by Shahzad Chaudhary | Oct 28, 2009 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel Tuesday night called for the U.S. to facilitate a two-state resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying a peaceful end to the conflict is key to ensuring security for U.S. and Israel. “The...
by Shahzad Chaudhary | Oct 22, 2009 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Sitting in the front row of a Senate Foreign Relations committee hearing, directly in sight of committee Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., two women discreetly held up two pink cardboard signs that read, “U.S. War =Terrorism” and “Drone Attacks Kill...
by Shahzad Chaudhary | Oct 20, 2009 | National Security
WASHINGTON – An advocacy group that includes at least two retired generals Tuesday launched a national TV and Internet ad campaign urging Americans to push Congress to shut down the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, saying failure to do so would serve as a...
by Shahzad Chaudhary | Oct 13, 2009 | National Security
WASHINGTON – The military exceeded its recruiting benchmarks for the first time since the start of the all-volunteer force in 1973, a top Defense Department official said Tuesday. The four armed services combined also exceeded their quality Defense Department...
by Shahzad Chaudhary | Oct 7, 2009 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON – A former CIA officer and Afghanistan expert told a Senate panel Wednesday that sending more troops to Afghanistan would hurt American interests, but the former head of the CIA Counterterrorism Center argued that al-Qaida would return without a...