Name: Robert Michael Gates
Date of Birth: September 23, 1943
GW Bush/Obama administration Position:
- Secretary of Defense (December 18, 2006-present)
War Crime Charges:
- Prosecuting a war Of aggression
- Bombing civilian populations
- Directed illegal kidnapping and torture
Primary Association:
- Current Secretary of Defense in Obama Administration
Secondary Associations:
Gates has been a member of the board of trustees of Fidelity Investments and on the board of directors of NACCO Industries, Inc., Brinker International, Inc., Parker Drilling Company, Science Applications International Corporation and VoteHere, a technology company which sought to provide cryptography and computer software security for the electronic election industry.
Scheduled Events:
- TBA
More Information:
Robert Gates is a former Director of the CIA (1991-1993). He has a long history of politicizing intelligence. Gates was implicated in the Iran-Contra scandal and is considered the "father" of Al Qaeda - he formed the Arab Legion, a young Al Qaeda fighting force, in Afghanistan to fight the Soviets.
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