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It is as if, suddenly, the Internet were awash with pictures of the C. I. A. director, Leon E. Panetta, cavorting half-naked on vacation.

That said, the prospect is nothing like as "devastating" as Mr Panetta has warned.

Mr. Panetta is expected to take over the Pentagon this summer armed with a strong understanding of its special-operations capabilities.

"It was all over in a matter of minutes, " Mr. Locke told reporters traveling with Mr. Panetta. "I never felt in any danger. "

"The skirmishes that are going on are in part related to trying to establish credibility for the son, " Panetta said.

U. S. Defense Secretary Panetta said the joint statement sends "a very strong signal" about their commitment against cyberattacks.

S. Defense Secretary Panetta said: "The United States will ensure that the withdrawal of troops is not a partner to rely on the army. "

In his speech, Mr Obama said he had asked Leon Panetta, the CIA director, to make finding and killing Mr Bin Laden a priority.

After we sat down to work, Bob Rubin, who was running the meeting, called on Leon Panetta first.

But the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Leon E. Panetta, said he believed the eventual release of photos was inevitable.

But Mr. Panetta said he knew of no moves by Beijing to curtail relations in response to the sale.

If confirmed by the Senate, Panetta would take over the Pentagon at a time when the U.

Panetta said he shares these concerns, and the Obama administration has conveyed them to the Pakistani government.

US-Pakistan relations Analyst Travis Sharp says Panetta will serve as a middleman between the United States and Pakistan.

Panetta said the same day U. S. Secretary of Defense, NATO military action may not be as fast as people outside the expected end.

Still, Panetta expressed optimism that the courage and heroism of those who fought Gadhafi would drive Libya into a better future.

Panetta won't say what kind of covert operations were carried out or how the agency was able to conclude that the Qum facility was nuclear.

Panetta and former spy chief Michael Hayden disagreed on which methods of interrogation should be allowed for CIA officers.

Mr Panetta has said Islamabad was deliberately not told of the raid out of fear bin Laden would be tipped off.

The U. S. , Mr. Panetta said, would be a 'committed friend and committed partner. '

Meanwhile, a statement by the CIA said Panetta stands by his earlier remarks and believes it is vital to keep Congress fully informed.

Well, the policy came together after more than a year's effort by Secretary Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chairman Martin Demspey.

" But as CIA Director Leon Panetta recently told Congress, continued drone attacks are " the only game in town.

The next day, Panetta dispatched a team to the IAEA's headquarters in Vienna to make the presentation.

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama plans to name CIA Director Leon Panetta as the next secretary of defense and move Gen.

Mr. Panetta said expanding the security alliance with Japan was a critical part of the Obama administration's realignment in Asia.

In an 8-month plan enacted by the president, and led by CIA director Leon Panetta and American special forces, Osama was shot several times.

After Mr. Panetta secured the money from Congress in December, CIA analysts remained split on the likelihood bin Laden was even there.

The United States and its NATO allies must depend on each other to share the burden of protecting common interests, Panetta told Europeans.

Mr. Panetta monitored the operation from his seventh-floor conference-room-turned-war-room.

Kim and Panetta both agreed that the launch would be a "grave provocation, " the official said.

Panetta said it was important for both countries to work together on cyber security issues to avoid any future crises over digital threats.

Commentators have said that Netanyahu and Barak declined to give Panetta an ironclad assurance that Israeli would not act alone.

"They both have strong social conscience but both are equally practical and hardheaded as well, " Panetta said.

S. Secretary of Defense Panetta has vowed to completely exterminating the Taliban, and do not give up.

Panetta said that Qadhafi's forces are weakened, as evidenced by recent senior defections from his regime.

Mr. Panetta didn't say whether the U. S. planned to deploy more aircraft carriers or station more troops permanently in the region.

Rubin, as moderator, was again keeping his own counsel, but I sensed he was with Bentsen and Panetta.

That day in Washington Panetta convened more than a dozen senior C. I. A. officials and analysts for a final preparatory meeting.

The United States Secretary of defense Panetta 10 warned, military action against Iran could produce " expectations" consequences.

After a half-hour or so, Chief of Staff Leon Panetta came in, an obvious signal that it was time to end.

Later Panetta would repeat the briefing in a private audience with the president.

He is appointing retired admiral Dennis Blair as national intelligence director and former congressman Leon Panetta to have the CIA.

He wound up with a much higher percentage of taxation in his deficit plan than Bentsen, Panetta or Rivlin liked.

Panetta said a good relationship with Pakistan is crucial to winning the war in Afghanistan.

Nor should Leon Panetta, the new defence secretary, count on Mr Obama backing down at the last minute.

CIA chief Leon Panetta asserted that there were something less than 50 al-Qaida members in Afghanistan.

The CIA chief, Leon Panetta, said earlier this year that Pakistan is now the headquarters of Al Qaeda.

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates retired Thursday to be replaced by CIA chief Leon Panetta.

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is already warning the nation's security is in danger if Pentagon budgets are cut.

