http://www.news24.com/Tags/People/chuck hagel Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotic http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:29:30 +0200 US officials are still uncertain whether arming Syria's rebels to halt the violence is the best way to reshape a war that now includes Hezbollah and Iranian fighters backing President Bashar Assad. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Obama-aides-split-on-arming-Syria-rebels-20130613 The United States must develop "rules of the road" with China and other countries to mitigate cyberthreats, Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel says. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Hagel-to-discuss-cyberthreat-with-Chinese-20130531 From Congress to the White House, pressure is mounting to hold military commanders accountable for the rising number of sexual assaults in the armed services. http://www.news24.com/World/News/US-commanders-under-fire-for-sex-assaults-20130527 A security firm has confirmed that four civilian contractors killed in a suicide car bombing in Afghanistan were Americans. http://www.news24.com/World/News/6-Americans-among-15-dead-in-car-blast-20130516 US lawmakers say they are outraged that a member of the armed forces assigned to help prevent sexual assaults in the military, is under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Officials-angered-by-military-sex-case-20130515 Most of the US Defence Department's civilian employees will be placed on unpaid leave for 11 days as the military scrambles to comply with budget-cutting targets, says Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Unpaid-leave-for-US-department-civilians-20130514 The problems that plague the Middle East, including Iran's nuclear ambitions and Syria's civil war, require "political, not military" solutions, says US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Mideast-needs-political-solution-Hagel-20130510 Syria has threatened an immediate response to any new Israeli strike, with its militant ally Hezbollah saying Damascus will provide "game-changing" weapons. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Syria-to-respond-to-any-Israeli-strikes-20130510 The US Air Force has sidelined 17 ICBM launch officers as the commander cites 'rot' within system. http://www.news24.com/World/News/USAF-sidelines-17-nuke-missile-officers-20130508 An Air Force officer who led the branch's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response unit has been charged with groping a woman in a northern Virginia parking lot, authorities say. http://www.news24.com/World/News/US-airman-who-led-sex-assault-unit-charged-20130507 Israel has launched an airstrike into Syria, apparently targeting a suspected weapons site. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Israel-launches-airstrike-into-Syria-20130504 Syria's main opposition group has accused President Bashar Assad's regime of committing a "large-scale massacre" in a Sunni village, killing at least 50. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Assads-regime-blamed-for-village-deaths-20130503-2 Islands at the center of a territorial row between Japan and China are covered by a military protection accord between Washington and Tokyo, US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel says. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Hagel-invokes-accord-in-island-dispute-20130429 President Barack Obama has stepped up pressure on Russia over Syria, telling President Vladimir Putin of his concern about the reported use of chemical weapons by the Damascus regime. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Obama-pressures-Putin-on-Syria-weapons-20130430 Jordanian protesters have torched a US flag at a demonstration in Amman against an American troop deployment in Jordan in connection with the war in neighbouring Syria. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Jordanians-torch-US-flag-over-troops-20130426 The United States has said for the first time that Syria likely used chemical weapons against rebel forces, but emphasised spy agencies are still not 100% sure of the assessment. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Syria-chemical-weapons-US-not-100-sure-20130426 Syrian regime forces have probably used chemical weapons on a small scale, US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has been quoted as saying, citing US intelligence agencies. http://www.news24.com/World/News/US-Syria-probably-used-chemical-arms-20130425 US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has underscored Washington’s military commitment to Egypt and pledged American support as Egyptian forces evolve to address new and shifting security threats. http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/US-reaffirms-military-ties-with-Egypt-20130424 Growing speculation that the Syrian regime has been using chemical weapons has turned up the heat on President Barack Obama, who has warned such a move would be a game changer. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Syria-chemical-arms-claim-pressures-Obama-20130425 Hagel says Israel did not tell him of its intelligence assessment that Syria used chemical weapons. 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