Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Friday advocating for the passage of the Law of the Sea Treaty. Panetta stressed the importance of the Treaty to American military and security interests “We are strong precisely because we play by the rules. For too long…

Gen. John Allen, the top military officer in Afghanistan, told reporters Wednesday that he will wait until after the upcoming fighting season to determine how many troops ISAF will need in Afghanistan through 2013. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Gen. John Allen, the top military officer in Afghanistan, told reporters Wednesday that the Pakistani government’s decision to close down supply lines following a cross-border skirmish last November has not impacted the Afghan campaign.

Secret Service director Mark Sullivan discredits a Washington Post story that alleges Secret Service agents condoned similar behavior in El Salvador. (0:24) [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Gen. John Allen, the top military officer in Afghanistan, told reporters Wednesday that there is no pressing strategic need to reopen supply lines shutdown by the Pakistani government following a cross-border skirmish last November. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Gen. John Allen, the top military commander in Afghanistan, told reporters Wednesday that relying on alternative supply routes following the Pakistani government’s decision to close theirs is posing a financial burden to the U.S. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Secret Service director Mark Sullivan says he was “dumbfounded” when he learned of the prostitution scandal that took place in Cartagena, Colombia last month. (0:39) [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Secret Service director Mark Sullivan says that excess amounts of alcohol and the environment of Cartagena, Colombia led a group of Secret Service agents to do “some dumb things.” [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Secret Service director Mark Sullivan says the actions taken by agents in Colombia last month were “reckless.” (0:13) [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

Secret Service director Mark Sullivan says the notion that the type of behavior exercised by agents soliciting sex from Colombian prostitutes is “condoned” by supervising agents and the agency itself is “absurd.” (0:29) [Audio clip: view full post to listen]