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China Apparently Tests Stealth Fighter

China Apparently Tests Stealth Fighter

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said he asked President Hu Jintao why the test was conducted during his visit.

 

U.S. military moves in Asia not aimed at China: Gates

U.S. military efforts to strengthen its presence in Asia are not aimed at countering China, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday, ahead of talks on deepening defense ties with regional ally Australia.

 

Gates: Let gays in military; Marine chief: don't

Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he hopes the outgoing Congress will approve legislation ending the military's ban on gays but was unsure of the prospects for success.

 

Gates: No sensitive info in Wikileaks Afghan papers

Gates: No sensitive info in Wikileaks Afghan papers

efense Secretary Robert Gates said the unauthorized release of some 70,000 classified documents about the Afghanistan war did not reveal sensitive information, but could endanger Afghans who helped the United States, U.S. media reported Sunday.

 

Gates: Courts should not set policy on gays

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday that abruptly ending the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays as a federal judge has ordered would have enormous consequences.

 

Ex-Guantanamo detainee sues U.S. for damages

A Syrian man who was held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has sued Defense Secretary Robert Gates and former military officers, seeking compensation for alleged torture and inhumane treatment during his nine years of detention.

 

Defense Sec. Gates to retire

Defense Sec. Gates to retire

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to leave his post in the spring of 2011, a senior administration source told CNN on Monday.

 

WikiLeaks guilty, at least morally: Robert Gates

WikiLeaks guilty, at least morally: Robert Gates

WikiLeaks is at least morally guilty over the release of classified U.S. documents on the Afghan war, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday, as investigators broaden their probe of the leak.

Senh: I'm all for government transparency, but certain things, like these secret documents from the Afghan War, you just gotta keep safe from other countries.

 

Gates Tightens Rules for Military and the Media

Gates Tightens Rules for Military and the Media

Nine days after a four-star general was relieved of command for comments made to Rolling Stone magazine, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates issued orders on Friday tightening the reins on officials dealing with the news media.

 

Gates agrees to proposal to repeal gay ban

Gates agrees to proposal to repeal gay ban

Defense Secretary Robert Gates gave lukewarm support Tuesday to a White House-backed plan for a congressional vote as early as this week to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" law against gays serving openly in the military. Gates indicated he'd prefer more time to study the sweeping change before Congress acts....

 

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