Bryan Whitman
Bryan Whitman
military planning respect seen stories wild
With respect to stories that I have seen that try to characterize military planning with respect to Iran, I would characterize as wild speculation.
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what the law and policies are on domestic surveillance and to provide some insights about information-sharing between agencies.
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We simply disagree with the audit's conclusion that the CPA provided less-than-adequate controls over Iraqi funds that were provided to Iraqi ministries through the national budget process for hundreds of projects, essential services, Iraqi salaries and security forces.
certainly handful officers speak
There are a handful of officers that have exercised their right to speak their mind, and certainly that's their right to do that.
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When you look at the totality of what Uzbekistan has been doing, they've been a very valuable partner and ally in the global war on terror,
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Up to this point, it's not believed to have been necessary because of the way in which prosecutors and the commission members have been able to proceed in their trials.
solve
There is no ?silver bullet' to solve this problem.
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While we continue to review the documentation and conduct interviews, and while there are some who allege specific documents exist, the Defense Department has not discovered any documentation that shows Mohamed Atta connected to al Qaeda prior to the attacks of 9/11.
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We are working closely with FEMA to determine the capabilities that are required in the state. When you say 15,000 troops, what do you mean? You have to refine that.
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For a security clearance, you have to go through any number of specific background investigative checks.
goods pay practice services
It's our practice to pay our bills, ... goods and services previously rendered.
weapons
It's part of our conventional weapons inventory. We use it like we use any other conventional weapon.
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Then, of course, the department has to continue to do business. And that's when you start doing things that you don't want to do and shifting money in ways that might not make sense and potentially hurt other (defense) programs, too.
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The body armor that the services are issuing to deployed service members is the best body armor available.