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How Biden went his own way on Afghanistan withdrawal
President Joe Biden ordered the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan over the advice of some of his senior-most advisers in the Pentagon and State Department, leaders who are now charged with carrying out the particulars of the complicated drawdown.
pentagon - CNN2:23pm PDT - April 14th, 2021
‘The Pentagon is not making these decisions’: How Biden’s team overrode the brass on Afghanistan
After two decades, troops have an end date on America's longest war. But it took a White House ready to pull rank on the military.
pentagon - Politico1:45pm PDT - April 14th, 2021
Biden ready to announce U.S. withdrawal, even as peace eludes Afghanistan - Reuters
President Joe Biden's planned announcement on Wednesday of a complete U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 aims to close the book on America's longest war, as critics warn that peace is anything but assured after two decades of fighting.
pentagon - Reuters9:08pm PDT - April 13th, 2021
Biden to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, officials say - Reuters
President Joe Biden has decided to withdraw the remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, 20 years to the day after al Qaeda's attacks triggered America's longest war, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
pentagon - Reuters10:40am PDT - April 13th, 2021
US troops 'to leave Afghanistan by 11 September'
US President Joe Biden set to announce troops will leave Afghanistan by 11 September - media reports.
pentagon - BBC News9:30am PDT - April 13th, 2021
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin lands a Pentagon contract to design nuclear-powered spacecraft
Summary List PlacementThe Pentagon on Monday awarded Blue Origin, the aerospace company founded by Jeff Bezos, a $2.5 million contract to design a nuclear-powered spacecraft. The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) agency also chose L…
pentagon - Business Insider3:00am PDT - April 13th, 2021
Russia warns U.S. warships to steer clear of Crimea 'for their own good' - Reuters
Russia on Tuesday warned the United States to ensure its warships stayed well away from Crimea "for their own good", calling their deployment in the Black Sea a provocation designed to test Russian nerves.
pentagon - Reuters1:37am PDT - April 13th, 2021
Biden picks 1st woman to be Army secretary
In historic first, President Joe Biden has nominated Christine Wormuth to serve as secretary of the Army. If confirmed she would be the first woman to hold the job.
pentagon - ABC News2:58pm PDT - April 12th, 2021
Pentagon chief declares 'ironclad' U.S. commitment to Israel
Lloyd Austin's visit comes amid efforts to rebuild the Iran nuclear agreement.
pentagon - Politico3:50pm PDT - April 11th, 2021
Blinken to return to Brussels for talks on Ukraine, Afghanistan - Reuters
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will return to Brussels this week for discussions on Iran, Afghanistan and Russian activities directed at Ukraine, a U.S. official said.
pentagon - Reuters10:38am PDT - April 11th, 2021
Pentagon chief declares 'ironclad' US commitment to Israel
Defense Secretary Austin in Israel for his first visit, met Israeli counterpart.
pentagon - ABC News10:02am PDT - April 11th, 2021
Pentagon chief Austin makes first Israel visit by Biden cabinet member - Reuters
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Israel on Sunday in the first visit by a senior Biden administration official, diplomats said.
pentagon - Reuters11:12pm PDT - April 10th, 2021
Pentagon officer charged with murder also pulled gun on woman last year: Police
The Pentagon police officer who has been charged with murder for allegedly killing two people in Maryland this week, also pulled a gun on a homeless woman last year.
pentagon - ABC News12:29pm PDT - April 10th, 2021
U.S. to send two warships to Black Sea, Russia voices concerns - Reuters
The United States will send two warships to the Black Sea next week, Turkey said on Friday as Russia, which has boosted its military forces near Ukraine, accused NATO powers that do not have a coast line in the region of increasing naval activity.
pentagon - Reuters1:04pm PDT - April 9th, 2021
U.S. defense secretary to visit Israel, Germany, NATO headquarters, UK - Reuters UK
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will travel to Israel, Germany, NATO headquarters in Belgium and Britain starting on Saturday, the Pentagon said in a statement.
pentagon - Reuters3:45pm PDT - April 8th, 2021
Off-duty Pentagon police officer shot and killed two people he believed were breaking into a car, police say
An off-duty federal police officer shot and killed two people he believed had broken into a car in Maryland on Wednesday morning, according to local authorities.
pentagon - CNN7:32pm PDT - April 7th, 2021
U.S. prepared to consider North Korea diplomacy aimed at denuclearization -White House - Reuters
The United States is prepared to consider diplomacy with North Korea if it leads to a path of denuclearization, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Wednesday.
