Bryan Whitman
Bryan Whitman
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What I can tell you is that the Defense Department does have legitimate interests in protecting its installations, in protecting its people, and to the extent that they use information collected by law enforcement agencies to do that, that's an appropriate activity of the United States military.
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Interpol is a law enforcement-type organization. Clearly, the United States government works in a collaborative way with nations across the globe.
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This is the United States Defense Department. We plan for all sorts of things.
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This does not represent the values of the United States military, ... It's a despicable practice that is unacceptable.
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This does not represent the values of the United States military, and doesn't represent the vast majority of the actions and behavior of our men and women in uniform. It is a despicable practice. It's unacceptable. And the department is going to address it.
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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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I don't think anybody is getting alarmed over any one poll, if that's what you're asking me.
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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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We don't want to take unnecessary risk. We do make sure that when we exercise military force we use the right resources, sufficient to get the job done. It is a decision made by the commander on the ground,
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As they take over responsibility for things there are still US forces in the region. US forces remain in supporting roles with the ability to offer a surge capability to Iraqi security forces.
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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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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.