informant who'd been spying on the trauma campaign he goes down of as the story. pentagon contracts are among the best ways to make big bucks and fast but even within the agency with a multi-billion dollar budget some deals stood out as outrageous for adam love injure an analyst turned whistleblower he reported them to his bosses and believes was punished for doing so by having his pay cut and security clearances revoked there's a lot of players and entities in the story so try to bear with me here adam levin joe worked for the office of net assessment a small but evidently important department at the pentagon. in twenty sixteen loven to complain to the management about two contractors one is stephan helper and the other is a company called long term strategy group will begin untangling this with a helper the pentagon tasked him with writing up policy sheets for problematic regions at least from the u.s. standpoint like russia or china or india this fact alone raised red flags for the whistleblower since the department of defense has employees tasked with just that while h

and you worked for the office of net assessment a small but evidently important department at the pentagon. in twenty sixteen loven to complain to the management about two contractors one is stephan harper and the other is a company called long term strategy group will begin untangling this with a helper the pentagon tasked him with writing up policy sheets for problematic regions at least from the u.s. standpoint like russia or china or india this fact alone raised red flags for the whistleblower since the department of defense as employees tasked with just that while how her was an outsider what made things more suspicious is that helper was paid astronomically more than others. nobody in the office seem to know what hope or was doing for his money is sub contracted out a good chunk of it to other academics he would compile them all and then collect the balance of his fee as a middleman that was very unusual for this type of work the pentagon reimbursed helper with more than a million dollars in the span of just under six years and a stranger doesn't get this kind of money in washington

many were paid for by the pentagon. at least you have any idea who the perpetrator us are among the papers where and use a certificate a kind of contract between buyer and seller the buyers must confirm they will not transfer the weapons without informing the seller they are vital tool to stop the global spread of weapons according to the documents the and. special operations command but the weapons and that up are in the hands of terrorists in syria. but she says the seller bulgaria bears responsibility to know when bug area as a country is. in fault that our weapons and up in all souls and in countries which are and bargo we should stop immediately exports. since their discovery the documents have been verified by international experts. so what is bulgaria's position on these exports. the government declined to come and so we turn to the only bulgarian official prepared to speak to us it is possible to say that is the best lippert mice in the world stephan board and the chair of the co-president of the association of b

many were paid for by the pentagon. at least you have any idea of who the perpetrators are among the papers where and uses certificates a kind of contract between buyer and seller the buyers must confirm they will not transfer the weapons without informing the seller they are vital tool to stop the global spread of weapons according to the documents the and. special operations command but the weapons and that up are in the hands of jihadists in syria. but she says the seller bulgaria bears responsibility to know when gary as a country is. in fault that our weapons and up in warsaw and in countries which are on that embargo we should stop immediately exports. since their discovery the documents have been verified by international experts. so what is bulgaria's position on these exports. the government declined to come and so we turn to the only bulgarian official prepared to speak to us it is possible to say that is the best lippert mice in the world stefan bought a new chair of the co president of the association of bulg

the pentagon was unimpressed about this a year ago the pentagon isn't impressed now is the space force get its procedures we will you know if you're going to require legislation a lot of detail play i mean. we have not yet begun in the past eighteen months the pentagon started through trove of public embarrassment because of their want to be biggest fan for instance this march donald trump casually remark that u.s. troops would be pulling out of syria in the nearest future the bomb shell decision the pentagon was not only unaware of but also disagreed with apparently will become another syria like very soon let the other people take care of it now very soon very soon will come and i've heard rumors of people talking about the trial but it's not over what is the announcement this week changing anything in that sense nothing actually has changed fast forward next month trump says he wants to deploy the national guard on the mexican border well let's just see. the pentagon didn't have too much fun when it had to take the rap for this we're going to be guarding our border with the military