pentagon - Reuters11:37am PDT - April 7th, 2021
Head of Capitol security task force says Trump fed insurrectionists 'a little BS'
Retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, who led a review of security failures around the January 6 insurrection, said Tuesday that the US Capitol attack was fueled by a "information operation" led by former President Donald Trump that involved feeding Americans "a li…
pentagon - CNN3:38pm PDT - April 6th, 2021
US shuts once-secret Guantanamo prison unit, moves prisoners
The prisoners at Camp 7 were transferred to another facility.
pentagon - ABC News12:48pm PDT - April 4th, 2021
Soldier Says Drill Instructors Sexually Assaulted Her While Enrolled In Training Course
The U.S. Army has suspended several drill instructors after they allegedly sexually assaulted a female soldier going through training at Fort Sill in Oklahoma. On Friday, the Intercept reported that the trainee alleged she was assaulted by a total of 22 servi…
pentagon - Time5:33pm PDT - April 2nd, 2021
Kremlin says that any NATO troop deployment to Ukraine would raise tensions - Reuters
The Kremlin said on Friday that any deployment of NATO troops to Ukraine would lead to further tensions near Russia's borders and force Moscow to take extra measures to ensure its own security.
pentagon - Reuters3:29am PDT - April 2nd, 2021
Reversing Trump, Pentagon Releases Inclusive New Transgender Policies
In 2017, Trump tweeted that the government wouldn’t accept or allow transgender people to serve “in any capacity” in the military
pentagon - Time8:54am PDT - April 1st, 2021
Mozambique: Why IS is so hard to defeat in Mozambique
The jihadists appear to be aiming to create their own self-declared "caliphate".
pentagon - BBC News2:33pm PDT - March 31st, 2021
Pentagon linguist pleads guilty to exposing U.S. human assets
Mariam Taha Thompson began passing secret information after the U.S. killed Qassem Soleimani.
pentagon - CBS News7:07pm PDT - March 26th, 2021
Pelosi picks first Black American to lead U.S. House security - Reuters
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi nominated a Washington military commander to serve as chamber's top law enforcement officer, who would be the first Black American to hold that role.
pentagon - Reuters12:26pm PDT - March 26th, 2021
RT @Gitmo99: Does anyone still believe a plane crashed in the pentagon? Rumsfeld, Chaney and the Bush family pulled off an attack on the US…
Anthony Asaro (@DEATHBALL13)8:40am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @OliLondonTV: The Pentagon refused to pay for the body of a service member who died in the withdrawal of Afghanistan from being flown to…
RuOk (@RuOk14)8:40am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @TomFitton: Family forced to pay to ship body of Marine killed after Pentagon policy change: 'Egregious injustice' "A Republican lawmak…
Michael-Fabrizio (@mikelfabrizio)8:40am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @OliLondonTV: The Pentagon refused to pay for the body of a service member who died in the withdrawal of Afghanistan from being flown to…
Daryl, OMS-I, PhD, M.S., MPH, MBA (c), NREMT (@PhDtoDO)8:39am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @RepMarkGreen: So we are paying to fly illegal immigrants to the destination of their choice but we can’t fly a hero’s body home? This…
James (@kmoneys3)8:39am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @rocaforcongress: Nicole Gee was one of the 13 service members killed in Biden’s disastrous Afghan withdrawal. Her family had to pay the…
StealthRider (@rider_stealth)8:39am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @TomFitton: Family forced to pay to ship body of Marine killed after Pentagon policy change: 'Egregious injustice' "A Republican lawmak…
Cecilia (@Cecilia27572768)8:39am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @Not_the_Bee: Biden's Pentagon refuses to pay for remains of "Fallen 13" Marine killed in Kabul to be shipped to final resting place in…
Mary4Jr88 (@mary4jr88)8:39am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @RepEliCrane: Biden’s Pentagon is eager to fund abortion travel, genital mutilations & a proxy war in Europe. But when a Marine was kil…
Redbird (@RedBird74003923)8:39am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @TOP100KPOP: TOP 100 – K-POP VISUAL (NOMINEES) Yanan (PENTAGON) Yechan (OMEGA X) Yeo One (PENTAGON) Yeonhee (Rocket Punch) Yeosang (ATE…
치히로 (@yohan_922weirui)8:39am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @BernieSanders: As a nation, the time is long overdue for fundamental changes to our national priorities. Cutting military spending is a…
Josie Grillas (@JosieGrillasSTL)8:39am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @OliLondonTV: The Pentagon refused to pay for the body of a service member who died in the withdrawal of Afghanistan from being flown to…
