Leon Panetta Confirms Lack of Ongoing Communication Between President Obama and Other Key Cabinet Members During Night of Benghazi Attack

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2275432/Panetta-President-Obama-absent-night-Benghazi-attack-did-check-night-deadly-terror-assault.html#axzz2KKp5dSxD Panetta: President Obama was absent night of Benghazi attack and did not check in once during the night of the deadly terror assault By James Nye PUBLISHED: 01:43 EST, 8 February 2013 | UPDATED: 09:18 EST, 8 February 2013 The outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta revealed on Thursday that President Obama was absent the […]

Leon Panetta’s weekly commute from California costs taxpayers $100,000 per MONTH (but at least Defense Secretary pays 2% of the bill himself)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2126436/Leon-Panettas-weekly-commute-California-costs-taxpayers-100-000-MONTH-Defense-Secretary-pays-just-2-himself.html By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 23:43 EST, 6 April 2012 | UPDATED: 00:22 EST, 7 April 2012 It’s turning out to be a costly commute home for Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. The Pentagon chief has traveled on military aircraft to his home in northern California more than two dozen times since he took the […]

Coup D’etat: Pentagon & Obama Declare Congress Ceremonial

http://www.prisonplanet.com/coup-detat-pentagon-obama-declare-congress-ceremonial.html Congressman Jones introduces bill that would subject Panetta & Obama to impeachment Paul Joseph Watson Infowars.com Thursday, March 8, 2012 Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s testimony asserting that the United Nations and NATO have supreme authority over the actions of the United States military, words which effectively declare Congress a ceremonial relic, have prompted Congressman […]

‘We welcome China’s peaceful rise’: Obama praises Beijing despite differing ideas… but warns heir apparent on human rights record

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2101229/Barack-Obama-praises-Xi-Junping-despite-differing-ideas-warns-human-rights-record.html Barack Obama meets Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping at White House Xi is slated to replace Communist Party President Hu Jintao in autumn Also met Vice President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Few hundred protesters call for free Tibet while talks continued inside By Mark Duell Last updated at 10:50 PM on […]

Pentagon developing more powerful bunker buster bomb to target Iran’s ‘hidden nuclear weapons’

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2093371/Pentagon-developing-powerful-bunker-buster-bomb.html By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 10:23 AM on 29th January 2012 The Pentagon has made a secret request to develop its largest bomb because officials believe it is not capable of destroying Iran’s fortified underground facilities. The 13.6 ton Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) is the deepest penetrating ‘bunker buster’ currently in the […]

New Pentagon strategy stresses Asia, cyber, drones

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/06/us-usa-military-obama-idUSTRE8031Z020120106?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=22&sp=true By David Alexander and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON | Thu Jan 5, 2012 9:10pm EST (Reuters) – President Barack Obama unveiled a defense strategy on Thursday that would expand the U.S. military presence in Asia but shrink the overall size of the force as the Pentagon seeks to slash spending by nearly half a trillion […]

Military slashes number of troops in Europe as Obama orders $470bn cuts at Pentagon

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2082310/Military-slashes-number-troops-Europe-Obama-orders-massive-cost-cutting.html Most likely to return home to the U.S. from bases in Germany By David Gardner Last updated at 9:02 PM on 4th January 2012 The United States is planning to drastically reduce the number of soldiers that it keeps based in Europe. The move, to be announced tomorrow by Defence Secretary Leon Panetta, is […]

Obama to help unveil “realistic” military plan

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/04/us-usa-military-obama-idUSTRE8031Z020120104?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=22&sp=true WASHINGTON | Wed Jan 4, 2012 3:52pm EST (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will join top Pentagon commanders to unveil a new “more realistic” vision for the military, including cuts to ground force numbers as a result of budget strains, officials familiar with the plans said on Wednesday. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and General […]