the pentagon was unimpressed about this a year ago the pentagon isn't impressed now is the space force kids for two years we just you know if you're going to require legislation a lot of detail play i mean. we've not yet begun in the past eighteen months the pentagon started through trove of public embarrassment because of their want to be biggest fan for instance this march donald trump casually remark that u.s. troops would be pulling out of syria in the nearest future the bomb shell decision the pentagon was not only unaware of but also disagreed with apparently will become another syria like very soon let the other people take care of it now very soon very soon will come and i've heard rumors of people talking about the trial but it's not over when i think the announcement this week changing anything in that sense nothing actually has changed fast forward next month trump says he wants to deploy the national guard on the mexican border well let's just say. the pentagon didn't have too much fun when it had to take the route for this we're going to be guarding our border with the mil

the pentagon was unimpressed about this a year ago the pentagon isn't impressed now is the space force kids for soldiers. we get you know we're going to require legislation a lot of detail play i mean. we've not yet begun in the past eighteen months the pentagon started through trove of public embarrassment because of their want to be biggest fan for instance this march donald trump casually remark that u.s. troops would be pulling out of syria in the nearest future the bomb shell decision the pentagon was not only unaware of but also disagreed with apparently will become another syria like very soon let the other people take care of it now very soon very soon it will come and i've heard rumors of people talking about the trial but it's not over what is the announcement this week changing anything in that sense nothing actually has changed fast forward next month trump says he wants to deploy the national guard on the mexican border well let's just see. the pentagon didn't have too much fun when it had to take the rap for this we're going to be guarding our border with the military mem

the pentagon was unimpressed about this a year ago the pentagon isn't impressed now is the space force kids for soldiers we will you know if you're going to require legislation a lot of detail play i mean. we've not yet begun in the past eighteen months the pentagon started through trove of public embarrassment because of their want to be biggest fan for instance this march donald trump casually remark that u.s. troops would be pulling out of syria in the nearest future the bomb shell decision the pentagon was not only unaware of but also disagreed with apparently will become another syria like very soon let the other people take care of it now very soon very soon it will come and i've heard rumors of people talking about the trial but it's not over what is the announcement this week changing anything in that sense nothing actually has changed fast forward next month trying to as he wants to deploy the national guard on the mexican border well let's just say the. pentagon didn't have too much fun when it had to take the rap for this we're going to be guarding our border with the milita

the pentagon was unimpressed about this a year ago the pentagon isn't impressed now is the space force kids for two years we just you know if you're going to require legislation a lot of detail play i mean. we've not yet begun in the past eighteen months the pentagon started through trove of public embarrassment because of their want to be biggest fan for instance this march donald trump casually remark that u.s. troops would be pulling out of syria in the nearest future the bomb shell decision the pentagon was not only unaware of but also disagreed with apparently will become another syria like very soon let the other people take care of it now very soon very soon would come and i've heard rumors of people talking about the trial but it's not over when i think the announcement this week changing anything in that sense nothing actually has changed fast forward next month trump says he wants to deploy the national guard on the mexican border well let's just see. the pentagon didn't have too much fun when it had to take the route for this we're going to be guarding our border with the mi

the pentagon was unimpressed about this a year ago the pentagon isn't impressed now is the space force get its procedures we know what you're going to require legislation a lot of detail play i mean. we have not yet begun in the past eighteen months the pentagon started through trove of public embarrassment because of their want to be biggest fan for instance this march donald trump casually remark that u.s. troops would be pulling out of syria in bin nearest future the bomb shell decision the pentagon was not only unaware of but also disagreed with apparently will become another syria like very soon let the other people take care of it now very so very soon would come and i've heard rumors of people talking about the trial but it's not over when i think the announcement this week changing anything in that sense nothing actually has changed fast forward next month trump says he wants to deploy the national guard on the mexican border well let's just see. the pentagon didn't have too much fun when it had to take the route for this we're going to be guarding our border with the military

levin joe worked for the office of net assessment a small but evidently important department at the pentagon. in twenty sixteen loven to complain to the management about two contractors one is stephan helper and the other is a company called long term strategy group will begin untangling this with a helper the pentagon tasked him with writing up policy sheets for problematic regions at least from the u.s. standpoint like russia or china or india this fact alone raised red flags for the whistleblower since the department of defense as employees tasked with just that while how her was an outsider what made things more suspicious is that helper was paid astronomically more than others. nobody in the office seem to know what hope or was doing for his money he subcontracted out a good chunk of it to other academics he would compile them all and then collect the balance and his fee as a middleman that was very unusual for this type of work the pentagon reimbursed helper with more than a million dollars in the span of just under six years and a stranger doesn't get this kind of money in washington

