Gordon Lubold

Gordon Lubold is a former national security reporter for Foreign Policy.

Articles by Gordon Lubold

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Afghans take over, peace office opens: a ridiculous mouse? Syria aid M.I.A.; Iran’s shady plans to go nuclear; Middies charged with rape; The services are “acting like children;” And a bit more.

Situation Report

June 18, 2013, 1:59 PM

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Never Mind the Guns, Half of Syria’s ‘Non-Lethal’ Aid Is Stuck on U.S. Shelves

The Cable

June 17, 2013, 6:44 PM

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The Army’s $900 toilet seat?; Where’s the love for Dempsey and Winnefeld?; A really awkward NSA leak; A behind-the-scenes look at Ya’alon’s Osprey ride; and a bit more.

Situation Report

June 17, 2013, 1:58 PM

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Why the Pentagon really, really doesn’t want to get involved in Syria

The Complex

June 14, 2013, 6:51 PM

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Syria’s red line, crossed; Top brass still skeptical of arming the rebels; Don’t get this Aussie angry; Why Obama will get an earful in Germany over the NSA; The Marines are pumped about the Israeli MOD’s arrival today; and just a bit more.

Situation Report

June 14, 2013, 1:33 PM

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NSA chief wants even more data; Syrian rebels “starved for arms”; Lippert fired the “TSA;” CIA hires an outsider; Finding the next Snowden; A flag on the table: Seemed like a good idea at the time; and a bit more.

Situation Report

June 13, 2013, 1:44 PM

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White House takeover of the CIA continues with new agency No. 2

The Cable

June 12, 2013, 7:07 PM

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At the Pentagon, it’s all about brain injuries today; One veteran has waited 462 days for VA help; Levin strips anti-sexual assault measure from bill; NSA chief testifies today on the Hill; and a bit more.

Situation Report

June 12, 2013, 1:39 PM

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A new Sedney for the Pentagon; Hagel to talk war costs, the need to cut troop bennies; 5,000 U.S. forces in Syria’s backyard; Boozers like to dress nice; NSA leaker’s Rubik’s Cube; The Tom Tom bags Hagel; FP gets Dangerous; and a bit more.

Situation Report

June 11, 2013, 2:13 PM

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The NSA leaks’ big reveal; The scariest part of it all; Was China a good idea for Snowden? An Afghan attack, foiled; The Pentagon’s pals in Russia; John Allen to Brookings; And a little bit more.

Situation Report

June 10, 2013, 1:03 PM

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The PRISM through which the WH views privacy; An award for Mabus; An “out member” gets a second star; Five vet charities termed “the worst”; Sonenshine on public diplomacy; and a bit more.

Situation Report

June 7, 2013, 1:42 PM

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Hagel’s briefings on strategic review started today; Tomatoes for the WaPo story on commissaries?; In Rice, Obama bought a sports car; McCain: an “inescapable reality” in Syria; Can SecDef declassify material? And a bit more.

Situation Report

June 6, 2013, 7:06 PM

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Donilon out, Rice in; POGO releases draft IG report on Panetta, ZD30; Well, that went well: chiefs exasperate senators during sexual assault hearing; Brett Holmgren is a TSA for Ash; PowerPoints gone wild; And a bit more.

Situation Report

June 5, 2013, 1:15 PM

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Are the chiefs swimming upstream on sexual assault?; 73 percent of victims are junior enlisted; Happy birthday, Southcom! Jill Kelley, suing; What caused that cargo plane to crash in Kabul in April; and a bit more.

Situation Report

June 4, 2013, 1:50 PM

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Turkey unravels; Hagel to Brussels; FP’s Susan Glasser to Politico; Dirty windows at the Pentagon; Amos on ‘zero defects;’ A SEAL comes out; and a bit more.

Situation Report

June 3, 2013, 2:20 PM

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