Lieberman: Close Gap On Cyber Attacks

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

At a press conference to discuss proposed amendments to the Federal Power Act by Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Lieberman said, "The reality is that we are not adequately defended and therefore the basic systems, including particularly electricity on which we depend are not protected. This has got to change. We have got to close the gap between the attacks on us and our ability to defend them.”

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Secretary Gate's personal view that a "modest" amount of troops will remain in Iraq after 2011

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, backed up President Obama's statement today, in a conference cal,l that all U.S. combat troops will be out of Iraq by August 31, 2010 and that all U.S. troops would leave Iraq by 2011. Gates said that if Iraqi forces asked for U.S. troops to remain, he believed people "should be prepared to have a very modest size presence" remaining in Iraq.
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Secretary Gates: Non-combat troops left in Iraq after 2010 will have combat capability

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates hosted a conference call where he discussed Obama's strategy to end the war in Iraq. Following the President's lead, Gates said, that all combat troops will be out of Iraq by August 31, 2010, but the non-combat troops left in Iraq "will have combat capability."
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Who Will Take The Guantanamo Detainees?

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

This was a point raised today by the former United Kingdom Secretary of Defense, Rt. Hon Des Browne Mp, in a discussion on "Transatlantic Security Post-Bush," at the Center for American Progress. Mr Browne talked about the need for other European countries to take Guantanamo prisoners.


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NORTHCOM General: We need to collaborate and communicate on homeland security

General Victor Renuart, commander of the North American Aeurospace Defense Command (NORAD) and the Northern Command (NORTHCOM), speaks about the restructuring of America's homeland defense. (0:49)
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Rep. Sanchez sees a difference between culture and language

Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) says there is a difference between learning a culture and learning a language.
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Osama Bin Laden will always hate us

Brigadier General R.M. Lake of the Marine Core says that we would need to completely change our way of life to stop Osama Bin Laden from hating us.
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Departments need to "repeat the semester"

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, testifying at the House Armed Services Committee, answers a question from ranking member Duncan Hunter about what grade he would give the Justice Department, Agriculture Department and the Trade Commission. (1:09)
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Threats can emerge almost anywhere

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates testifying before the House Armed Services Committee says that supporting U.S. allies can help these countires to confront threats and prevent U.S. military involvement. (0:44)
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Time for an offense

During the Building Trade Legislative Conference, Senator Obama marked that he is ready for an offense and is tired of playing defense. (0:43)
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"A stronger, more resilient enemy"

Testifying at a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and Southeast Asia, retired Lt. General David W. Barno explains the nature of "the new Taliban." (0:26)
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Joseph Cirincione, President of the Ploughshares Fund, Says the ABM System is a Scam at House Oversight Hearing

Mr. Cirincione claims that if left to the Joint Chiefs and not the President, the budget for Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems would be a fraction of its current size and would be directed more at regional capabilities. (1:10)
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Stephen Flynn, Senior Fellow at Council on Foreign Relations, Describes How Increased Security for Military Bases Can Make Civilian Populations Vulnerable at House Oversight Hearing

At an Oversight Committee Hearing regarding Ballistic Missile Defense systems, Dr. Flynn claimed that too much focus on conventional missile and military attacks could lead enemies to avoid the systems by striking civilian populations in non-conventional ways. (0:50)
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Rear Admiral Kenneth W. Deutsch Discusses the Future of the Operationally Responsive Space Office (ORS) at Senate Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Hearing

Rear Admiral Kenneth W. Deutsch discusses the future of the Operationally Responsive Space Office (ORS) at Senate Subcommittee on Strategic Forces hearing. (0:27)
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Senator Claire McCaskill Laments Failed Oversight of Government Contractors

At joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Federal Management and the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Senator McCaskill (D-MO) describes the state of government contracts in Iraq. She points out the repetition of mistakes made in previous engagements, namely Bosnia, and encourages greater vigilance and responsibility. (1:07)
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