By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times
A jihadist website posted a new threat by al Qaeda this week that promises to conduct "shocking" attacks on the United States and the West. Published January 30, 2013
By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times
Congressional testimony from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday provided no new information about the CIA's covert operation in Benghazi involving weapons shipments. Published January 23, 2013
By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times
U.S. intelligence agencies are closely monitoring China's missile facilities in anticipation of a test of China's missile defense interceptor, which also doubled in the past as an anti-satellite (ASAT) missile. Published January 9, 2013
By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times
The looming $600 billion defense spending crisis required under last year's Budget Control Act was delayed for two months under the compromise tax deal passed by Congress this week. Published January 2, 2013
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Bill Gertz is on vacation. His Inside the Ring column will return Jan. 3, 2013. Published December 26, 2012
By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times
The State Department is pressuring Beijing about its communist ally North Korea following failed efforts to halt the recent rocket launch that proved to be Pyongyang's first successful long-range missile test. Published December 19, 2012
By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times
The Senate Armed Services Committee wants to block a major effort by the Pentagon to expand the Defense Intelligence Agency's human spying operations. Published December 12, 2012
By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times
Assistant Secretary of State Kurt M. Campbell on Tuesday defended the Obama administration's new policy called the "pivot" to Asia from critics who say the shift is largely rhetorical and lacks a substantial program to build U.S. military power in the region. Published December 5, 2012
By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times
The Pentagon is preparing to activate global missile defenses for an expected test launch of another long-range missile by North Korea, U.S. defense officials said. Published November 28, 2012
By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times
Pentagon intelligence official Michael Vickers and National Security Council counterterrorism adviser John Brennan are being looked at by President Obama as top candidates to head the CIA. Published November 21, 2012
By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times
The U.S. military made impressive gains on the battlefield and covertly in countering Islamist terrorists since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. But the military and government at large so far have failed to strike the religiously motivated ideology behind al Qaeda and other Islamic extremists. Published November 14, 2012
By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times
Tuesday's re-election of President Obama triggered immediate speculation about the future of Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, who will turn 75 in June. Mr. Panetta, defense secretary since June 2011, has had a long career in government and is said by associates to be ready to return to private life in Northern California, where he frequently visits and owns land. Published November 7, 2012
By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times
Last week's presidential debate on foreign policy has sharpened attention on the candidates' views on China and whether its large-scale military buildup is a threat to U.S. security. Published October 31, 2012
By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times
Retired Navy Adm. Gary Roughead, chief of naval operations until a year ago, said the coming defense budget sequester will be tantamount to shooting the military in the head. Published October 24, 2012
By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times
The presidential debate Tuesday between President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney added new life to the fierce debate over the Obama administration's mishandling of the terrorist attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Published October 17, 2012
