Americans For Tax Reform: DoD Doesn't Know How Much It Spends

During a discussion on Capitol Hill Monday, Mattie Corrao, the Government Affairs Manager for Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), said that several bills have been put before congress demanding a comprehesive audit on defense spending but none have been put into effect because the Defense Department does not know how much it’s spending.  (0:37)

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Pentagon Demands Immediate Return Of Leaked Documents

During a briefing Thursday, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell demanded the return of leaked documents from the whistle blower site WikiLeaks. (0:27)

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Gates Enlists FBI In WikiLeaks Probe

Defense Secretary Robert Gates told reporters Thursday that he has asked FBI director Robert Mueller to help investigate the leak of thousands of classified military documents. (0:15)

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Former CIA Officer Jack Rice Analyzes White House Response To Leaked Afghanistan Documents

Talk Radio News Service International Correspondent Jack Rice analyzes the thousands of secret Afghanistan documents leaked to the press by the organization, WikiLeaks. (:53)

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Top Pentagon Official Flournoy: Afghanistan Is Our Top Priority

Michele Flournoy, the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, told the House Armed Services Committee Wednesday that Afghanistan is the top priority for the Department of Defense. (0:15)
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"Pieces Coming Together" In Afghanistan Says Gates

In remarks delivered from the Defense Department's Command Center, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says President Barack Obama's decision to send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan gives the U.S. military "new opportunities" in its fight against enemy forces. (:37)
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Recruiting On The Rise For Afghan Forces

Lieutenant General William Caldwell, head of US and NATO commands that train Afghan Army and Police forces, says that recruiting levels are up for Afghan forces. (:38)
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Pentagon Should Keep Air Force Contracts In U.S. Says Republican Bond

Senator Kit Bond (R-Mo.) says he doesn't "think our European friends should be rewarded with U.S. contracts for products they illegally subsidized. It's time the Pentagon starts looking out for maintaining our own defense industrial base." (0:28)
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Rumsfeld: Our nation will force the dawn

Speaking at the dedication ceremony for the Pentagon September 11 Memorial former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld makes a reference to a poem by Robert Frost. He says that America has been acquainted with the night and that the U.S. will force the dawn. (0:24)
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No attacks on American soil in 2,557 days

President George W. Bush speaks at a dedication ceremony for the Pentagon September 11 Memorial. He speaks about the U.S. armed forces and says that because of them, there has not been a terrorist attack on American soil in the last 2,557 days. (0:19)
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Memorial in the same flight path as American Flight 77

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks at a ceremony to dedicate the Pentagon September 11 Memorial. He says that succeeding generations will not recall as vividly the events of that day and that makes the memorial, which is beneath the same flight path as the highjacked plane of Sept. 11, all the more important. (0:22)
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Pentagon victims of Sept. 11 remembered

Admiral Mike Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks at a ceremony to dedicate the Pentagon September 11 Memorial. He says that the ceremony is to honor the sacrifice of families that have lost a husband, wife, brother, sister, son, daughter, or friend. (0:31)
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"Eliminating risk" in the Air Force nuclear mission

Acting Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donely says that for the Air Force mission to maintain the U.S. nuclear arsenal risk must be eliminated not merely managed. The Air Force recently underwent a shakeup due to an incident were missile material was mistakenly sent to Taiwan. (0:42)
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The power of the vote over the power of the gun

Gen. Mark Hertling says that cease-fire periods to allow insurgent groups to turn themselves into police have worked in Iraq. He says that insurgents say they are seeing the power of the vote over the power of the gun. (0:43)
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Verdict doesn't change combatant status for defendant

Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell says that even if Salim Hamdan, a driver and alleged body guard of Osama bin Laden, is acquitted at his military trial he would still be considered an enemy combatant and subject to further detention at Guantanamo Bay prison. (0:37)
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DoD spokesman: The sky is not falling in Afghanistan

During a press breifing at the Pentagon, Defense Department spokesman Geoff Morrell says that the situation in Afghanistan is "not precarious, not urgent; the sky is not falling in Afghanistan," and says that the strategic combat reserves will not be deployed to supplement troops in Afghanistan. (0:37)
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How many troops to Afghanistan up to the next president

During a press briefing at the Pentagon, spokesman Geoff Morell said that while the U.S. is committed to bringing more troops to the war in Afghanistan the nubmer of combat brigades will most likely be a question for the next administration. (0:54)
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Iraq the priority of Pentagon and Bush administration

During a press briefing at the Pentagon, Defense Department spokesman Geoff Morrell says that it is no secret that, of the two fronts, Iraq is the priority for the Pentagon and the current administration. He says that the U.S. does not lack committment to Afghanistan and it is a matter of timing when more troops will be sent to Afghanistan. (0:52)
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No response for U.S. commander in Myanmar

Admiral Keating, Commander of Pacific Command, answers a question about the response of Burmese officials to U.S. help and humanitarian efforts. (1:10)
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China acting as U.S. diplomat in Myanmar

Admiral Timothy Keating, Commander of the Pacific Command, discusses the international coalition effort in China and the help they have accepted. Keating also mentions the efforts that Chinese officials have made to get messages to Myanmar on behalf of the U.S. (0:55)
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