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With Esper gone, Democrats concerned over what Trump will do with the military
As published by Politico By LARA SELIGMAN and CONNOR O’BRIEN President Donald Trump's abrupt firing of Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday is sparking deep concern among Democrats in Congress, who warn that one of the few remaining checks on the commander in ...
Trump Fires Esper, Taps NCTC Director to be Acting SecDef
As published by Nextgov By MARCUS WEISGERBER, BRADLEY PENISTON AND KATIE BO WILLIAMS President Donald Trump fired Pentagon chief Mark Esper on Monday afternoon, installing an unprecedented fourth acting Defense secretary just 72 days before the expected start of the Biden administration. “I am ...
Day after defense secretary fired, top Pentagon policy officials asked to resign
Several top officials were asked to resign to make way for Trump loyalists As published by ABC News by Luis Martinez A day after Defense Secretary Mark Esper was fired by President Donald Trump and replaced by acting Secretary Christopher ...
Why we need to leave Afghanistan – it’s time to get out!
By Don Parnell The United States has been in Afghanistan for nineteen years. Over 2,300 troops have been killed and over 20,000 wounded during this timeframe. The CIA accompanied by US military Special Forces units went into northern Afghanistan weeks ...
American hostage Philip Walton rescued in dramatic military operation: Officials
Walton was abducted recently in Niger, where he had been living. As published by ABC News By James Gordon Meek, Aicha El Hammar Castano, and Conor FinneganOctober 31, 2020, 9:53 AM An American citizen abducted last week in Niger has been ...
Colonel Darren Duke discusses Operation Observant Compass, the mission to counter the Lord’s Resistance Army
Click here to listen to Col Duke discusses Operations Observant Compass, the mission to counter the Lord's Resistance Army. Colonel Jon Darren Duke is a career intelligence and special operations officer, and has served in numerous Marine Corps and Joint, ...
Jannah or Jahannam: Options for Dealing with ISIS Detainees
October 13, 2020 Eric Oehlerich, Mick Mulroy, Liam McHugh As published by the Middle East Institute Summary Thousands of former ISIS fighters and tens of thousands of civilians indoctrinated in the group’s extremist ideology currently sit in prisons and refugee camps across ...
Esper plans more official travel as calls grow for him to stay put
As published by Politico by Lara Seligman The Pentagon’s top military leaders are under quarantine. The president's case of coronavirus is prompting concern that the U.S. is vulnerable to adversaries. And the election is stoking fears of more unrest in ...
The world’s hottest spy target: Trump’s health
President Donald Trump's doctors won’t say when he last tested negative. They won’t reveal details of how his lungs are functioning, why he was prescribed advanced treatments usually reserved for severe Covid-19 cases, how high his fever soared or just ...
Pentagon Downplays National Security Concerns From Trump’s Diagnosis
...and some experts say they’re probably right. As published by Defense One by Katie Bo Williams Top Pentagon officials on Friday morning moved quickly to dispel fears that President Donald Trump’s positive COVID-19 diagnosis has put the United States at ...
