Craig Whitlock

Type: Person

Name: Craig Whitlock

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

Report: West Point general misused office

Lt. Gen. David Huntoon Jr. improperly made staffers do personal chores for him, according to the Pentagon's Office of Inspector General.Travel DealsCraig Whitlock, Washington PostPentagon investigators found that the three-star Army general in charge ... [Published Philadelphia Daily News - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: David Huntoon, Lieutenant General, Craig Whitlock, Freedom of Information Act, Subordination

First reported Jun 08 2013 - Updated Jun 09 2013 - 1 reports

Hizballah

Syrian opposition says theres little point in talks

Syrias embattled political opposition said Friday that there is little point in peace negotiations while Syrian President Bashar al-Assads military is using help from Hezbollah and Iran to make rapid military gains against rebel forces. We need to change ... [Published Washington Post - Jun 08 2013]

Entities: Khalid Saleh, Iran, Syria, United States, Hizballah

First reported Jun 06 2013 - Updated Jun 07 2013 - 1 reports

In Senate Testimony, Military Leaders Reject Calls to Remove Sexual Assault Cases from Chain of Command

In a rare collective appearance before Congress, the U.S. military’s top commanders told lawmakers this week that they do not believe cases of sexual assault should be decided outside the chain of command.The issue is central to the current debate about ... [Published AllGov - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: Sexual Assault, Military/Armed Forces, Chain of Command

First reported Jun 05 2013 - Updated Jun 05 2013 - 1 reports

Group calls criminal penalties for drug use a human rights violation

On the eve of a major conference on drug problems in the Western Hemisphere, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday that jailing people for personal drug use constitutes a human rights violation and called for abolishing criminal penalties. To deter harmful ... [Published Washington Post - Jun 05 2013]

Entities: Drugs, Criminal, Human Rights Violations

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 05 2013 - 1 reports

On sexual assault, the service chiefs look oblivious

This should come as little surprise: The most powerful leaders in the military are apparently worried about giving up power for military commanders.On Tuesday, the service chiefs testified before Congress about the disturbing number of sexual assault ... [Published Washington Post - Jun 04 2013]

Entities: Sexual Assault, Military/Armed Forces, Leadership, Justice System, Craig Whitlock

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 2 reports

The Note Capitol Hill Confronts Another Washington Scandal

WHAT THEY WILL SAY: ';The nations military chiefs have told Congress in writing that they oppose or have strong reservations about a controversial bill that would reshape military law by taking sexual-assault cases out of the hands of commanders, setting ... [Published Big News Network - Jun 04 2013]

Entities: Craig Whitlock, Leadership, Military/Armed Forces

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 1 reports

Time for less talk, more action to stop sexual assaults in the military

The good news is, were talking about it. The bad news is, were talking about it. Again.The high-profile cases of sexual assault in the military just keep on coming. And along with them comes the stunningly retro way in which they are handled. Archive ... [Published Washington Post - Jun 04 2013]

Entities: Military/Armed Forces, Rape, Sexual Assault, Assault

First reported Jun 02 2013 - Updated Jun 02 2013 - 1 reports

Suspected drunken driver hits bicyclist on trail in Virginia

An intoxicated McLean woman drove at high speed for five miles down a popular Northern Virginia recreational trail Saturday night, sending trail users scrambling for safety before the car struck and seriously injured a bicyclist, police said.Mehak Chopra, ... [Published Washington Post - Jun 02 2013]

Entities: Vienna, Police, Reston (United States)

First reported Jun 02 2013 - Updated Jun 02 2013 - 1 reports

Two suspects arrested in robbery of bikes on Capitol Hill

Two bikes were taken from two people Friday evening in two robberies on the edge of Capitol Hill. But it appeared that at least two of the robbers did not get far.The first incident occurred about 5 p.m., long before sunset, in the 1400 block of C Street ... [Published Washington Post - Jun 02 2013]

Entities: Robbery, Dan Morse, Craig Whitlock

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 1 reports

Confidential report lists U.S. weapons system designs compromised by Chinese cyberspies

Designs for many of the nations most sensitive advanced weapons systems have been compromised by Chinese hackers, according to a report prepared for the Pentagon and to officials from government and the defense industry.Among more than two dozen major ... [Published Washington Post - May 28 2013]

Entities: Weapons System, United States, Military/Armed Forces, Defense Science Board, THAAD Terminal High Altitude Area Defense

First reported May 27 2013 - Updated May 27 2013 - 1 reports

U.S.-Trained Battalion Implicated in Rapes

"A Congolese army battalion that received its formative training from the U.S. military went on to commit mass rapes and other atrocities last year, a U.N. investigation has found.Members of the 391st Commando Battalion, a unit created in 2010 with extensive ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 27 2013]

Entities: United States, United Nations, Rape, Military/Armed Forces, Sexual Violence

First reported May 26 2013 - Updated May 27 2013 - 2 reports

Boston Marathon winner will donate medal to honor bombing victims

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia The Ethiopian winner of this years Boston Marathon said Sunday that he will donate his first-place medal to the people of Boston, telling visiting Secretary of State John F. Kerry that he wants to honor the dead and wounded from ... [Published Washington Post - May 26 2013]

Entities: Boston Marathon, John Kerry, Lelisa Desisa

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Have the Pentagon Brass Learned From the Cathol... [Published Firedoglake - May 18 2013] Watch Coming to Independent Lens: The Invisible War on PBS. See more from Independent Lens. In watching and listening to the unfolding stories over the last week of sexual assault in the military, I could not help but notice how similar the military’s ...
What We Are Reading [Published CSC Center for Strategic Communication - Apr 15 2013] nbsp; ASP: In case you missed it …. 15 April 2013 A look at the North Korea crisis Associated Press As the world waits and watches for an expected North Korean ballistic missile test, the U.S. and its allies are prepared to respond. U.S. ...
Army senior officer police blotter: Sex, alcoho... [Published The Best Defense - Apr 08 2013] div style="float: left; margin-right: 12px"> Maj. Gen.Ralph Baker, commander of CJTF-Horn of Africa, got the big boot for personal misconduct related to sex and alcohol , the hamand eggs of flag officer troubles. The Washington Post 's Craig ...
Wonkbook: This is what sequestration looks like [Published Ezra Klein - Apr 04 2013] Welcome to Wonkbook, Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas’s morning policy news primer. To subscribe by e-mail, click here . Send comments, criticism, or ideas to Wonkbook at Gmail dot com. To read more by Ezra and his team, go to Wonkblog . Wonkbook’s Number ...
The Predator Comes Home: A Primer on Domestic D... [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - Mar 08 2013] At the turn of the last century, a strange new technology began to appear in America. As a January 4, 1900 article about one of the very first sightings in the state of Florida described, “The Locomobile resembles a rubber-tired driving buggy in its ...

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Rendition Kidnappings Thrive Under Obama [Published The Young Turks - YouTube - Jan 11 2013]