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** NATO Press Release (2010)160 3 December 2010 *NATO Secretary General sends letter of condolences to the Israeli Prime Minister* Today,  the NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen sent a letter to the Prime Minister of Israel  Benjamin Netanyahu to express  his sincere sympathy  on the loss of life and the tremendous damage resulting from the forest fires that broke out in Israel on 2 December.    The Secretary General informe ...Continue Reading

DOD News Briefing with Vice Adm. Harward from Afghanistan Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:54:00 -0600 Presenter: Commander, Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435, Vice Adm. Robert Harward November 30, 2010 DOD News Briefing with Vice Adm. Harward from Afghanistan                 JAMES TURNER (Deputy Director, Defense Press Operations):  Well, let's get started.  Good morning here, and good evening in ...Continue Reading

DOD News Briefing with Vice Adm. Harward from Afghanistan Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:54:00 -0600 Presenter: Commander, Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435, Vice Adm. Robert Harward November 30, 2010 DOD News Briefing with Vice Adm. Harward from Afghanistan                 JAMES TURNER (Deputy Director, Defense Press Operations):  Well, let's get started.  Good morning here, and good evening in ...Continue Reading

DOD News Briefing with Vice Adm. Harward from Afghanistan Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:54:00 -0600 Presenter: Commander, Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435, Vice Adm. Robert Harward November 30, 2010 DOD News Briefing with Vice Adm. Harward from Afghanistan                 JAMES TURNER (Deputy Director, Defense Press Operations):  Well, let's get started.  Good morning here, and good evening in ...Continue Reading

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DOD Background Briefing with Senior Officials at the Pentagon Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:04:00 -0600 Presenter: Senior Defense and State Officials November 23, 2010 DOD Background Briefing with Senior Officials at the Pentagon (One Defense Department "senior Defense official" and one State Department "senior State official" provided a backgrounder on the subject report, which is posted at http://www.defense.gov/pubs/November_1230_Report_FINAL.pdf  ) ...Continue Reading

DOD News Briefing with Col. Burleson via Teleconference from Afghanistan Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:24:00 -0600 Presenter: Commander of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Col. Willard "Bill" Burleson November 23, 2010 DOD News Briefing with Col. Burleson via Teleconference from Afghanistan                  CAPT. DARRYN JAMES (Director, Defense Press Operations):  Good mo ...Continue Reading

Remarks by Secretary Gates at Conference of the Defense Ministers of the Americas in Santa Cruz, Bolivia Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:57:00 -0600 Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates November 22, 2010 Remarks by Secretary Gates at Conference of the Defense Ministers of the Americas in Santa Cruz, Bolivia               Thank you, Minister Saavedra, for welcoming and hosting us here in the city of Santa Cruz de ...Continue Reading

Media Roundtable with Secretary Gates from Santa Cruz, Bolivia Mon, 22 Nov 2010 01:06:00 -0600 Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates November 22, 2010 Media Roundtable with Secretary Gates from Santa Cruz, Bolivia                 Q     The first question is what is the US' view of the relations between Bolivia and Iran and the intention of developing national reserves of ...Continue Reading