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CENTCOM Commander discusses regional security issues

CENTCOM Commander discusses regional security issues General James N. Mattis was the guest speaker for the George Shultz Lecture Series in San Francisco Aug. 25. The commander of U.S. Central Command provided attendees with an overview of regional security issues in his area of responsibility and then answered questions. The event was hosted by the Marines Memorial Club and was attended by former and namesake of the event Secretary of State George P. Shultz and former Secretary of Defense William J. Perry. A transcript from the event is posted here. To watch a video of this event click here.

Gen. Petraeus ISAF confirmation hearing

Opening Statement General David H. Petraeus Confirmation Hearing: Commander, ISAF/US Forces–Afghanistan 29 June 2010
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Gen. Petraeus statement on Saudi Fatwa on Financing of Terrorism

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (May 21, 2010) - U. S. Central Commander, General David Petraeus, released the following statement today regarding the recent fatwa issued by The Council of Senior Scholars in Saudi Arabia which, for the first time, specifically condemns and outlaws financing terrorism as a violation of Islamic law.
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Commander's May 6 speech at the American Enterprise Institute

Irving Kristol Award Address “The Surge of Ideas: COINdinistas and Change in the US Army in 2006” Remarks by General David H. Petraeus American Enterprise Institute May 6, 2010
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Gen. Petraeus statement on assassination of Kandahar Deputy Mayor

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – U.S. Central Command Commander, Gen. David Petraeus, released the following statement today about the assassination of the Deputy Mayor of Kandahar City:
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