Veterans

Judge Allows Army Veteran To Sue Donald Rumsfeld

Megan Reback | August 4, 2011, 12:11PM

A federal judge is allowing a suit brought by a U.S. citizen against former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld to proceed. The accuser is a military veteran who claims he was imprisoned unjustly and tortured by the U.S. Army at Camp Cropper, a military facility near Baghdad. Camp Cropper is known for holding "high-value" detainees.

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Leon Panetta

Panetta Under Pressure To Slash Defense Spending

Susan Crabtree | July 3, 2011, 2:27PM

CIA Director Leon Panetta

This 4th of July Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who just took over at the Pentagon on Friday, has a lot more on his mind than patriotism and fireworks.

Panetta is already being forced to walk a fine line between those in his party looking for even bigger defense cuts than his predecessor Roberts Gates recommended and critics who worry that too much streamlining will produce a hollow force.

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