the pentagon was unimpressed about this a year ago the pentagon isn't impressed now is the space force to get its procedures we you know if you're going to require legislation a lot of detail play i mean. we have not yet begun in the past eighteen months the pentagon started through trove of public embarrassment because of their want to be biggest fan for instance this march donald trump casually remark that u.s. troops would be pulling out of syria in the nearest future the bomb shell decision the pentagon was not only unaware of but also disagreed with apparently will become another syria like very soon let the other people take care of it now very very soon would come and i've heard rumors of people talking about the trial but it's not over but i think the announcement this week change and.

the story. pentagon contracts are among the best ways to make big bucks and fast but even within the agency with a multi-billion dollar budget some deals stood out as outrageous for adam love injure an analyst turned whistleblower he reported them to his bosses and believes was punished for doing so by having his pay cut and security clearances revoked there's a lot of players and entities in the story so try to bear with me here adam love and you worked for the office of net assessment a small but evidently important department at the pentagon. in twenty sixteen loven to complain to the management about two contractors one is stephan harper and the other is a company called long term strategy group will begin untangling this with a helper the pentagon tasked him with writing up policy sheets for problematic regions at least from the u.s. standpoint like russia or china or india this fact alone raised red flags for the whistleblower since the department of defense as employees tasked with just that while

to the story. pentagon contracts are among the best ways to make big bucks and fast but even within the agency with a multi-billion dollar budget some deals stood out as outrageous for adam loven german an analyst turned whistleblower he reported them to his bosses and believes was punished for doing so by having his pay cut and security clearances revoked there's a lot of players and entities in the story so try to bear with me here adam levin joe worked for the office of net assessment a small but evidently important department at the pentagon. in twenty sixteen loven to complain to the management about two contractors one is stephan helper and the other is a company called long term strategy group will begin untangling this with a helper the pentagon tasked him with writing up policy sheets for problematic regions at least from the u.s. standpoint like russia or china or india this fact alone raised red flags for the whistleblower since the department of defense has employees tasked with just that while

it is a great day for the pentagon when we have the vice president here of course. i would just tell you mr. vice president, it is a pleasure to have you back here at the pentagon today and it is with a great deal of gratitude on many issues, but specifically this issue for your leadership and what you have done to remove any obstacles in our path is only a vice president could do. space is one of our vital national interest. it is becoming a contested were fighting domain. we have got to adapt to that reality. it is on par with the air land sea and cyberspace domains in terms of it being contested. it is now a domain in which we must be equally prepared. it is no longer a new domain. compete, to be able to deter, and when. following your remarks the department of defense will release our space report to the congress reinforcing the specifics on how we will carry this forward. that report reflects a clear view of the steps necessary to implement president trump's vision for a space force. it is my honor to introduce the vice president of the united states. [applause

the pentagon announced today president trump's military parade is postponed. a defense departmentmaspok saying the pentagon originally targeted november 10th but have now agreed to explore opportunities in 2019. before the announcement, news4 spoke with mayor muriel bowser about the potential parade and its growing costs. >> as a tax p rather see those investments in jobs.tructure, schools,

levin joe worked for the office of net assessment a small but evidently important department at the pentagon. in twenty sixteen loven to complain to the management about two contractors one is stephan helper and the other is a company called long term strategy group will begin untangling this with a helper the pentagon tasked him with writing up policy sheets for problematic regions at least from the u.s. standpoint like russia or china or india this fact alone raised red flags for the whistleblower since the department of defense as employees tasked with just that while how her was an outsider what made things more suspicious is that helper was paid astronomically more than others. nobody in the office seem to know what hope or was doing for his money contracted out a good chunk of it to other academics he would compile them all and then collect the balance of his fee as a middleman that was very unusual for this type of work the pentagon reimbursed helper with more than a million dollars in the span of just under six years and a stranger doesn't get this kind of money in washington allegat

