KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) – Eritrean authorities described European Union sanctions targeting a security agency Monday as “malicious” and charged the EU with having “ulterior motives.” Eritrea was one of three African nations subject to EU sanctions announced Monday for alleged human rights violations, including killings and enforced disappearances. The others … View original article
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Army is kicking out the leg tuck requirement. On Monday, it ended its requirement that soldiers do at least one leg tuck – where they hang from a bar and pull their knees up near their shoulders – as part of the new physical fitness test, … View original article
Eighty-eight years ago thousands of U.S. military veterans gathered their belongings and began a long march across the country to Washington, D.C. Once there, they pitched their canvas tents in neatly ordered rows and dug in for a long fight. By the summer of 1932, what began as a small movement in Portland, Oregon had …
Smedley Butler’s fiery speech to World War I veterans is still relevant today Read More »
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe on Monday became the second statewide Republican to announce he won’t seek the Senate seat Roy Blunt will vacate, and some political observers said it looks like Republicans are hoping to unify behind a single candidate. One factor likely on their minds: The potential candidacy of …
Kehoe won’t pursue Senate but will run for governor in 2024 Read More »
Over the past two decades, the United States has invested more than $88 billion to build, train and equip Afghan troops and police – and yet the Taliban is clearly a superior fighting force. As President Joe Biden considers finally withdrawing the roughly 3,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, no one has any illusions that the …