MacGyver1776 (@MacGyverIn1776)8:39am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @RepMarkGreen: So we are paying to fly illegal immigrants to the destination of their choice but we can’t fly a hero’s body home? This…
CW3 ret Anderson Apprentice Baiter (@banjoscrambler)8:39am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @RepMarkGreen: So we are paying to fly illegal immigrants to the destination of their choice but we can’t fly a hero’s body home? This…
Buster Brown ☸️ (@BusterBrown1404)8:39am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @OliLondonTV: The Pentagon refused to pay for the body of a service member who died in the withdrawal of Afghanistan from being flown to…
Afrankie (@AmyPres25647187)8:39am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @TomFitton: Family forced to pay to ship body of Marine killed after Pentagon policy change: 'Egregious injustice' "A Republican lawmak…
Grey Wolf (@plaac)8:39am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @FoxNews: Family forced to pay to ship body of Marine killed after Pentagon policy change: 'Egregious injustice' https://t.co/HITtlQ20c1
Bandit (@Getaclue77)8:39am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @DLoesch: One of the 13 Gold Star families who lost their daughter in Afghanistan was forced to pay to ship her body back -- until nonp…
WillyKJr1 (@Jr1Willy)8:39am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @JoeKhalilTV: Commander Fravor, fmr military pilot who witnessed the now famous “tic tac” UAP from Pentagon-released video says it was a…
CraftmeatI (@CraftmeatI)8:39am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @RSBNetwork: "I think it's time for this country to take back our country. We need to tell the folks at the Pentagon they work for us, d…
janette rohl (@JanetteRohl)8:39am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @mcsquared34: Pentagon fails fifth audit in a row, unable to account for 61% of its total $3.5 trillion in assets https://t.co/UESlROJ7…
Damian (@Nachito31899)8:39am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @TomFitton: Family forced to pay to ship body of Marine killed after Pentagon policy change: 'Egregious injustice' "A Republican lawmak…
Robbie277 (@oneofkind64)8:39am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @TomFitton: Family forced to pay to ship body of Marine killed after Pentagon policy change: 'Egregious injustice' "A Republican lawmak…
Proud Patriot (@debjoem)8:39am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @rosscoulthart: Belated recognition from @latimes that Congress really is getting serious about #UAPs: “…an unusually wide coalition, f…
Craig (@Aesch37)1:41am PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @JosephPolitano: The funniest part of living in Northern Virginia is constantly seeing metro ads that are exclusively targeted at like ~…
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RT @JosephPolitano: The funniest part of living in Northern Virginia is constantly seeing metro ads that are exclusively targeted at like ~…
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RT @JosephPolitano: The funniest part of living in Northern Virginia is constantly seeing metro ads that are exclusively targeted at like ~…
Anthony Isacco (@IsaccoAnthony)1:40am PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @CovidDataReport: Pentagon COVID-19 Case Registry Is Riddled with Errors, Watchdog Finds | https://t.co/K81E19IrHR https://t.co/xOCkMnKR…
Caregiver ✝️ (@stevecripe57)1:40am PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @SkyNewsAust: China sent dozens of warplanes towards Taiwan over the weekend, AP reports. https://t.co/aiv5I3ncqQ
CARL J. KIECK INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONSULTANT (@KieckCarl)1:39am PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @JosephPolitano: The funniest part of living in Northern Virginia is constantly seeing metro ads that are exclusively targeted at like ~…
幽霊 (@GhostFromDreams)1:39am PDT - July 25th, 2023
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RT @JosephPolitano: The funniest part of living in Northern Virginia is constantly seeing metro ads that are exclusively targeted at like ~…
Stupid Feline Waif (@TheFiveSuns)1:38am PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @NewsNation: Pentagon blocks lawmakers from UFO data ahead of UAP hearing https://t.co/nHjGm4KHTS
ExiledEarthling (@ExiledEarthling)1:37am PDT - July 25th, 2023
World's largest office opened in India and it is larger than the Pentagon office. USA held this record for 80 years. https://t.co/laz8HpnlCH
Sir Indian Lion (@IndianLion99)1:37am PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @KIN0VERSE: pentagon kino the coolest person i know https://t.co/jtQBRhvjaa
Yanans_Bestie (@Shomi_g)4:13pm PDT - July 24th, 2023
RT @JosephPolitano: The funniest part of living in Northern Virginia is constantly seeing metro ads that are exclusively targeted at like ~…
ProfessorCirno (@ProfessorCirno)4:13pm PDT - July 24th, 2023