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Watch live: Panetta delivers farewell address
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta delivers a farewell address to the Pentagon community. Watch live, broadcast on Feb. 12. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Watch live: Panetta and Dempsey testify at Senate hearing on Benghazi
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin E. Dempsey testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee about the DOD’s response to the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Watch live, broadcast on Feb. 7. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world…
Panetta to extend some benefits to gay and lesbian military families
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta plans to extend some benefits to same sex spouses of U.S. service members before leaving his position, the Washington Post reported. Exactly what benefits will be extended is unclear. The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) prohibits the federal government from recognizing same sex marriages,…
Watch live: Panetta announces lifting of ban on women in combat
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announces the lifting of the military ban on women serving in combat. Watch live, broadcast on NBC News on Jan. 24. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Panetta says Israel ‘could strike’ Iran in spring
BRUSSELS — US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes there is a “strong likelihood” that Israel will strike Iran’s nuclear installations this spring, the Washington Post said Thursday in an editorial. When asked about the opinion piece by reporters travelling with him to a NATO meeting in Brussels, Panetta brushed it…
Panetta believes Pakistan knew where bin Laden was hiding
WASHINGTON — US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta still believes someone in authority in Pakistan knew where Osama bin Laden was hiding before US forces went in to find him, he said in a TV interview to air Sunday. Intelligence reports found Pakistani military helicopters had passed over the compound in…
U.S. to withdraw about 7,000 troops from Europe
WASHINGTON — The United States plans to withdraw about 7,000 US troops of the 81,000 troops based in Europe, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said. In an interview with the Armed Forces Press Service, Panetta said two brigade combat teams, or roughly 7,000 US troops, would be withdrawn from Europe,…
Pentagon plays down remarks by Panetta on Iran
The Pentagon on Tuesday sought to play down remarks by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta who has suggested Iran’s nuclear program could be on a faster track than previously suspected. In an interview with CBS News, Panetta said Iran could have anuclear weapon in a year or possibly sooner and that the timeline might be…
Panetta: Israel must get to the ‘damn’ peace table
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urged Israel on Friday to get back to the “damn” negotiating table with Palestinians and take steps to address what he described as the Jewish state’s growing isolation in the Middle East. Panetta, addressing a forum in Washington, also made one of his…
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