP – KABUL — A suicide bomber on a bicycle killed nine people outside the defence ministry in
Secretary of Defense, Chuck (Chauncy) Hagel is not inspiring confidence in the face of an increasingly bellicose North Korea. Army Gen. Kang Pyo Yong has reportedly threatened to shell Washington, “the stronghold of evils” with nuclear missiles, engulfing it in
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) offered a sobering view of the present situation across the Middle East along with a harsh critique of the Administration’s foreign policy. The remarks were offered during this morning’s Foreign Policy Roundtable at AIPAC’s annual policy
After Chuck Hagel’s Tuesday confirmation as Secretary of Defense, a number of GOP Senators have vowed not to confirm nominee John Brennan for CIA Director unless the Obama administration turns over more Benghazi documentation. The White House responded, signaling it would provide
The Senate has voted to move forward on the nomination of Chuck Hagel for defense secretary, clearing the way for confirmation of President Barack Obama’s choice. The vote was 71-27 on Tuesday to end the GOP filibuster.
On Tuesday, Alan Goldsmith of Americans for a Strong Defense claimed Chuck Hagel should not be confirmed as the next Secretary of Defense because of his “insufficient management experience,” “limited accomplishments,” “botched performances” at his confirmation hearing, and “extreme views.” “On
The Senate has voted, 71-27, to end debate on the confirmation of Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense. Hagel’s confirmation will be voted on later Tuesday afternoon. The 27-vote margin represents a floor for opposition to Hagel’s confirmation; the final
Monday night, the Boston Herald ran an editorial calling for President Obama to pull Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel: The fact Chuck Hagel’s nomination for defense secretary has dragged on so long and caused so much teeth-gnashing means it’s
The Embassy of India criticized Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel for remarks he made in 2011 at Cameron University in Oklahoma, in which he alleged that India was using Afghanistan to sponsor terrorist attacks against neighboring Pakistan. The remarks
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), who awaits a vote this week on his confirmation as Secretary of Defense, had failed to provide the Senate Armed Services Committee with more than a few speeches dating to January 2008. Since then, at
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), President Barack Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, co-authored a 2009 report that called for U.S. troops to lead a peacekeeping force that would patrol the future borders between Israel and a Palestinian state. The
Chris Wallace during an interview with Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) Wallace “Just on the question of competence, just on the question of knowledge, do you really have no second thoughts about Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense?” McCaskill “He’s qualified,
The Obama administration conducted two secret diplomatic missions to North Korea in 2012, according to reports in the South Korean press that were confirmed by the Los Angeles Times. The talks failed to dissuade the regime of Kim Jong Un
B’nai Brith International, the oldest Jewish service organization in the world, has released a statement on President Barack Obama’s nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) to be Secretary of Defense, asking Senators “to carefully review Hagel’s record and hearing responses
The liberal media have their knives out for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) after his textbook cross-examination of Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel at the latter’s confirmation hearing Jan. 31. Jane Mayer of the New Yorker seized on a speech Cruz
In response to FWS affects millions of Americans and others around the globe: Hey, we’ve got Michelle Obama’s mom-dancing to keep us entertained until next football season, while her husband captivates America with his golfing adventures. Joe Biden has shotgun
Ralston Reports: Sheldon Adelson, the Republican Party’s main money man, said today the nomination (and likely confirmation) of former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary is “shameful” because of his “associations” and because he is “anti-Semitic.” When I
In an interview with the Georgetown Public Policy Review in 2011, former Sen. Chuck Hagel indicated that he opposed President Barack Obama’s policy in Libya, arguing that “Libya was a mistake” and that President Obama been wrong to declare that
Reporting on the fact that Chuck Hagel’s correspondence from his years as a Senator are sealed from public view, CNN raises points out that “some” are “wondering if he might be hiding something in those files.” Those files contain legislative
Last week while in Israel I spoke with Professor Eyal Zisser, Dean, Faculty of Humanities at Tel Aviv University about key national security issues and America’s role in the Middle East. Professor Zisser is one of the foremost analysts on
In response to Chuck Hagel not exactly a Republican, for a while now: I’m telling you, Rush nailed it back in 2002: “It’s almost like Peter Sellers in that movie. Oh, what was the name of that movie? He played…
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel declined to sign a letter circulated by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in 2007 calling upon then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to press Arab allies of the U.S. to recognize Israel’s right to exist “and not use
The acrimony surrounding Chuck Hagel’s confirmation to lead the Defense Department has caused a handful of Senators to formally ask the White House to withdraw his nomination. The almost unprecedented step has capped weeks of debate over Hagel’s fitness for