the pentagon was forty year old chinese ammunition that was stored in albania aboard really any business with us but what works with the chinese weapons were under u.s. sanctions so they repackaged the ammo to hide its origin. in twenty eleven after new york times expose a different oh you went to jail but the coos got away with house of interest. so you guys didn't really have a background in that you were just two young guys in their twenty's why did you get contracts to supply arms and you mean why did they give us the contracts. well they gave us the contracts probably because we were very very competitive we were what they called the best value to the government. who says the wood oaks movie failed to tell the whole story he insists the pentagon knew all along that he and his partner was supplying sanction chinese ammunition. his claim supported by documents that surfaced in court. they kept on taking deliveries i think like three deliveries a week of four aircraft loads of ammunition for like four or five months after they found out it was chinese. who says the pentagon was happy w

intelligence community i think that's one reason why he and the sun the moon and the stars to the pentagon he had to have somebody who was on his side when we put it to the international context that you just raised look we've got clients and i do call them clients of not satellites in europe in the far east like south korea and japan i think he can afford to kick them around but we come to the middle east and talk about israel and saudi arabia i don't think there's so much our clients as where their client given the kind of influence the israelis and the saudis have in this town it's not so easy to cross them so i think he is proceeding much more carefully there just as he indulges the pentagon i think he's indulging those countries but we're going to have to see now he can turn the corner especially if he can work out something with mr putin on syria with regard to essentially keeping the israelis and the iranians away from each other near the golan heights we might have the beginning of something constructive in that region but that's going to be a very tough road to hoe i think ok it's

. >> we learned overnight that the pentagon will delay the military para parade. the price tag could exceed $90 million, but they're still pushing it off. >> i'm very heartenned and glad to see that was going on. it is just not our style. very quickly my last assignment overseas was in korea. i was a united nations command officer, and in the u.n. command countries that are still there, they would march, and i had one foreign friend come to me and said those other con ttingents e swinging their arms, and you just walk by in normal marching. that tells me you have self confidence. you know how powerful you are. you don't have to pretend. that's my attitude on the parade. >> general, a pleasure to have you with us. appreciate it, sir. and i think air traffic is safe for you, don't worry. >>> a jury will come back soon for the paul manafort trial. one juror yesterday asked him to redefine reasonable doubt. joe jones is live out there in virginia. >> the significance of all of this is these questions coming to the judge at the end of the first day of deliberations may

the following day, i was in the pentagon with the secretary of defense. this was one -- when they put my photograph in the hall of heroes in the pentagon. this was a very touching ceremony. the following day, i was in the capital building with a member of congress from our state. katie lamar jackson: we talked about this, when you are the metal, it is not for yourself. bennie adkins: it is for the other 16 special forces soldiers that were in the battle with me. it is so humbling to where it based upon the fact that from world war ii-korea, 30 million had served this country. today, 72 million. to be one of those, is super, super humbling. katie lamar jackson: when we walked into the building today, there was a young man who wanted to shake her hand -- your hand. he had never met a living medal of honor recipient before. he must have been in the military. he was not in uniform. that happens a lot, doesn't it? when people recognize your metal and know what it means. there are some people who don't. bennie adkins: it has changed my life to such a point that

, and this was when they put my photograph in the hall of heroes in the pentagon. this was a very touching ceremony. then, the following day, i was over in the capital building with a member of congress from our state. >> you talk about when you wear this metal, it is not for yourself? >> it is for the other 16 special forces soldiers that were in that battle with me. it is so very humbling to this day to wear it, based upon the fact that world war ii, korea and vietnam, and the war on terror, 30 million soldiers had come in distinction, and today there is 72 million meadal recipients. to be one of those a super humbling. >> when we were walking in the building today, there was a young man who wanted to check your hand. he had never met a medal of honor recipient before. he must have been in the military at the current time, but was not in uniform. that happens a lot, doesn't it, where people recognize this meadal, and recognize what the credit means, and some people who don't? >> it changed my life to sub -- such a point. i travel all of the country, i am speaking,

