Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) blew up Republican claims that President Donald Trump did nothing wrong by withholding military aid from Ukraine as he sought the announcement of an investigation into Joe Biden. The Texas Democrat disagreed with GOP...
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A Republican lawmaker suggested that some impeachment evidence offered by Democrats had insulted military service members. Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) — an Iraq War veteran whose combat record has fallen under question — claimed that...
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In a compromise with the Democrats, paid parental leave is included in defense spending bill.
Poaching is a major threat to the survival of forest elephants in Africa. Now the U.S. military is helping to train park rangers who are fighting to protect the elephants in the Central African country of Gabon. VOA Pentagon Correspondent Carla...
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European Commission Proposes Sweeping European Green DealDOJ Inspector General Testifies to Senate Judiciary CommitteeMore Than 70 Troops Killed in Attack on Niger Military CampDemonstrations Sweep Algeria as Protesters Demand Boycott of Today's...
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Sebastien Roblin
History, Europe
Russia and America have long copied each other's military developments.
Key point: The Soviet Union was never convinced such technically impressive penetrating strategic reconnaissance planes were a great...
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US To Lead Biggest Military Drill In Europe Since Cold War, Showing NATO How It's Done
Coming off last week's 70th anniversary NATO conference in London where deep cracks in the Western alliance were felt more than ever, and where its...
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New Zealand’s military will embark on a risky dawn mission to retrieve eight bodies from the still-active White Island volcano, officials said Thursday, as pressure from distraught victims’ families mounted. Teams will move in...
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The deadly shooting by a Saudi national last week at the Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida has raised questions about radicalization in Saudi Arabia’s military ranks.Mohammed Alshamrani, 21, a lieutenant in the Royal Saudi Air Force, opened...
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The NYT and Washington Post gave us more of their fraternity ritual budget reporting in talking about the new $738 billion military budget agreed to by Congress and Donald Trump. This is known as fraternity ritual reporting because everyone knows...
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Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi is defending Myanmar in court against accusations of genocide.
According to a case brought by the country of Gambia at the United Nations’ International Court of Justice, the...
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President Donald Trump held a White House Hanukkah party a few weeks before the Jewish holiday and during the event, he seemed to be claiming he served in the military when he didn’t. “Like we used to say in the military, make a path,”...
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The crash was probably caused by a pilot's mistake or a technical failure, the military source said.
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DAMASCUS (Sputnik) - The US military evacuated about 300 family members of militants of the Daesh* terrorist group from the Al-Hawl camp in northern Syria to Iraq, Syrian state television reported on Wednesday.
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Jason Hopkins
Politics, Americas
It will be 'to examine the use of military personnel along the southern border,' acting Inspector General Glenn Fine said.
The Pentagon’s Office of Inspector General has opened a review into President Donald...
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With a 377-48 vote, the House on Wednesday passed a $738 billion defense policy bill that authorizes the creation of a Space Force as the sixth branch of the military and gives federal workers 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
The bill also gives...
Dr. Richard Ebeling, professor of economics at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, and my longtime friend and colleague, has written an important article, “Business Ethics and Morality of the Marketplace,” appearing in...
The U.S. military will deploy an additional 20,000 personnel for NATO exercises in Europe next spring. I have no problem with that. The alliance preserves common freedom, peace, and prosperity. Americans benefit from...
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“The bottom line is that top military officials and civilian officials have known that the Afghan war has been has been unwinnable and have been misleading the American public for 20 years.” Rep. Ro Khanna on Wednesday said...
Michael Brady
Security, Asia
The J-20 is an important step for the Chinese military.
Key point: China’s new stealth aircraft will allow it to enjoy military superiority over its rivals in the region.
Reports say China put its stealth fighter...
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