Secretary of Defense

John McCain’s sad, bitter twilight

The senator's contempt for Chuck Hagel in Thursday's confirmation hearing was all about the guy who nominated him

Steve Erickson, The American Prospect Saturday, Feb 2, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 103
Politics The American Prospect

The last best chance for the truth about a lost war and America's war-making future

Nick Turse, TomDispatch Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 4:59 PM UTC
News TomDispatch, Chuck Hagel, War

The president's nomination of Chuck Hagel forces Republicans to come to terms with the party's rightward shift

Steve Erickson, The American Prospect Monday, Jan 14, 2013 4:40 PM UTC
Politics The American Prospect

As U.S. foreign policy has evolved, the ex-senator has adjusted his views -- and it's not sitting well with the GOP

Matthew Duss, The American Prospect Saturday, Dec 29, 2012 4:00 PM UTC 27
Politics The American Prospect

Between pressures from Israel, the Pentagon and Washington elites, the nation will likely remain Obama's top threat

Pepe Escobar, TomDispatch.com Thursday, Dec 6, 2012 2:48 PM UTC
Politics TomDispatch.com, Iran

The secretary of defense claims cyber war is imminent. Its real threat may be to our constitutional liberties

Karen Greenberg, TomDispatch.com Monday, Oct 22, 2012 1:45 PM UTC
Politics 9/11, Leon Panetta