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Revision as of 16:00, 21 July 2017
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Born | James Norman Mattis 1950-09-08 Pullman, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Central Washington University | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of | Atlantic Council/Distinguished Leadership Awards, Hoover Institution/Fellows, Theranos | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Party | Independent | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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“Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.”
James Mattis (2006) [1]
James "Mad Dog" Mattis was sworn in as the U.S. Secretary of Defense, January 20, 2017.
Fallujah
James Mattis reportedly earned the nickname “Mad Dog” for leading U.S. Marines into battle in Fallujah, Iraq, in April 2004.[2]
Opposition to torture
In 2017, the New York Times stated that "Mr. Mattis has long opposed some of the aggressive interrogation methods used during President George W. Bush’s administration."[3]
Events Participated in
Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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Bilderberg/2015 | 11 June 2015 | 14 June 2015 | Austria Telfs-Buchen | The 63rd meeting, 128 Bilderbergers met in Austria |
Munich Security Conference/2009 | 2009 | 2009 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 45th Munich Security Conference |
Munich Security Conference/2017 | 17 February 2017 | 19 February 2017 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 53rd Munich Security Conference |
Munich Security Conference/2018 | 12 February 2018 | 14 February 2018 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 54th Munich Security Conference |
Munich Security Conference/2022 | 18 February 2022 | 20 February 2022 | Germany Munich Bavaria | Slightly less than 1/3 of the 664 of the participants have pages here |
Munich Security Conference/2023 | 17 February 2023 | 19 February 2023 | Germany Munich Bavaria | Annual conference of mid-level functionaries from the military-industrial complex - politicians, propagandists and lobbyists. The real decisions are made by deep politicians behind the scenes, elsewhere. |
Munich Security Conference/2024 | 16 February 2024 | 18 February 2024 | Germany Munich Bavaria | Annual conference of mid-level functionaries from the military-industrial complex - politicians, propagandists and lobbyists - in their own bubble, far from the concerns of their subjects |
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