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(2007-03-14) — Former President Bill Clinton today added his voice to the chorus calling for Gen. Peter Pace to apologize for remarks in a recent interview in which he branded some kinds of behavior as “immoral“, and said the military should not condone immorality of any kind. In a newspaper interview, Gen. Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, mentioned adultery and homosexual behavior as examples of immorality. President Clinton, who served as Commander in Chief for two tours of duty, instituted the military policy called ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ which officially allows homosexuals to serve in the armed...

Pace Demurs on Accusation of Iran February 13, 2007 The Washington Post Karen DeYoung Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said yesterday that he has no information indicating Iran's government is directing the supply of lethal weapons to Shiite insurgent groups in Iraq. "We know that the explosively formed projectiles are manufactured in Iran," Pace told Voice of America during a visit to Australia. "What I would not say is that the Iranian government, per se, knows about this." "It is clear that Iranians are involved, and it's clear that materials from Iran are involved,"...

Opponents of President Bush and his Iraq policy have jumped on a comment last week by Gen. John Abizaid, commander, U.S. Central Command, before the Senate Armed Services Committee: "I believe that the sectarian violence is probably as bad as I've seen it, in Baghdad in particular, and that if not stopped, it is possible that Iraq could move toward civil war." Ignored in most of the media coverage was what Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at the same hearing: "I believe that we do have the possibility of that devolving to a civil...

Marching orders Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, on his first day as Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, sent a memo to the Joint Staff telling them what he expects. The Joint Staff duplicates the staffing of military commands around the world. It monitors operations, does collaborative contingency planning, writes reports and advises the chairman. "The Joint Staff will be an agile, empowered, innovative and results-oriented organization, which supports the chairman in the execution of his duties as the principal military adviser to the president of the United States, the Secretary of Defense and the National Security Council. The chairman's role...

U.S. Marines in Haiti who shot and killed an armed Haitian and wounded another in Port-au-Prince on March 8 operated "well within the rules of engagement," the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told Pentagon reporters today. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace said he received reports that a vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed toward the Marines near the presidential palace when they took aim. Pace said the Marines responded appropriately in retaliating with deadly force, based on the established rules of engagement. "Every service member – in this case, a Marine — has an...

Despite attacks against U.S. and coalition troops and innocent Iraqis, an encouraging trend since Saddam Hussein's capture has been the increasing number of Iraqis who are coming forward with information, Marine Corps General Peter Pace told reporters Jan. 13 during a Pentagon briefing with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld. Pace, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said both those who had no apparent previous affiliation with the Baath Party and now some previous Baath Party officials are "coming forward and leading us to caches, giving us information about individuals who we're looking for." The general said that in...