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He also served as Commander of U.S. Southern Command — with responsibility for all military operations in Latin America from 2006 - 2009.
«Would you accept that the apparent diversion and sharing of the over $ 2 billion was largely due to your failure to ensure: (1) that system was in place to ensure a transparent and accountable spending of budget for military operations in strict accordance with the standards of international law including the UN Convention against Corruption; (2) that any such system was operating in a continuous and effective manner; and (3) that violations of the standards were punished when detected by that system?
He says for the next year a further # 2.5 billion will be set aside for military operations in Afghanistan.

Not exact matches

The incident — in which Turkey said a Russian warplane violated Turkish airspace for roughly 17 seconds — comes four days after Turkey accused Russia of bombing villages in northern Syria inhabited by Syrian Turkmen and called for an immediate end to Russia's military operation close to the border.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
In the future, AlterEgo could be used for real - time translations, as an aid for people with speech impairments and even in military operations where stealth is paramounIn the future, AlterEgo could be used for real - time translations, as an aid for people with speech impairments and even in military operations where stealth is paramounin military operations where stealth is paramount.
One report deals with the performance of the government and military during the conflict, dubbed Operation Protective Edge in Israel, and in the lead - up to it in general, with special attention paid to Hamas tunnels and Israel's lax preparations for dealing with their threat.
While the moves, if successful, would keep the Pentagon running at last year's levels, they are far from Republican hopes of handing Trump about $ 634 billion in fiscal 2018 funding for the military's regular operations, $ 85 billion above last year.
Established in 1981, Weatherhaven outfits militaries, relief organizations, exploration firms, peacekeeping operations and others with portable and reusable shelters for places and situations that most people would rather avoid in the first place.
The request for more firepower came in response to recent military operations by Russia.
The US has now been involved in Syria for about three and a half years, having started its military intervention there as part of Operation Inherent Resolve in September 2014.
Billed as the Trump administration's new strategy on Syria, the announcement will prolong the risks and redefine the mission for the U.S. military, which has for years sought to define its operations in Syria along more narrow lines of battling Islamic State and has about 2,000 U.S. ground forces in the country.
The Trump administration recently touted FAA regulations that may make it easier for companies developing drones or drone - based services to test these in the U.S.. However, the FAA tightly restricted drone operations over 133 U.S. military bases as of April 2017.
Established in 2006 by Australian activist Julian Assange as a means to anonymously divulge sensitive information about countries and institutions, Wikileaks was best known for its revelations about U.S. military operations, diplomatic activities, detention camps and abetting of NSA leaker Edward Snowden — until 2016, when the site involved itself in the U.S. presidential election by releasing troves of Democratic party emails allegedly supplied by Russian operatives.
«A responsible source at the Foreign ministry expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's full support for the American military operations on military targets in Syria, which came as a response to the Syrian regime's use of chemical weapons against innocent civilians,» a statement released by state news agency SPA said on Friday.
Conde was killed in an operation in which another U.S. service member was wounded and medically evacuated to Bagram Airfield north of Kabul for medical treatment in a military hospital.
In a 2015 article for a NATO publication, Steve Tatham, a British military psychological operations expert who leads SCL's defense business outside of the United States, explained that one of the benefits of using the company's techniques is that it «can be undertaken covertly.»
Unlike the military drones that are already operating in Mali, the Thales drones will be used to provide aerial surveillance for civilian operations such as humanitarian convoys.
The U.S. believes an operation in North Waziristan is key to success in the Afghan war because the area serves as the main base for the Haqqani network — a militant group that military officials have said poses the greatest threat to troops in Afghanistan.
The neocon position has for over a decade focused on advancing American strategic interests in the oil - rich Middle East and finding ways to establish bases for military operations to protect those interests.
That would mean zeroing out the 93 billion dollars for 2013 continuing military operations in the Ryan budget.
The military's counterinsurgency strategy, FM 3 - 24, promulgated by Petraeus in 2006, calls for securing the population from insurgents, and it suggests a troop density of 20 to 25 counterinsurgents for every 1,000 residents in an area of operation.
Militaries that use child soldiers or [use children for] training or supportfor peacekeeping operations and so on and so forth... In many cases, we're not actually talking about arms sales, it may just be training and other stuff.»
One wonders how the good justice would react to the civilization we are purchasing with today's federal taxes, of which, in 1974, 46 per cent went for current military operations and another 7 per cent for care of disabled veterans and the largely war - derived interest on our national debt.
This national fundraising initiative will assist Operation Homefront and Chase in honoring a deserving U.S. military veteran and his or her family with a mortgage - free home in appreciation for their service and sacrifice.
In order to choose the winners for these prestigious awards, representatives from the NRA, NRAEF, and the Society for Foodservice and Hospitality Management travel with senior military officers to installations around the globe on a yearly basis to evaluate foodservice operations.
