Mary Walsh
@CBSWalsh
6-time Emmy Award winning producer for CBS News. I cover national security & defense issues. University of Texas grad - proud Longhorn + 1976 Daily Texan editor
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19-06-2009 20:41:55
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U.S. C-130s dropped 38,000 meals into #Gaza today; this was a combined U.S. Central Command and Jordan Air Force operation - U.S. Central Command
HASC demanding answers from Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on failure to tell President Biden about hospitalilzation for prostate cancer in hearing this morning
On his reluctance reveal cancer diagnosis Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III says it's not so much an issue of secrecy as it is of privacy; I should have informed my boss and that was a mistake
Asked if he considered resigning during political firestorm over his lack of transparency about his illness, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III says 'no.'
'I have apologized directly to President Biden,' Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III says, also noting he missed an opportunity to send the message that prostate cancer affects 1 in 8 American men & is highly treatable. 'Get screened. Get a checkup'
As you know I'm a pretty private guy, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said, I was being treated for prostate cancer. It shook me. (nevertheless) admits he should have told the President and the American people
DOD officials tell David C. Martin U.S. fighter jets from #USSEisenhower have begun attacking #Houthi targets in Yemen; UK forces also making strikes; this is the 8th strike against Houthi targets in Yemen U.S. Navy