Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigOct 7, 2019
The appointment of lobbyist Mark Esper to lead the department should be a huge scandal. That it isn't speaks volumes about our priorities. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigFeb 13, 2015
Just shy of three months since Chuck Hagel was obliged to vacate the position, the Obama administration has a new secretary of defense -- and Ashton Carter has his work cut out for him. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatchDec 4, 2014
Unbelievably enough, a bankrupt 13-year-old policy of war to the horizon remains ascendant in Washington, and “war fever” seems to be breaking out yet again. In this context, it's curious that four crucial aspects of war, American-style, were missing from the blitz of Hagel reportage. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
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William Pfaff / TruthdigNov 26, 2014
Chuck Hagel's departure from his post as defense secretary has been attributed to his failure to fit in with the Obama cabinet's crowd. Among his other reported deficiencies was that he was only a sergeant in Vietnam, twice wounded. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigNov 26, 2014
It's a surprise to see President Obama actually fire someone. But I have to worry that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's forced departure may signal further expansion of U.S. military involvement in Iraq and Syria. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigNov 25, 2014
I don’t see anyone talking about how the Defense Department's response to Islamic State has gone. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigNov 16, 2014
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced that the U.S. military will research and develop new weapons systems based on cutting-edge technologies in attempt to maintain its military dominance. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigNov 1, 2014
Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani is calling, just as is U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, for the arming of Sunni tribes in al-Anbar Province to fight Islamic State in Iraq. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigOct 17, 2014
The Pentagon released a report earlier this week detailing the threats that climate change poses in the near future. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigSep 24, 2014
The valiant WikiLeaks whistle-blower is serving a 35-year prison sentence in Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and though Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel "greenlit ‘rudimentary’ treatment" for the private's gender identity disorder, the military has continually denied Manning hormone therapy and surgery, according to her legal complaint. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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