by Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory | Apr 17, 2013 | National Security, Topics
(Video by Mariam Khan/Medill News Service) Story by Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory, Medill News Service WASHINGTON — The top priority of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan is to help the Afghan National Security Forces become sustainable and sovereign, Gen. Joseph...
by Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory | Apr 11, 2013 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper called open intelligence hearings a risk to national security during a House intelligence hearing Thursday — but not without a challenge. “As you know, Mr. Chairman, I have serious reservations about...
by Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory | Apr 9, 2013 | National Security
Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, Commander of the U.S, Pacific Command, got into a debate with John McCain as to the sequester’s implications for the U.S. military’s future capabilities during an oversight hearing hosted by the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed...