Tag Archives: Leon Panetta
Since Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s visit to Israel last week, during which Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu openly and in Panetta’s presence decriedU.S. policy toward Iran as ineffective, Israeli media have been reporting further bitter charges against Washington by Israeli officials. On … read more »
In his March 28th article, “Israel’s Secret Staging Ground,” in Foreign Policy, Mark Perry revealed previously secret information about Israel’s dealings with Azerbaijan; and many are now of the opinion that his article was in reality Obama’s knife in Israel’s … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Azerbaijan, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, IndepthAfrica, Iran, Israel, Jerusalem, Leon Panetta, obama
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Dmitriy SEDOV Nobody will know what Defense Secretary Leon Panetta felt after getting a report that a terrorist attack had been timed to his arrival at UK Camp Bastion air base situated in the South of Afghanistan. An Afghan translator, … read more »
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Tagged Afghanistan, africa african news, indepthafrica africa news, Kandagar, Leon Panetta, NATO, Panetta, President of Afghanistan, Taliban, United States
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Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta told a Senate committee on Wednesday that the US would “seek permission” from international organizations before committing the military to war. He also made it clear that the Obama administration does not feel it necessary … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Congress, Free Syrian Army, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Jeff Sessions, Leon Panetta, Panetta, Syria, united state, United States Congress
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Andrei AKULOV US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said he hoped U.S. troops in Afghanistan would be able to move into a training and support role during the second half of next year. The U.S. proposal to stop combat operations in … read more »
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Tagged Afghan National Army, Afghanistan, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Leon Panetta, NATO, Taliban, United States, United States Secretary of Defense, War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
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On January 29, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta was interviewed on CBS news. When asked about the situation with Iran, Secretary Panetta responded: “[I]f they [Iran] decided to [build a nuclear device], it would probably take them about a year … read more »
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran, Leon Panetta, Middle East, New York Times, obama, United States
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Floating a trial balloon for the White House, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced last week that the Obama administration is planning to speed up its withdrawal timetable in Afghanistan. “By mid- to the latter part of 2013, we’ll be able … read more »
The 33-year farce of Western appeasement of Iran may be reaching its denouement. For the last few months, the pace of events have quickened as the West sanctions and threatens, and Iran blusters about closing the Strait of Hormuz, cutting … read more »
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Tagged Ali Khamenei, Ehud Barak, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Iran, Israel, Leon Panetta, Middle East, Politics of Iran, United States
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By Alan W. Dowd Declaring that the U.S. military and the nation it defends are at a “moment of transition,” President Barack Obama has unveiled a dramatic scaling-back of the military’s role, reach and resources—complete with troop reductions, force redeployments … read more »
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Barack Obama, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Leon Panetta, obama, Osama bin Laden, Pentagon, United States, United States Secretary of Defense
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta says countries like Djibouti are key to counterterrorism efforts, as the U.S. shifts its focus to al-Qaida affiliates in Somalia and Yemen. Panetta made a brief visit Tuesday to Djibouti, where he met with … read more »
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Tagged Djibouti, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Ismail Omar Guelleh, Leon Panetta, List of heads of state of Djibouti, Somalia, United States, United States Secretary of Defense, Yemen
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Cairo – Egypt’s military rulers on Tuesday assured US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta they will lift a controversial emergency law but gave no sign they will do so before parliamentary elections next month, US officials said. In a visit to … read more »
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Cairo – US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta was holding meetings in Cairo on Tuesday in an effort to defuse tensions between Egypt and Israel that have mounted since the end of Hosni Mubarak’s rule. Also on the agenda was Egypt’s … read more »
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President Barack Obama on Saturday visited Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters to get an update on preparations for Hurricane Irene as it charged north along the East Coast. Obama, who cut short his vacation on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, by a … read more »
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Abu Dhabi – Key powers have vowed to unlock a billion dollars for hard-pressed Libyan rebels in talks to map out a “post-Gaddafi Libya” as a fresh volley of Nato air strikes rocked the capital early on Friday. Libya’s former … read more »
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Tripoli – The CIA director said he believes Muammar Gaddafi survived a Nato airstrike that reduced much of the Libyan leader’s family compound to rubble. Gaddafi has not been seen in public since Saturday’s attack, which Libyan officials said killed … read more »
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February 10, 2011 by benim
President Barack Obama said Thursday he has been following events in Egypt “very closely” and that the United States would do all it can to support an orderly transition to democracy in Egypt. “What is absolutely clear is that we … read more »
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