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Vladimir Putin Manipulated Donald Trump's Ego And Insecurities, Claims New Book
In his upcoming memoir retired US Army Lieutenant General Herbert Raymond McMaster alleges that Russian President Vladimir Putin manipulated former President Donald Trump by exploiting his ego.
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''Far Worse Than 9/11'': Retired US General Condemns Hamas Attack On Israel
He also expressed shock at how both Israeli and American intelligence were not aware of what was being planned.
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US Senate Confirms Lloyd Austin As First Black Chief Of Pentagon
The US Senate confirmed retired general Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense Friday, the second cabinet nominee of new President Joe Biden to gain approval and the first African American to lead the Pentagon.
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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Tasks General With Security Review After Capitol Riot
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that a retired general who coordinated the Hurricane Katrina response will oversee an immediate security review following last week's deadly riot at the US Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.
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Biden Picks Retired General Lloyd Austin As First Black Pentagon Chief
Lloyd Austin, who led US troops into Baghdad in 2003 and rose to head the US Central Command, has been chosen by President-elect Joe Biden to be the first African-American secretary of defense, US media reported Monday.
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"Gone Full Gangster": US Senators Call Out Saudi Crown Prince For Misdeeds
Retired Army General John Abizaid, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Saudi Arabia, defended the U.S.-Saudi relationship on Wednesday as lawmakers accused the kingdom of a litany of misdeeds and criticized its crown prince as going "full gangster."
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Trump Chooses Army General Mark Milley As Next Top Military Advisor
US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he was nominating Army chief of staff General Mark Milley as his next top military advisor. Milley, a four-star general who has served in Iraq and Afghanistan, would replace General Joseph Dunford as the military's next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Dunford is scheduled to retire in October 2...
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After Remarks On Pak Army And Osama Op, Ex-ISI Chief Put On No-Fly List
Former Pakistani spy chief Asad Durrani, who collaborated with an Indian counterpart in a book that touches on Pakistan's role in Afghanistan and Kashmir, has been stopped from leaving the country and put on the no-fly list. Retired Lieutenant General Asad Durrani headed Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) from 1990 to 1992. On Monday, he ...
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In Rare Spectacle, Army Court-Martials A Retired General
The US Army will do something this weekend it has done only four other times since the Truman administration: drag a general into a military courtroom to face criminal charges. James Grazioplene, 68, a retired major general from Gainesville, Virginia, is being court-martialed on charges that he raped a child over a six-year period while he was on a...
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US Senate Confirms James Mattis As Donald Trump's Defense Secretary
The US Senate on Friday overwhelmingly voted to confirm retired Marine general James Mattis as defense secretary for President Donald Trump.
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Retired US Generals To Donald Trump: 'Torture Is Unnecessary'
Dozens of retired top military brass have written to President-elect Donald Trump urging him not to follow through on campaign pledges to reinstate waterboarding, the New York Times reported Tuesday.
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Donald Trump Fills Homeland Security, Environment, China Ambassador Jobs
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday picked a fossil fuel industry defender as his top environmental official, another retired general as homeland security chief and Iowa's governor as U.S. ambassador to China in choices at odds with some of his recent pronouncements.
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Donald Trump Taps John Kelly For Homeland Security, Third General For Top Post
President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate a third retired general for a top job in his new administration with the choice of a battle-hardened Marine commander to lead the agency set up after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks to protect the US homeland.
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John Kelly Confirms He's Been Asked To Be US Homeland Security Secretary: Report
Retired Marine Corps General John Kelly, reached while travelling in Australia, has confirmed that he has been asked to serve as US.
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Donald Trump To Name Ex-Marine John Kelly As Homeland Security Chief: Reports
President-elect Donald Trump has decided to name retired Marine Corps General John Kelly, a veteran of combat in Iraq, to lead the Department of Homeland Security, US media said on Wednesday.
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Vladimir Putin Manipulated Donald Trump's Ego And Insecurities, Claims New Book
In his upcoming memoir retired US Army Lieutenant General Herbert Raymond McMaster alleges that Russian President Vladimir Putin manipulated former President Donald Trump by exploiting his ego.
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''Far Worse Than 9/11'': Retired US General Condemns Hamas Attack On Israel
He also expressed shock at how both Israeli and American intelligence were not aware of what was being planned.
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US Senate Confirms Lloyd Austin As First Black Chief Of Pentagon
The US Senate confirmed retired general Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense Friday, the second cabinet nominee of new President Joe Biden to gain approval and the first African American to lead the Pentagon.
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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Tasks General With Security Review After Capitol Riot
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that a retired general who coordinated the Hurricane Katrina response will oversee an immediate security review following last week's deadly riot at the US Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.
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Biden Picks Retired General Lloyd Austin As First Black Pentagon Chief
Lloyd Austin, who led US troops into Baghdad in 2003 and rose to head the US Central Command, has been chosen by President-elect Joe Biden to be the first African-American secretary of defense, US media reported Monday.
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"Gone Full Gangster": US Senators Call Out Saudi Crown Prince For Misdeeds
Retired Army General John Abizaid, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Saudi Arabia, defended the U.S.-Saudi relationship on Wednesday as lawmakers accused the kingdom of a litany of misdeeds and criticized its crown prince as going "full gangster."
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Trump Chooses Army General Mark Milley As Next Top Military Advisor
US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he was nominating Army chief of staff General Mark Milley as his next top military advisor. Milley, a four-star general who has served in Iraq and Afghanistan, would replace General Joseph Dunford as the military's next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Dunford is scheduled to retire in October 2...
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After Remarks On Pak Army And Osama Op, Ex-ISI Chief Put On No-Fly List
Former Pakistani spy chief Asad Durrani, who collaborated with an Indian counterpart in a book that touches on Pakistan's role in Afghanistan and Kashmir, has been stopped from leaving the country and put on the no-fly list. Retired Lieutenant General Asad Durrani headed Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) from 1990 to 1992. On Monday, he ...
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In Rare Spectacle, Army Court-Martials A Retired General
The US Army will do something this weekend it has done only four other times since the Truman administration: drag a general into a military courtroom to face criminal charges. James Grazioplene, 68, a retired major general from Gainesville, Virginia, is being court-martialed on charges that he raped a child over a six-year period while he was on a...
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US Senate Confirms James Mattis As Donald Trump's Defense Secretary
The US Senate on Friday overwhelmingly voted to confirm retired Marine general James Mattis as defense secretary for President Donald Trump.
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Retired US Generals To Donald Trump: 'Torture Is Unnecessary'
Dozens of retired top military brass have written to President-elect Donald Trump urging him not to follow through on campaign pledges to reinstate waterboarding, the New York Times reported Tuesday.
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Donald Trump Fills Homeland Security, Environment, China Ambassador Jobs
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday picked a fossil fuel industry defender as his top environmental official, another retired general as homeland security chief and Iowa's governor as U.S. ambassador to China in choices at odds with some of his recent pronouncements.
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Donald Trump Taps John Kelly For Homeland Security, Third General For Top Post
President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate a third retired general for a top job in his new administration with the choice of a battle-hardened Marine commander to lead the agency set up after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks to protect the US homeland.
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John Kelly Confirms He's Been Asked To Be US Homeland Security Secretary: Report
Retired Marine Corps General John Kelly, reached while travelling in Australia, has confirmed that he has been asked to serve as US.
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Donald Trump To Name Ex-Marine John Kelly As Homeland Security Chief: Reports
President-elect Donald Trump has decided to name retired Marine Corps General John Kelly, a veteran of combat in Iraq, to lead the Department of Homeland Security, US media said on Wednesday.
