Feb 20 Watch Defense Secretary Panetta Warns Automatic Spending Cuts Could Mean Furlough Defense Secretary Panetta Warns Automatic Spending Cuts Could Mean Furlough… Continue watching
Feb 08 Defense Secretary Panetta’s Tenure Spanned Social Changes, World Strife By Larisa Epatko In his final appearance on Capital Hill as Defense secretary, Leon Panetta testified Thursday that although he and several other administration officials supported arming select Syrian rebels, the White House ultimately spiked the plan. Continue reading
Feb 08 Panetta’s Tenure as Secretary of Defense By Larisa Epatko Defense Secretary Leon Panetta oversaw changes in policy on women in combat and gays in the military. He traveled to Europe, Asia and the battlefield of Afghanistan, among other places. See some highlights of his tenure here. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch News Wrap: Leon Panetta Testifies on U.S. Military’s Response to Benghazi Attack In other news Thursday, outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta defended the military's response to the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Beghanzi. Also, a Bangladeshi man pled guilty to plotting to blow up the Federal Reserve Bank in New York… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch Chuck Hagel Defends Record at Confirmation Hearing Former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, nominee for secretary of defense, faced pointed questioning at his confirmation hearing. Fellow Republicans, including Sen. John McCain, interrogated Hagel on his past opposition to the surge of U.S. troops into Iraq. Judy Woodruff reports… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch ‘Everyone Is Entitled to a Chance’: Panetta Lifts Ban on Women in Combat 'Everyone Is Entitled to a Chance': Panetta Lifts Ban on Women in Combat… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Lifts Armed Services Ban on Women in Combat Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Lifts Armed Services Ban on Women in Combat… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Contributes Troops, Missiles to NATO Protection for Turkey In other news Friday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced the United States will send patriot missiles and 400 U.S. troops to Turkey. American soldiers will be part of a larger NATO force meant to protect Turkey from possible Syrian missile… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch News Wrap: Russia Unlikely to Pressure Syrian President Assad to Resign In other news Tuesday, Russia seems to be resisting appeals made by the U.S. to apply pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to resign. A Russian newspaper reported that Moscow officials are convinced Assad will not leave office voluntarily, no… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch New Evidence Shows Attacks on U.S. Consulate in Libya Linked to Terrorists Leon Panetta announced at the Pentagon that there was little doubt the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi was a calculated attack linked to terrorists, different from the original explanation that the attack was the reaction of a mob… Continue watching