intelligence community i think that's one reason why he and the sun the moon and the stars to the pentagon he had to have somebody who was on his side when we put it to the international context that you just raised look we've got clients and i do call them clients of not satellites in europe in the far east like south korea and japan i think he can afford to kick them around but when we come to the middle east and talk about israel and saudi arabia i don't think there's so much our clients as we're their client given the kind of influence the israelis and the saudis have in this town it's not so easy to cross them so i think he is proceeding much more carefully there just as he indulges the pentagon i think he's indulging those countries but we're going to have to see now he can turn the corner especially if he can work out something with mr putin on syria with regard to essentially keeping the israelis and the iranians away from each other near the golan heights we might have the beginning of something constructive in that region but that's going to be a very tough road to hoe i think ok

i think the pentagon got alarmed over some of the chinese technology acquisition in the silicon valleythe pentagon began to realize that the chinese were going upstream ahead of our current technology and trying to purchase, succeeding in purchasing the technology to produce weapons and win wars ten or 15 years from now. by buying smaller companies that are way out front? >> yes, yes. and having an uncanny instinct for where to find small companies. they weren't just randomly knocking on doors. so once the pentagon became alarmed, i think they asked the intelligence community for more help on this. to some degree, the commerce department and the u.s. trade representative have gotten more concerned about the ripping off of our trade and our market share of world production in almost everything. we're losing our market share in automobiles, even things like paint. it's quite a long list. there's some level of alarm but the divisiveness still is there, that the chinese helped us so much in the cold war, particularly president reagan, with the afghanistan program where. they sold us $2 bil

what we heard from the pentagon of the entire process is a great deal of caution.orth korea is not giving up near nuclear weapons. you heard from the president that a lot more optimism. officials here at the poentagon who are very suspicious. what they say here at the pentagon that they are prepared for any orders the president gives but the maximum pressure cal pa campaign and maintains and heats up the pressure of north korea. >> quickly we saw that earlier this week when the treasure department sanctions russian vesse vessels. one thing that's clear across the entire government is that they want the sanctions to bite to force kim jong-un to the negotiating table. i am across the hall here and seeing what the pentagon's next move is. >> before you take off, one of the things that came out of the summit as i recall that the president boosted several times after that that the north koreans have stopped their missing testings. what do we know about that and the north koreans and their missiles right now. >> there is a great deal dispute on where they are in terms of

sorry i got a job i'm going to jump in here and we have to remember that in december of last year the pentagon admitted it had troops on the ground were going to go to a short break and after a short break that short break we'll continue our discussion on yemen state with r.t. . first . of all there's. also the document on the first thanks. so much i must. tell you. that. he dragged me into most of it it does show. some of the sheen you know. was that. if they were. going to come this morning. welcome back across the uk where all things considered i'm peter lavelle remind you we're discussing the tragedy you know newseum. ok let me go back to catherine on skype in brighton well as we've already pointed out on this program when you put it quite definitively in the first part of the program. the people of yemen do not want to be occupied they have proven over the last three years to be quite resistant to that even though the casualties are high in every single way there has never been any doubt solid documentation that iran is helping militarily or any in any kind of meaningful material way so w

intelligence community i think that's one reason why he and the sun the moon and the stars to the pentagon he had to have somebody who was on his side when we put it to the international context that you just raised look we've got clients and i do call them clients of not satellites in europe in the far east like south korea and japan i think he can afford to kick them around but we come to the middle east and talk about israel and saudi arabia i don't think there's so much our clients as where their client given the kind of influence the israelis and the saudis have in this town it's not so easy to cross them so i think he is proceeding much more carefully there just as he indulges the pentagon i think he's indulging those countries but we're going to have to see now he can turn the corner especially if he can work out something with mr putin on syria with regard to essentially keeping the israelis and the iranians away from each other near the golan heights we might have the beginning of something constructive in that region but that's going to be a very tough road to hoe i think ok it's