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North Korea said Saturday the military exercises were «reckless» and its forces would «go over» the operation for preemptive retaliatory strikes at those involved in the drill, according to KCNA.
G4S, which has operations in more than 125 countries and over 657,000 employees, later issued a statement saying it was «grateful» for the military support.
Today, the US is reportedly using military facilities in Southern Ethiopia for drone operations against the extremists of al - Shabab.
Under the plan, Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) will assume full responsibility for combat operations within a year; NATO will withdraw all of its combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014; and the Afghan government will receive some $ 4 billion in security assistance from the US and its NATO allies, in addition to non-combat military support for a decade beyond 2014.
The prime minister has repeatedly insisted that Hamas is responsible for the Israeli military operation in Gaza and that the quickest way to end the fighting was for Hamas to stop firing rockets.
@nk379 regarding Jordan: since the US relationship with Turkey has become somewhat difficult (Israel, support for opposing factions in Syria, Gülen, Turkey + Russia), the US has pivoted to Jordan for some regional military operations.
That this House notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian casualties, using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.
Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and his government was subsequently overthrown by a GAF military operation codenamed «Operation Cold Chop» coup while Nkrumah was abroad with Zhou Enlai in the People's Republic of China for a fruitless mission to Hanoi in Vietnam to help end the Vietnam War on 24 February 1966 by GAF led by Col. Emmanuel Koperation codenamed «Operation Cold Chop» coup while Nkrumah was abroad with Zhou Enlai in the People's Republic of China for a fruitless mission to Hanoi in Vietnam to help end the Vietnam War on 24 February 1966 by GAF led by Col. Emmanuel KOperation Cold Chop» coup while Nkrumah was abroad with Zhou Enlai in the People's Republic of China for a fruitless mission to Hanoi in Vietnam to help end the Vietnam War on 24 February 1966 by GAF led by Col. Emmanuel K. Kotoka.
Following on the heels of this trend, the US Africa Command (USAFRICOM or AFRICOM, which is responsible for US military operations and military relations with all African nations excluding Egypt since its establishment in October of 2008) funded field research on combatant rape in the DRC.
The Churchill Medal reflects achievement in engineering and technical advancement in support of military operations for those serving within the British Armed Forces.
The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan - Ali, while speaking, thanked the Buhari administration for continuously funding of the military in the conduct of their operations.
Defence secretary Liam Fox confirmed in a written statement to parliament that the net additional costs of military operations against Libya for six months would reach # 120 million.
The army provide a formal assurance regarding basic rights for its soldiers and maintains a level of morality in the conduct of war and military operations.
It follows Afghan president Hamid Karzai's pledge at yesterday's Kabul conference that Afghan security forces would lead military operations across the country by 2014, in return for control over half of all aid money spent in Afghanistan.
The search for the abducted Chibok school girls and the rescue of other Nigerians in hostage has never relapse as could be attested to in recent times where hundreds of women and children were rescued by the military through its coordinated operations.
While agreeing that there was nothing wrong in setting targets for military operations as was done by President Muhammadu Buhari when he gave the directive, the executive Secretary noted «It must also be stated that this target date might be unrealistic.
As proof of this, he noted the name for the military operation against the Taliban and al Qaeda in Afghanistan was changed from «Operation Infinite Justice» to «Operation Enduring Freedom» after Muslim scholars and clerics objected to the first on religiousoperation against the Taliban and al Qaeda in Afghanistan was changed from «Operation Infinite Justice» to «Operation Enduring Freedom» after Muslim scholars and clerics objected to the first on religiousOperation Infinite Justice» to «Operation Enduring Freedom» after Muslim scholars and clerics objected to the first on religiousOperation Enduring Freedom» after Muslim scholars and clerics objected to the first on religious grounds.
The Defence headquarters on Wednesday tongue - lashed Amnesty International for alleging in its report the military killed 240 people including babies in Borno and 177 pro Biafran (IPOB) agitators in its operations.
Lt. General Buratai also insisted that though the military's operation to rid Benue, Kogi, Taraba and Nasarawa through «Operation Ayem Akpatuma» is yielding significant result; there was need for more to be done to bring to a halt, the continued killings being reported and destruction of farmlands in theoperation to rid Benue, Kogi, Taraba and Nasarawa through «Operation Ayem Akpatuma» is yielding significant result; there was need for more to be done to bring to a halt, the continued killings being reported and destruction of farmlands in theOperation Ayem Akpatuma» is yielding significant result; there was need for more to be done to bring to a halt, the continued killings being reported and destruction of farmlands in the country.
We asking this harmless question because all United States Military operations in Africa are for particular missions
The outspoken activist is also known for her opposition to Zionism and Israeli military operations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and for her involvement in Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders» presidential campaign.
«For the avoidance of doubt, the ROE and Code of Conduct set out the circumstances and limitations, under which armed force may be applied to achieve military objectives in furtherance of government policy within Operation MESA and other IS Operations.»
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