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10Jul/17

Trump backtracks on U.S.-Russia cyber unit

July 10, 2017PoliticsAsh Carter, Contents, Country: Russia, Donald Trump, Draft:Timeline of the Trump-Russia Scandal, Foreign electoral intervention, Foreign policy of the Donald Trump administration, Germany, Government, Grace Lee, Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur, Hamburg, Lindsey Graham, Poland, Politicians, Politics, Politics by country, president, Russia, Russia–United States summit, Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, Tuzla Island conflict, United States, Vladimir Putin, WARSAWsmbale

U.S. President Donald Trump backtracks on his push for a cyber security unit with Russia only hours after promoting it following his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Grace Lee reports. Continue reading →

30Sep/15

Ash Carter: Russian air strikes in Syria probably not in Islamic State areas

September 30, 2015WarAleppo, Arab–Israeli conflict, Ash Carter, Ashton Carter, Bashar al-Assad, Defense Secretary, Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System, Foreign involvement in the Syrian Civil War, Iraqi insurgency, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Moscow, Russia, Russian involvement in the Syrian Civil War, Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War, Syria, Syrian Civil War, United States, Vladimir Putin, Wars, Washingtonsmbale

(DVIDS) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says it appears Russian air strikes in Syria were in areas where there probably are no Islamic State forces.
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26May/15

White House: Iraqi lack of will to fight ‘a problem’ in past

May 26, 2015Politics21st century in the United States, Ash Carter, Barack Obama, Chief, Earnest, Federal government of the United States, Illinois, Josh Earnest, Law, Mitch McConnell, Obama administration, Patriot Act, Pentagon, Politics, Politics by country, Presidency of Barack Obama, Privacy law, spokesman, U.S. Congress, u.s. senate, United States, War/Conflict, Washington, Washington D.C., White Housesmbale

White House spokesman Josh Earnest says Iraqi troops’ lack of will to fight Islamic State militants, an issue cited by the Pentagon chief over the weekend, has been a concern. In the wide-ranging briefing, Earnest also tells reporters the Obama administration has no backup plan if the U.S. Congress fails to act on legislation that would extend certain provisions of the USA Patriot Act.

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17Feb/15

Defense Secretary Carter sworn in, calls for ‘best use’ of tax dollars

February 17, 2015PoliticsAmerican people of German descent, Ash Carter, Atlantic Council, Barack Obama, Biden, Carter, Chuck Hagel, Confirmations of Barack Obama's Cabinet, Defense Secretary, Executive branch of the United States government, Federal government of the United States, International Republican Institute, Joe Biden, Joe Biden presidential campaign, Obama, Politics, Robert Gates, u.s. senate, United States, United States Department of Defense, United States Senate career of Joe Biden, Vice President, Washington D.C., White Housesmbale

New U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden in a ceremony at the White House.
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