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For America’s security aid programs, who will run the show?
Diplomats are urging reform at the Pentagon, and with Democrats holding the reins in Washington, State Department officials have the ear of Congress.
By Joe Gould
‘We need as much Stinger and anti-tank weapons as possible,’ says Ukraine’s defense minister
Ukraine’s defense minister made a direct plea to the U.S. Congress on Thursday to send his besieged nation anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles through Poland to help it repel Russia’s military assault on Ukraine.
By Joe Gould
US training and security assistance may be empowering Egyptian war crimes, says human rights group
Egypt has used U.S. military aid to purchase major U.S. defense systems, such as the F-16 fighter aircraft, the M1A1 Abrams battle tank, and the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter and Humvees, some of which have seen combat on the Sinai Peninsula.
By Kyle Rempfer