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US senators urge Biden to waive sanctions for India’s S-400 purchase

Two key senators are urging President Joe Biden to waive sanctions against India for its purchase of a Russian S-400 air defense system, saying such a move would throw cold water on the important relationship.

4 years ago

War and prophecy, plague and death

How the ancient Greeks made sense of disease, imperfect leaders and, as Thucydides put it, the “horror of human beings dying like sheep.”

By Joel Christensen, Brandeis University

5 years ago

Trump blasted top military generals as ‘a bunch of dopes and babies’ according to new book

The new revelations outline a disastrous Pentagon meeting early in Trump presidency that upset top military leaders.

By Leo Shane III

5 years ago

Man achieves goal to bury the father he never knew, a World War II veteran, with military honors

Having waited 64 years for the reunion, Rex Beach struggled to leave his father's casket when the time came.

By Shane Hoover, The (Canton, Ohio) Repository via the AP

6 years ago

Retired 4-star Marine resigns from Middle East envoy in Qatar dispute

The retired general said that the recent resignation of Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis did not influence his decision.

6 years ago

Trump pressed aides on Venezuela invasion, US official says

As a meeting last August in the Oval Office to discuss sanctions on Venezuela was concluding, President Donald Trump turned to his top aides and asked an unsettling question: With a fast unraveling Venezuela threatening regional security, why can’t the U.S. just simply invade the troubled country?

7 years ago