Silobreaker.com    Log In
   My Page    Help   
360° SearchNetworkHot SpotsTrends
 
Advanced Search Options >>
Sunday, November 22, 2009 1:39 AM

Robert Gates

Robert Gates - Click to view image in its original context
Robert Gates
Type: Person
Name: Robert Gates (Robert Michael Gates)
Title: Secretary of Defense
Organization: Texas A&M University
Date of Birth: 1943-09-23
Place of Birth: Wichita, Kansas
Nationality: United States
Fact Sheet: Biography for Robert Gates
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 24 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Afghan handover deadline 'too early' -U.S.
WASHINGTON - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday it was too soon to set a timeline for shifting security duties from NATO-led troops to Afghan forces, as proposed by Britain.'I think I would rather have those on the ground in Afghanistan ... [Maktoob Business - 11/20/2009]
Entities: Handover, Iraq, Deadline
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 14 Documents
US govt to probe Fort Hood shootings
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has announced a thorough investigation into the Fort Hood shootings to examine if warning signs were missed and to ensure such a rampage never happens again.US Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan has been charged with ... [West Australian - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 55 mins ago - Updated 48 mins ago - 2 Documents
Gates, US & Afghan Aid in Anti-Corruption Effort
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States will begin to tighten control of its Afghan aid contracts in an effort to reduce rampant corruption in the war-torn nation.In remarks before the start of an international defense summit in Halifax, ... [GlobalSecurity.org - 48 mins ago]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 4 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
NATO - Click to view image in its original context
NATO
Afghan aid must not fuel corruption: Gates
HALIFAX, Canada (AFP) The international community must ensure that aid and development projects in Afghanistan do not fuel corruption there, US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Friday. 'The reality is that the international presence in Afghanistan ... [AFP via Yahoo! - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 19 hours ago - 9 Documents
Carl Levin - Click to view image in its original context
Carl Levin
Sen. Levin: Fort Hood shooting rampage was likely a terrorist attack
The leading Senate Democrat on military matters said the shooting rampage at Fort Hood could be labeled a terrorist attack.'It sure looks like that,' said Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, in an interview ... [The Hill - 19 hours ago]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 5 Documents
Gates: Expect a Slow-Mo ‘Surge’ to Afghanistan
In early 2007, the U.S. military was able to “surge” five additional brigades to Iraq in relatively short order. But in Afghanistan, any major troop increase won’t happen overnight. Speaking yesterday to reporters at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary ... [Wired: Danger Room - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Hamid Karzai - Click to view image in its original context
Hamid Karzai
Bomb attacks kill 23 people in deadly start to Karzai's 2nd term
Bomb attacks kill 23 people in deadly start to Karzai's 2nd term HERAT, Afghanistan, Nov 20, (AFP): Bomb attacks on Friday killed 23 people in Afghanistan, a deadly start to President Hamid Karzai's second term that underscored spiralling insecurity nine ... [Arab Times - 9 hours ago]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 5 Documents
Senate panel notes 'red flags galore' in Fort Hood incident
WASHINGTON Military and FBI officials appeared to miss numerous warning signs in the months leading up to the Nov. 5 killings of 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas, lawmakers said Thursday in the first congressional hearing into the incident. INVESTIGATION: ... [USA Today - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
MacKay, Gates talk about Afghan troop withdrawal
HALIFAX -- The Harper government is waiting with 'anticipation' to learn how many more troops U.S. President Barack Obama will send to Afghanistan, in part to replace the withdrawal of Canadian soldiers scheduled for 2011, Defence Minister Peter MacKay ... [National Post - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 17 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Canadian reliance on US forces for protection of development (and other) efforts/Dutch update
Now and in the future:MacKay in talks with U.S. over 2011 troop pulloutHALIFAX - Canadian troops can return home in 2011 assured that U.S. forces will be able to handle security for Canada's continuing diplomatic and development mission in Kandahar, Defence ... [The Torch - Canada - 6 hours ago]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/21/2009 - 2 Documents
Push for Taiwan arms sales
WASHINGTON - SUPPORTERS of Taiwan in the US Congress on Friday pushed for President Barack Obama to move toward selling arms to the island, a step that would almost certainly anger China.Mr Obama sought warmer relations with China on his maiden visit ... [Straits Times - 11/21/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents
Obama's Dysfunctional Decision Making
Michael Gerson, Washington PostWASHINGTON -- In the beginning, the Obama administration directed a spotlight toward its careful, thoughtful decision-making process on Afghanistan. National security meetings were announced, photographed and highlighted ... [RealClearPolitics - Homepage - 11/20/2009]

Quotes

...war, has also proposed a timetable for a gradual handover from 2010, but US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said it was too soon to set a timeline. "i think i would rather have those on the ground in afghanistan make the judgment call about when a province or a district was ready to be turned over, rather than specific dates" Gates told reporters
Bombers Kill 18 in Afghanistan as Karzaiâ$™s Second Term Starts [Al Manar TV - 3 hours ago]
"the reality is that the international presence in afghanistan has provided a significant influx of assistance dollars and contracts and so on" Mr Gates said
US links cash to Karzai clean-up [The Age - 12 hours ago]

