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Pentagon orders probe into Fort Hood rampage

AFP Global Edition 7 days ago

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Thursday a thorough investigation into the Fort Hood shootings to examine if warning signs were missed and to ensure such a "tragedy" never happens again. An army psychiatrist, Major Nidal Hasan, has been charged with the ...

'Too early' for Afghan handover deadline: Gates

AFP Global Edition 7 days ago

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday it was too soon to set a timeline to transfer security duties from NATO-led troops to Afghan forces, as proposed by Britain. "I think I would rather have those on the ground in Afghanistan ...

'Too early' to set deadline for handover to Afghans: Gates

AFP Global Edition 7 days ago

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday it was too soon to set a timeline to transfer security duties from NATO-led troops to Afghan forces, as proposed by Britain. "I think I would rather have those on the ground in Afghanistan ...

US Germany

AP News 7 days ago

Defense Secretary Robert Gates host an honor cordon for Germany Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenber, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) Copyright 2009 AP News

Fort Hood Investigation

AP News 7 days ago

Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, takes part in a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, to discuss the Fort Hoods shootings. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) Copyright 2009 AP News

Pentagon looking for Fort Hood management lapses

AP Features 7 days ago

The Pentagon said Thursday it will scour its procedures for identifying volatile soldiers hidden in the ranks following the Fort Hood shooting rampage and lapses that might allow others to slip through bureaucratic cracks. "It is prudent to determine immediately whether there ...

Gates And Mullen Announce Pentagon Investigation Into Ft Hood Shootings

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ARLINGTON, VA - NOVEMBER 19: U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates holds a news conference at the Pentagon November 19, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. In the wake of the Ft. Hood attack, Gates announced that former Army Secretary Togo West and former chief ...

Pentagon budget must rise to fund current plans

Reuters US Online Report Politics News 7 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. defense spending in coming years must rise roughly 6 percent on average from the record sum sought by President Barack Obama this year just to meet current plans, Congress's budget office said Wednesday. An average of $567 billion ...

Fort Hood Shooting-Tenn

AP News 8 days ago

United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, lower right, looks on as the honor guard folds the flag during services for Army Spc. Frederick Greene Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 in Mountain City, Tenn. Greene is one of 13 soldiers killed in the ...

Saudi deputy defense minister in Pentagon visit

AFP American Edition 9 days ago

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates planned to host talks with the Saudi deputy defense minister on Tuesday, the Pentagon said, as Saudi forces kept up an offensive against Shiite rebels in Yemen. Prince Khaled bin Sultan, Saudi deputy minister of defense and ...

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