Topic: Stanley McChrystal

Pentagon probe clears McChrystal after sacking

A Pentagon probe cleared General Stanley McChrystal of any wrongdoing Monday and cast doubt over the accuracy of a Rolling Stone article that got the former Afghanistan war chief sacked.The Defense Department Office of Inspector General concluded there was insufficient evidence that ...

Evidence lacking for McChrystal allegations: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Evidence was lacking to substantiate allegations that retired Army General Stanley McChrystal had violated military policy standards, a Pentagon document released on Monday said.McChrystal lost his command of U.S. forces in Afghanistan and then retired from the military after ...

Stanley McChrystal

Lt. General Stanley McChrystal replaced General McKiernan as the U.S. commander in Afghanistan on June 15, 2009. In May 2009 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates named Lt. General Stanley McChrystal as lead commander of operations in Afghanistan . Gates replacing top U.S. ...
interview with Peter Lavelle, we discussed whether the strategy in Afghanistan would change in 2011 once Republicans take control over the House of Representatives.. In better economic times, victory in Afghanistan undoubtedly would be a top priority of the U.S. government. As ...
The Pentagon said Wednesday it yanked the embedding privileges of the journalist at the center of a scandal that led to the sacking of the head of US forces in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal.Pentagon spokesman Colonel David Lapan said that freelance journalist ...
Pentagon: Rolling Stone writer whose article ended McChrystal's career denied embed requestThe author of the Rolling Stone article that ended the military career of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the former top commander in Afghanistan, has been denied permission to join U.S. troops fighting ...
Gen. McChrystal, former Afghan war commander, leaves the Army after three decades of serviceGen. Stanley McChrystal was to end his 34-year Army career Friday in a retirement ceremony at his military headquarters here, marking the last chapter of his swift and stunning ...

Pentagon "sloppy" on media, not just McChrystal: Gates

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates criticized the U.S. military on Thursday for being sloppy and undisciplined with the media, as he explained new rules that may help avoid mishaps like the one that cost a top U.S. general his job.Gates ...

Pentagon says new media rules are no "iron curtain"

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon acknowledged on Tuesday confusion over new rules guiding the U.S. military's engagement with the media but said they would not create an "iron curtain" curtailing reporters' access at a crucial moment in the unpopular Afghan war.The rules, ...
The Pentagon on Wednesday said it had no plans to shun reporters despite the fallout from a magazine article that led to the sacking of the Afghan war commander."We have no intention of any iron curtain falling between the military and the ...
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