Later,speaking to some of his troops in Afghanistan, the general said after the president's deployment decision and speech " things are different.

VOA: standard.2009.12.03

Top army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas says Pakistani officials have been speaking to U.S.

VOA: standard.2009.07.04

(Speaking) The general said even more people turned out to vote than before.

VOA: standard.2010.03.07

This is Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin speaking to Eric Holder during last week's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing: " General, I want to commend you for your decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other 9/11 plotters in federal court,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

Speaking to a conference of military and civilian counterinsurgency experts, General Petraeus declined to discuss the specifics of the McChrystal assessment or the ongoing deliberations, but he did repeat a point he has often made about how he believes extremists must be fought.

VOA: standard.2009.09.23