Nov 16

Gates launches probe into leak of Pentagon study on gay ban 
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Nov 13

Gates launches probe into leak of Pentagon study on gay ban 
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Nov 10

US open to keeping troops in Iraq after 2011: Gates 
    (AFP)

AFP – US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday said Washington was open to keeping troops in Iraq beyond a 2011 deadline, but it was up to Baghdad to make a request. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 9

US open to keeping troops in Iraq after 2011: Gates 
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AFP – US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday said Washington was open to keeping troops in Iraq beyond a 2011 deadline, but it was up to Baghdad to make a request. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 8

Gates, Obama urge repeal of military's gay ban 
    (AP)

AP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates is encouraging Congress to act before year’s end to repeal the ban on gays serving openly in the military. It’s a position shared by his boss, the president. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 7

Defense chief Gates backs push to end Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 30

Gates predicts women will serve in special forces 
    (AFP)

AFP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he foresaw a day when the military would lift its ban on women serving in elite special forces. Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 30

Risk of gap between US military and society: Gates 
    (AFP)

AFP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned on Wednesday that the all-volunteer US military could become alienated from the rest of society, with recruits and bases concentrated in more rural, conservative areas. Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 30

Gates predicts women will serve in special forces 
    (AFP)

AFP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he foresaw a day when the military would lift its ban on women serving in elite special forces. Read the rest of this entry »

Sep 30

Risk of gap between US military and society: Gates 
    (AFP)

AFP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned on Wednesday that the all-volunteer US military could become alienated from the rest of society, with recruits and bases concentrated in more rural, conservative areas. Read the rest of this entry »

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