>> that is something the pentagon has been concerned about a number of years. ually fired a missile and took out one of their own dad satellites, an old weather satellite. but the point that the pentagon took away with, they have the capability then to shoot down a satellite just sitting there that made them realize that space which was long seen as a sanctuary peaceful domain now because we are so dependent on it and the way we fight war really were vulnerable. china also fired a missile for the pentagon has some of its most sensitive assets. this has been going on for quite a while. melissa: i do remember those events. do not have a way to defend against it? >> the pentagon has been talking about that with the advent and technology for satellites instead of having big exquisite satellites out there that do one function, that you disaggregate them. that incentive when you have dozens or hundreds or maybe even thousands of small satellites. just as computers . . refrigerator now the size of a shoebox. if you put it dozens or hundreds of them come you can take ou

join you here today at the pentagon. et me begin by bringing greatings from your command -- greetings from your commander in has from the earliest days of this administration to be a great champion of the armed forces of he united states committed to strengthening security here on earth and in space. i bring greetings from the 45th united states e of america, president donald trump. [applause] nation, ddress to the president trump proclaim thatted the united states stands in his birth of a new millennium ready to unlock the mysteries of space. and since day one of our administration this president to restore promise america's proud legacy of leadership in space. that space is essential to our nation's prosperity, and our very way of life. year, after it was dormant for nearly a quarter century, revised the mp national space council. the united states of america will meet the emerging threats this new battle field with american strength. defend our nation, protect ur people, and carry the cause of liberty and peace entome

secretary, to join you here today at the pentagon. and let me begin by bringing greetings from your commander in chief who has from the very earliest days of this administration proved himself to be a great champion of the armed forces of the united states committed to strengthening american security here on earth and in space. i bring greetings from the 45th president of the united states of america, president donald trump. [applause] in his inaugural address to the nation be, president trump proclaimed that the united states stands, in his words, at the birth of a new millenium, ready to unlock the mysteries of space. and since day one of our administration, this president has kept his promise to restore america's proud legacy of leadership in space. believing that space is essential to our nation's security, prosperity and our very way of life. last year after it had lain dormant for nearly a quarter century, president trump revived the national space council to reinvigorate and coordinate space activities across our government. it'

troops would be pulling out of syria in bin nearest future the bomb shell decision the pentagon was not only unaware of but also disagreed with apparently will become a serial like very soon let the other people take care of it now very soon very soon will come and i've heard rumors of people talking about the trial but it's not over what did the announcement this week change anything in that sense nothing actually has changed fast forward next month trump says he wants to deploy the national guard on the mexican border well let's just say the pentagon didn't have too much fun when it had to take the rap for this we're going to be guarding our border with the military members who are likely to be involved this overall expanded operation so that will all be determined by the requirements that are given to us first but i don't have any specific details on what support we could provide but they will provide us with the requirements and then from that will determine how many and what's the mission and how many will deploy back in twenty seventeen trump went to france where he saw the iconic

and allied targets according to the latest pentagon report. na says china is trying to send a message. >> chinese don't want conflict but at the end of the day they want every country around the world when deciding the interests on policy issues to first and foremost side with china, not the united states. >> reporter: chi in's goal? >> the chinese seek to replace the united states as the leading power in the world. >> reporter: president xi making it clear chinese power is to be reckoned with. the chinese have some military advantages. vice president mike pence revealing a u.s. military shortfall. >> hyper sonic missiles designed to fly up to five miles a second to evade detection by the radars. china claimed to have made the first successful test. >> reporter: a key chinese advance -- >> china launched a missile that tracked and destroyed one of its own satellites. >> reporter: but it is here in the south china sea in a well-known feud that the u.s. already finds itself facing off against china. man-made islands now with airstrips and radar t

as we know, your other double duty is covering the pentagon. with secretary mattis speaking you, the secretary will be one of the administrative representatives there at mccain's services, unlike president trump today. >> reporter: welcome, we know mattis had a close relationship with mccain. they worked together on a lot of issues. you'd see mattis go down and visit mccain at numerous points throughout his tenure as secretary of defense. what you've seen from the president, and what we know, is there is internal and external pressure to change his position, and it finally got to him. listen to how -- you mentioned the three opportunities. listen to how the president had stony silence when asked about mccain. >> mr. president, any thoughts on john mccain? mr. president, any thoughts on john mccain? >> let's move it. thanks, everybody. let's go this way. >> any thoughts on the legacy of john mccain? mr. president, do you have any thoughts on john mccain? do you have any thoughts at all about john mccain? >> let's go. let's go. >> do you believe j

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