More Content

All (4756) | News (3723) | Reports (3) | Blogs (997) | Audio/Video (29) | Fact Sheets (4)
sort by: Date | Relevance
Gates, US & Afghan Aid in Anti-Corruption E... [GlobalSecurity.org - 48 mins ago]
Karzai makes many promises [DAWN Group - 54 mins ago]
Gates puts conditions on Afghan aid [Big News Network - 55 mins ago]
Palace sees deeper RP-US relations [Sun Star Network - 1 hour ago]
Obama pressed on arms sales to Taiwan [The News International - 1 hour ago]
Bombers Kill 18 in Afghanistan as Karzaiâ$... [Al Manar TV - 3 hours ago]
The Fall of Greg Craig, Obama's Top Lawyer [Time - 4 hours ago]
Hillier: Obama's message could be key to Afghan... [CNEWS - 4 hours ago]
India to get state of the art surveillance gear... [Yahoo! India - 4 hours ago]
Setting Afghan exit date defeatist: defense panel [AFP via Yahoo! - 4 hours ago]
Rules for U.S. soldiers ban Islamic extremism [Maktoob Business - 5 hours ago]
Relatives of Kunduz airstrike victims seek repa... [Deutsche Welle - 5 hours ago]
New US envoy is Obama's choice [Sun Star Network - 7 hours ago]
Top House Dem Skelton Questions 9/11 Trials [NewsMax.com - 7 hours ago]
KSM trial: it's Obama's call [New York Post - 9 hours ago]
Bomb attacks kill 23 people in deadly start to ... [Arab Times - 9 hours ago]
U.S. Congress Wants More Arms Sold to Taiwan [DefenseNews.com - 9 hours ago]
Afghanistan announces army upgrade [Al Jazeera - 9 hours ago]
Muslim Extremist Hasan had intensified contact ... [Free Dominion - 10 hours ago]
US Defense Secretary Gates to join world top br... [Global Research - 10 hours ago]
White House prepares for first state visit by M... [Topnews.in - 11 hours ago]
Barack Obama: the politics of hypocrisy and cyn... [Telegraph - 11 hours ago]
US links cash to Karzai clean-up [The Age - 12 hours ago]
On Bended Knee to Bob Gates [Middle East Online - 13 hours ago]
US-POLITICS Summary [Washington Post - 16 hours ago]
Germany delays Afghan move [Taipei Times Online - 16 hours ago]
Senate inquiry into Ft. Hood misplaced [Los Angeles Times - 17 hours ago]
Canada awaits Obama's decision [National Post - 17 hours ago]
Muslim Leader Calls Fort Hood Review Critical [GlobalSecurity.org - 18 hours ago]
Sen. Levin: Fort Hood shooting rampage was like... [The Hill - 19 hours ago]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...
In Focus
  •  
Barack Obama, Stanley McChrystal, Hillary Clinton, [more]
  •  
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Oshkosh Corporation, News International Ltd, [more]
  •  
NATO, Taliban, US Army, [more]
  •  
Military/Armed Forces, Fort Hood, Handover, [more]
  •  
Washington DC, Okinawa (Japan), Tokyo, [more]
  •  
Afghanistan, United States, Iraq, [more]
  •  
Military Action, Democratization, Internet & IT, [more]
  •  
Aerospace & Defense, Energy, Utilities, [more]
American Forces Press Service News Feed, AFP via Yahoo!, The Huffington Post | Full News Feed, [more]
Content Volume
Network
Trends

Blogs

sort by: Date | Relevance
Canadian reliance on US forces for protection o... [The Torch - Canada - 6 hours ago]
Now and in the future:MacKay in talks with U.S. over 2011 troop pulloutHALIFAX - Canadian troops can return home in 2011 assured that U.S. forces will be able to ...
John Feffer: Obama's Asia Trip: Post-Mortem [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/20/2009]
Critics of the Obama administration were delighted at the images from the president's recent trip to Asia. There was the deep bow before the emperor Akihito. ...
JASON and Replacement Warheads [FAS Strategic Security Blog - 11/20/2009]
Claims that nuclear weapons need to be as safe as a coffee table might drive warhead replacement By Hans M. Kristensen and Ivan Oelrich The ...
Gates: Expect a Slow-Mo ‘Surge’ to Afghanistan [Wired: Danger Room - 11/20/2009]
In early 2007, the U.S. military was able to “surge” five additional brigades to Iraq in relatively short order. But in Afghanistan, any major troop increase won’t ...
Tom Engelhardt: The Afghan Speech Obama Should ... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/20/2009]
Cross-posted with TomDispatch.com. Sure, the quote in the over-title is only my fantasy. No one in Washington -- no less President Obama -- ever said, ...
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...

Audio/Video

sort by: Date | Relevance
Gates orders Ft. Hood review [CNN International - YouTube - 11/19/2009]
Gates talks Afghan handover [Reuters Video: Top News - 11/19/2009]
Gates orders Ft. Hood review [CNN.com - Video - 11/19/2009]
'Prevent Similar Tragedies' [Fox News Channel - YouTube - 11/19/2009]
The Deadline Presidency [Slate Magazine - 11/19/2009]
1 2 3 4 5 6

  •  
  •  
  •