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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 534

Leon Panetta

Outgoing US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, February 2013. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
June 20, 2019, 10:55 pm
Ex-CIA chief: US-Israel relationship seems to have gone ‘overboard’
Leon Panetta tells Army Radio that by appearing to give up balanced approach, Washington now finds it difficult to be trusted to provide a fair peace plan
By Stuart Winer
Former CIA Director John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 23, 2017, before the House Intelligence Committee Russia Investigation Task Force (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
August 18, 2018, 7:46 am
In unprecedented move, ex-CIA heads slam Trump for trying to stifle free speech
Former spy chiefs denounce president’s decision to strip John Brennan of security clearance: ‘We have never before seen the removal of security clearances used as a political tool’
By AFP
US President Donald Trump escorts Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (not pictured) to his car following meetings in the West Wing of the White House on May 16, 2017. (AFP Photo/Saul Loeb)
May 16, 2017, 11:45 pm
Trump putting US intelligence ties at risk, officials say
Sharing of classified info said to be from Israel with Moscow may damage America’s intel sharing with other countries
By Paul Handley
President Donald Trump, accompanied by Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly, speaking at the Homeland Security Department in Washington, January 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
February 2, 2017, 4:28 pm
Islamism to become focus of anti-extremist program under Trump
Some experts concerned that rebranding the Countering Violent Extremism service will alienate US Muslims
By Stuart Winer and AFP
US Vice President Joe Biden speaking at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on a night dedicated to national security, July 27, 2016. (DNC Flickr)
July 28, 2016, 10:47 pm
At DNC national security night, Israel is notable for its absence
Speeches hailing Hillary Clinton’s security policy bona fides feature Islamic State, Iran, but not the Jewish state
By Ben Sales
Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes. (YouTube/The Atlantic)
May 8, 2016, 4:08 pm
White House official admits fudging of facts to sell Iran deal
The need for reconciliation with adversaries can trump pleasing existing allies, Ben Rhodes acknowledges; Panetta no longer sure Obama would strike at Iran to stop it going nuclear
By Stuart Winer
Meir Dagan speaks to Channel 2's Ilana Dayan in an interview aired almost two months after his death, May 5, 2016. (Screenshot/Channel 2)
May 6, 2016, 12:09 am
Netanyahu brought about Iran nuke deal, says ex-Mossad head in last interview
In final media sit-down before his death, Meir Dagan slams PM, accuses him of making an enemy of Israel’s closest ally
By ToI Staff
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton listens during a campaign event in Hartford, Connecticut, April 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
May 5, 2016, 3:36 am
Clinton’s foreign policy advisers stand out for not standing out
Unlike Sanders and Trump, Democratic presidential hopeful taps party establishment figures, left-wing hawks
By Ron Kampeas
Benjamin Netanyahu toasts Ehud Barak on his 70th birthday in February 2012. (photo credit: Ministry of Defense/Flash90)
August 24, 2015, 2:09 pm
Barak’s Iran bombshell sounds like a case of premature detonation
Op-ed: Are we really to believe that an inept chief of staff, some wobbly ministers and an ill-timed US drill combined to prevent an obsessed PM from dealing with the ayatollahs’ nukes?
By David Horovitz
US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta is welcomed upon his arrival in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 (photo credit: AP/Mark Wilson, Pool)
August 21, 2015, 11:04 pm
‘Israel called off 2012 strike on Iran because it coincided with joint US drill’
Operation was aborted because Israel did not want to ‘force America to be party’ to it, says Ehud Barak; also says he and PM were thwarted by colleagues in 2010 and 2011
By ToI Staff
US President Barack Obama (left) and Vice President Joseph Biden (right) with Ashton Carter (center) after nominating him for secretary of defense at the White House on December 5, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/Brendan Smialowski)
February 13, 2015, 3:13 am
New Pentagon chief could collide with White House
Ashton Carter, a hard-charging expert, will face an administration said to micro-manage military affairs
By Dan De Luce
US President Barack Obama (left) and Vice President Joseph Biden (right) with Ashton Carter (center) after nominating him for secretary of defense at the White House on December 5, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/Brendan Smialowski)
December 5, 2014, 5:55 pm
Obama names Ashton Carter as next defense secretary
Hagel’s nominated successor seen as loud proponent of a tougher stance on Iran, quiet supporter of Israel
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil, AP and AFP
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon meets with then United States Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, at the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv. July 21, 2013. (Ariel Hermoni/ Ministry of Defense/ FLASH90)
December 4, 2014, 2:10 am
Pentagon front-runner Carter, quietly supportive of Israel, loud on stopping Iran
The leading candidate to success Hagel as US defense chief is a vocal proponent of stronger action to stymie nuclear proliferation
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
Ashton Carter testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 12, 2013. (photo credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
December 2, 2014, 7:08 pm
Ashton Carter tops Obama’s shortlist for defense secretary
US president likely to nominate former Pentagon official as successor to Chuck Hagel
By Julie Pace
President Barack Obama, standing with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, talks about Hagel's resignation during an event in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. (photo credit: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
November 25, 2014, 10:12 am
Hagel resignation comes at messy moment for US
With American efforts against the Islamic State deepening, and more budget cuts on the horizon, Obama seeks a fourth defense chief
By Julie Pace and Robert Burns
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