Addressing reporters Monday, U. S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta declined to comment on specific classified operations.

On a recent tour of Asia, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta pledged not to retreat from the region.

The move by the defence secretary, Leon Panetta, emerged in briefings to US journalists.

US defence secretary Leon Panetta said this week Washington was not playing a direct role in gun-running into northern Syria.

Panetta says the president-elect must also move swiftly to improve America's image overseas.

Panetta expressed his reservations to reporters Thursday after holding talks with South Korean officials in Seoul.

Panetta wrote that Japan and the U. S. would work together to "encourage China to play a responsible role in the international community. "

Leon Panetta, who served as chief of staff to former President Bill Clinton, says Mr. Obama's next appointments should focus on the economy.

Mr. Panetta also indicated that the attack on the mission involved some degree of advance planning.

Panetta says it's important that the military maintain tough standards. Tom Bowman, NPR News, Washington.

Just before four o'clock Panetta announced to the group in the Situation Room that the helicopters were approaching Abbottabad.

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urged Congress to look elsewhere for spending cuts.

Leon Panetta, Barack Obama's defence secretary, calls the consequences "devastating" .

Panetta told U. S. troops in his message Friday that like Gates, he too will be a "tireless advocate" for them and their families.

Panetta and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discussed Libya, Syria and other Middle East issues at a public forum in Washington.

Last month, the US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said America was within reach of defeating al-Qaeda by targeting its leaders.

LEON PANETTA: "If the sequester goes into effect and it doubles the number of cuts, then it will truly devastate our national defense. "

Bentsen, Altman, Summers, and Panetta bought the bond-market argument and believed deficit reduction would accelerate economic growth.

'No words, no ceremony, can provide full tribute to the sacrifices that brought this day to pass, ' Mr. Panetta said.

The challenge for Mr. Gates's successor, Leon Panetta, is not just to build on that record but to go much further.

Leon Panetta, the US defence secretary, warned it would "tear a seam" in US defence capacity.

So, it's a good bet that the Walton family knows more about the average Chinese person than CIA director Leon Panetta does.

This week, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta expressed sadness about the events involving General Petraeus.

In late 2010 Obama ordered Panetta to begin exploring options for a military strike on the compound.

He is appointing retired Admiral Dennis Blair as National Intelligence director and former Congressman Leon Panetta to head the CIA.

Panetta arrived in Brussels to attend his first NATO ministerial conference as Secretary of Defense.

Panetta is the son of Italian immigrants and he served as a lieutenant in the Army in the 1960s.

As Panetta pressed for details, an uncomfortable truth emerged: no one from the CIA had ever laid eyes on the man.

CIA Director Leon E. Panetta told Congress recently that he worried about a cyber Pearl Harbor.

But Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in the end rejected the request and approved divulging the names, in keeping with Pentagon practise.

After detailing the threat of cyber warfare, Panetta turned to concerns over "rising powers. "

CIA boss Leon Panetta, a wily Washington insider and budget expert, will become Defense Secretary.

Some protesters however begged to differ, shouting "war machine" and "you are murdering people" during Panetta's testimony.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has warned the combination of cuts could hurt his department.

House Speaker John Boehner and other top Republicans and Democrats are on Leon Panetta's side when it comes to defense spending.

The new American Defence Secretary Leon Panetta says the strategic defeat of al-Qaeda is within reach.

Panetta's claim that it would rests on the dubious assumption that a nation's strategic ends are fixed.

Leon Panetta, the CIA head, calls the fraught ties with Pakistan "very complicated" .

After a review, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ordered the release of the names.

"I can't reduce the budget by half a trillion dollars and frankly not increase risk, " Panetta said.

Mr. Panetta urged Beijing to be more 'transparent' about the advanced weapons it is developing.

At the Brookings Institution, Michael O'Hanlon, like Mr Panetta a Democrat, is also worried.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta also spoke at the Senate hearing.

Such discussions continue, Panetta said.

On April 19, Mr. Panetta told the president the CIA believed bin Laden was there.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has lifted a ban on women serving in combat.

In November, the scientists met with Leon E. Panetta, the C. I. A. director.

The 67-year-old Gates will be succeeded by another veteran of Washington public service, Leon Panetta, who has been leading the CIA.

"If we can meet with him and give him the right technology, we have a chance to go after Zawahiri, " Panetta said of Balawi.

Mr. Panetta plans trips to Japan and South Korea later this week.

Mr. Panetta's first briefing on bin Laden as CIA chief, in February 2009, was discouraging.

"As a result, much-needed modernization investment has been deferred, " Panetta said.

Mr. Panetta promised to review Gen. Pasha's concerns, according to U. S. officials.

Lynn, Gates, and Panetta have a similar goal in mind for the new defense review.

Panetta favored the loan, but warned that if Mexico didn't repay us, it could cost me the election in 1996.

Mr Panetta has a golden opportunity to build a leaner and more accountable Pentagon. He should seize it.

CIA director Leon Panetta called them the "only game in town" last year.