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In order to avoid WW III, Defense Secretary-designate Pete Hegseth will need to overhaul the bureaucracy and cut waste

WALL STREET JOURNAL Pentagon Has Two Years to Prevent World War III Mike Gallagher November 13, 2024 Xi Jinping has ordered the People’s Liberation Army to be ready to seize Taiwan by 2027. Whether he launches an invasion may depend … Continue reading

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Pentagon leak: Israeli Prime Minister’s Office releases statement on behalf of Mossad denying any involvement by agency in the protest

AXIOS U.S. tries to reassure Israel about security relationship after Pentagon leak Barak Ravid April 11, 2023 The Biden administration tried to reassure Israeli officials in recent days that Washington is committed to its security relationship with Israel after details … Continue reading

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“The Defense Department has famously never been audited, despite receiving hundreds of billions of dollars annually and having more than $2.2 trillion in assets”

NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO Pentagon Announces First-Ever Audit Of The Department Of Defense by Bill Chappell December 8, 2017 “The Defense Department is starting the first agency-wide financial audit in its history,” the Pentagon’s news service says, announcing that it’s undertaking … Continue reading

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This may not end well: In Obama administration, climate change now drives the Pentagon

WASHINGTON TIMES Pentagon orders commanders to prioritize climate change in all military actions by Rowan Scarborough February 7, 2016 The Pentagon is ordering the top brass to incorporate climate change into virtually everything they do, from testing weapons to training … Continue reading

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Double standards at the Pentagon

NEW YORK POST The Pentagon’s vile ‘divided loyalty’ rules for Jews by Avi Schick February 11, 2016 The Pentagon’s vile ‘divided loyalty’ rules for JewsCongress is rarely called upon to dispel conspiracy theories. But it needs to teach the Pentagon … Continue reading

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On one hand the #IranDeal, on the other…

DEFENSE NEWS Carter Pledges to Boost Israel’s Military Edge by Barbara Opall-Rome October 28, 2015 US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has pledged to enhance “the entire spectrum” of strategic cooperation with Israel, from cyber defense and high-end attack capabilities down … Continue reading

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Pentagon approves massive sale of bunker-buster bombs to Israel

ISRAEL HAYOM by Reuters and Israel Hayom Staff May 21, 2015 The U.S. State Department approved the sale of $1.87 billion in munitions and precision guidance kits to Israel this week to improve the capability of existing systems and make … Continue reading

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Israel’s next 22 months

JERUSALEM POST by Caroline Glick March 12, 2015 ….While Obama and his advisers consistently boast that defense and intelligence ties between Israel and the US have grown during his presidency, over the past several years, those ties have suffered blow … Continue reading

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Is General John Allen in Over His Head ?

FOREIGN POLICY by Mark Perry October 30, 2014 President Obama’s point man in the fight against the Islamic State faces a ruthless foe. But his detractors at home — even in the Pentagon — may be his biggest enemy. When … Continue reading

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US missiles to be released ‘soon’ — whatever the Hellfire that means

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Rebecca Shimoni Stoil August 29, 2014 WASHINGTON — Exactly how bad are Israel-US relations today? Who the Hellfire knows. What is clear is that two weeks after the revelation that the US had added an additional … Continue reading

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