Tag: House Armed Services Committee
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Press Release: Thornberry Comments on Navy Readiness
MCCAIN COLLISION LATEST NAVAL ACCIDENT from Chairman, U.S. House Armed Services Committee (Aug. 21, 2017) — WASHINGTON – Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee made the following comment after the USS John S. McCain collided with a commercial vessel off Singapore. The collision is the fourth major accident involving the…
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Thornberry on Marine Corps Flight Pause
HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: “MILITARY IN A READINESS CRISIS” WASHINGTON – Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) made the following statement regarding the Marine Corps decision to require all aviation units to pause operations for 24 hours over the next two weeks in order to address safety concerns. The House Armed Services Committee has strongly and…
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House Armed Services Committee Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – “WORST KEPT SECRET IN WASHINGTON” from House Armed Services Committee (HASC) (Aug. 26, 2016) — GITMO TO CLOSE? WHERE WILL MOST DANGEROUS DETAINEES GO? WASHINGTON – The worst-kept secret in Washington is out: Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday said it is his “hope and expectation” that President Obama will close…
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Were the Khans “Attacked,” or Did They Launch an Attack?
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, MEDIA MAKE STATEMENTS…BUT DID THEY ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS? by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 1, 2016) — On Monday morning, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Mac Thornberry issued a brief statement in response to sparring which began after Mr. Khizr Muazzam Khan gave an impassioned speech at the Democratic National…
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Memorial Day Reality Check
POLITICS IN THE MILITARY by Michael Gaddy, ©2016, blogging at The Rebel Madman (May 30, 2016) — In early October of 2003, I wrote an article titled “The Destruction of the US Military” which was published at the Price of Liberty. At that time, I doubt very few people outside the city of Chicago or the…
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House Armed Services Committee Statement on Defense Secretary’s Use of Personal Email for Official Business
ASKS INSPECTOR GENERAL TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT CLASSIFIED INFORMATION WAS TRANSMITTED by House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Mac Thornberry (Dec. 17, 2015) — WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following comments regarding Defense Secretary Ashton Carter’s improper use of personal email to conduct…
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What is Obama’s Most “Elaborate Deception” of All?
MAINSTREAM MEDIA, CONGRESS WILL NOT TACKLE “FOUNDATIONAL LIE” by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 12, 2015) — In a December 10, 2015 newsletter from the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), links to two articles in The New York Times and The Washington Post, respectively, are provided to demonstrate “major coverage” of the committee’s investigatory report on the…
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House Armed Services Committee Chairman on OPM, DHS & OMB’s Failure to Appear Before HASC
“WHAT COULD THEY POSSIBLY HAVE TO HIDE?” by House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Mac Thornberry (Nov. 17, 2015) — [Editor’s Note: The following press release was received by The Post & Email on Tuesday afternoon.] For Immediate Release: November 17, 2015 Contact: Claude Chafin (202) 225-2539 WASHINGTON– Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman…
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Chairmen of Congressional Armed Services Committees Condemn Obama’s Expected Veto as “Downright Dangerous”
CLAIM “MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM…EXPECT MORE FROM THEIR COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 22, 2015) — In an emailed newsletter received early on Thursday afternoon, House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Mac Thornberry and Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain wrote that Obama’s anticipated veto of the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)…
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U.S. Army Issues Statements on Bergdahl, Martland
BERGDAHL PLATOON MEMBERS’ DEATHS APPEAR AS BLANK PAGES by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 16, 2015) — In March, a soldier accused of “desertion” and “misbehavior before the enemy” was the subject of an “Article 32” hearing under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) last month. Bowe Bergdahl has been said by fellow platoon members and…
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Congressional Committee Claims It “Takes Its Constitutional Responsibilities Seriously”
BUT ALLOWS FRAUDSTER COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF TO DIMINISH, DEMORALIZE U.S. MILITARY by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 10, 2014) — In an announcement of new committee members dated December 9, 2014, Chairman-Elect of the House Armed Services Committee Mac Thornberry stated: The Armed Services Committee has always taken its constitutional responsibilities to the country and to our men and…
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What Are the Dangers to U.S. Troops in West Africa?
AND WHAT IS THE MISSION? by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 9, 2014) — At 11:38 a.m. EDT, Texas Gov. Rick Perry met with U.S. Army soldiers from Ft. Hood who will be deploying to West Africa reportedly to help contain the outbreak of the Ebola virus which has killed close to 4,000 people this year. “You have…
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Is Obama Insane, a Megalomaniac, or Both?
PUBLIC INDIVIDUALS SPEAK OUT ABOUT OBAMA’S PERCEIVED LACK OF “MENTAL STABILITY” by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 8, 2014) — Last Tuesday, Fox News Business psychology consultant, published author and television show host Dr. Gina Loudon told Lou Dobbs that Barack Obama is exhibiting behavior that “seems irrational…beyond that of just a typical narcissistic, arrogant…leader of a…
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If Obama Broke the Law, What Will Congress Do About It?
“LEGITIMACY,” TREASON GROWING CONCERNS by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 4, 2014) — On Saturday, following the announcement of former Army sergeant Bowe Bergdahl’s recovery from a Taliban-related terror group in Afghanistan, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee issued a press release which stated that Obama…
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Sgt. Bergdahl in 2010: “Bring Us All Home”
AIDING AND ABETTING THE ENEMY? by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 3, 2014) — A video apparently uploaded to YouTube in early April 2010 shows then-captive Sgt. Bowe Robert Bergdahl pleading to be rescued so that he can “go home.” The video is described by its producers as “Video of an American soldier Bowe Robert Bergdahl impresonde…
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House Armed Services Committee Chairman: Obama “Violated Laws” in Arranging for Release of U.S. Soldier Held Prisoner by Taliban for Five Years
“A STRONG INCENTIVE TO CAPTURE AMERICANS” by Sharon Rondeau (May 31, 2014) — The House Armed Services Committee has issued a statement in regard to the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive by the Taliban for nearly five years after he was deployed to Afghanistan. Committee Chairman Buck McKeon and Senate Armed…
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Will Obama Refuse to Approve Death Benefits to Military Survivors?
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN HALTS STANDARD DEATH PAYOUTS by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 8, 2013) — In a press release on Tuesday, the House Armed Services Committee stated that the $100,000 death benefit customarily paid to survivors of soldiers, airmen, Marines and seamen killed in service to their country was expected to be included in the measure passed…
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Where is the U.S. Military on Obama’s Fake Credentials?
“ABSURDITIES FROM THE WEB” by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 29, 2013) — Barack Hussein Obama is considering military action against the regime of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad for allegedly using chemical weapons in the ongoing civil war with rebel forces. Obama has supported the Syrian opposition with arms, although members of Al Qaeda and The Muslim…
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Breaking: House Armed Services Committee Receives Classified Briefing from Col. George Bristol
WILL GOVERNMENT EVER TELL THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THE TRUTH? by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 31, 2013) — The House Armed Services Committee has just released a readout of a classified briefing in which Col. George Bristol reportedly “clarified orders given to personnel on the ground responding to the attack,” referring to the September 11 terrorist attack…
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The Post & Email Interviews SpecialOperationsSpeaks
“THE CORRECT THING TO DO” by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 17, 2013) — The political action committee Special Operations Speaks (SOS) was formed in the spring of 2012 in order “to beat Obama,” according to co-founder retired Navy SEAL Larry Bailey. While Obama reportedly won the November election, Bailey believes that it was by means of…