Person: Michele Flournoy

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In these times, security agencies as important as free press

John Lloyd says the work of security agencies can jar with the values if democracy but in this time of threat, security and intelligence agencies are vital 

Tue, 09 Aug, 2016

Defence chief quits Obama’s cabinet

Hagel leaves after rocky tenure and crisis prompted by rise of Isis

Tue, 25 Nov, 2014

No ‘clear evidence’ Pakistan knew location of bin Laden

THE US has no “definitive evidence” that Pakistan knew Osama bin Laden was living in the compound where a Navy SEALs assault team killed him, but the country must now show convincingly its commitment to defeating the al- Qaida terrorist network, a senior Pentagon official said yesterday.

Fri, 06 May, 2011

Iran 'could be a year away from nuclear bomb'

Iran could amass enough nuclear material to build a bomb in about a year and could eventually produce a missile powerful enough to reach the US, military and intelligence chiefs said.

Thu, 15 Apr, 2010

'Spend more on defence', Bush urges Europe

Facing rising violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, US President George Bush is pressing European allies for more help in a rush of high-stakes diplomacy amid growing public impatience with the war.

Mon, 27 Nov, 2006