Posts Tagged: Hagel Obama
New York Times Suggests Hagel Resignation Was Due to Political Pressure
JNS.org - U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, a past source of controversy due to his statements about Israel, will resign. The New York Times, citing...
Report: Pentagon Asked Israel to Pressure Obama, Congress to Continue Providing Aid to Egypt
While official White House policy following the July ousting of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi from power was to consider suspending the $1.6 billion annual aid...
The John Kerry-Atlantic Council Connection
President Obama's foreign policy and national security teams reflect the worldview of the Atlantic Council, a prestigious, Washington-based multilateralism-driven think tank. Secretaries of State, John Kerry...
Report: Hagel Called Netanyahu a ‘Radical,’ Advocated for Hamas Negotiations
Washington Free Beacon - Secretary of defense nominee Chuck Hagel said Israel is on its way to becoming an apartheid state during an April...
Man Linked to Iranian Regime Arranged for Hagel Speech at Rutgers
Daily Caller - A pro-Hezbollah, pro-Hamas candidate for the Iranian presidency, a man linked to Iranian-controlled front groups, brought former Republican Nebraska Senator...
Senate Republicans Temporarily Block Chuck Hagel’s Nomination
Wall Street Journal - Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked, at least temporarily, Chuck Hagel's nomination to be defense secretary, leaving him damaged and ...
Hagel Moves Forward After Sharply Partisan Senate Panel Vote
New York Times - After a combative two-hour debate that tested the bounds of Senate collegiality, the Armed Services Committee on Tuesday approved the...
Senate Committee Delays Vote on Hagel
The Weekly Standard - Carl Levin, the Michigan Democrat and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, tells Politico reporter Manu Raju that the committee...
Sexual Harassment Investigation May Delay Hagel Vote
Washington Free Beacon - Former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel faces another obstacle in his already contentious fight for confirmation as the Obama administration's ...
Hagel Fight Heats Up With Senators’ Grilling, Pro-Israel Christian Opposition
By Jacob Kamaras and Maxine Dovere. WASHINGTON, DC - Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama's defense secretary nominee who has come under fire for both his...
At Senate Hearing, Chuck Hagel Describes Iranian Government as ‘Elected’ and ‘Legitimate’ (VIDEO)
Secretary of defense nominee Chuck Hagel faced the Senate Armed Services Committee in a confirmation hearing Thursday. Fielding questions from both Democratic and Republic...
Liberals Blast Hagel’s Senate Hearing Performance on Twitter
Free Beacon - Distraught by his poor performance in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee, liberals viciously turned on secretary of defense ...
Christian Leaders Converge on DC to Lobby Against Hagel Confirmation
Rabbi Aryeh Scheinberg (left) raises a question to Rabbi Pesach Lerner at the CUFI (Christians United for Israel) emergency lobbying session ...
Opinion: Hagel Nomination Sends Chilling Signal About Obama’s Second Term
In light of the opposition generated when former senator Chuck Hagel's candidacy for defense secretary was initially mooted, most analysts predicted - mistakenly ...
