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U.S. Nominee To Head Afghanistan Operations Warns Against Premature Withdrawal

Radio Free Europe 20 Jun 2018

military operations in Afghanistan says Washington must be careful not to withdraw too quickly, otherwise terror groups will regroup and plunge the country into deeper conflict ... withdrawal could result in a situation similar to Iraq in 2015, when the Iraqi military collapsed after a U.S ... military personnel already there....

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Hope to find lost troops in Korea: Bishop

This is Money 20 Jun 2018

According to top secret US military files, up to nine air force pilots and soldiers presumed dead may have undergone a lifelong captivity in North Korea, The Australian reported last week ... AAP understands Australia and the US military at the end of the month are expected to sign a deal to exchange relevant information and records relating to the lost Australian servicemen....

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Army splits with cadet who touted communism

The Recorder 20 Jun 2018

Military Academy ... Many other military personnel also tweeted in favor of Kaepernick, although most were supporting free speech, not communism ... Military Academy or the U.S ... “We have one of the most technologically advanced militaries of all time and all we were doing is brutalizing and invading and terrorizing a population that had nothing to do with what the United States claimed was a threat.”....

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Army splits with West Pointer who touted revolt

Lockport Union-Sun 20 Jun 2018

Military Academy ... Many other military personnel also tweeted in favor of Kaepernick, although most were supporting free speech, not communism ... Military Academy or the U.S ... "We have one of the most technologically advanced militaries of all time and all we were doing is brutalizing and invading and terrorizing a population that had nothing to do with what the United States claimed was a threat."....

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Army splits with West Point grad who touted communist revolt

Arabnews 20 Jun 2018

Military Academy ... Many other military personnel also tweeted in favor of Kaepernick, although most were supporting free speech, not communism ... Military Academy or the U.S ... Despite his growing disillusionment about the military, he applied and got in ... Greg Rinckey, an attorney specializing in military law, said it’s rare for an officer out of West Point to receive an other-than-honorable discharge....

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US commander warns against leaving Afghanistan too rapidly

Journal Review 20 Jun 2018

military operations in Afghanistan warned senators Tuesday that if America leaves the fight too rapidly, there is a risk Islamic State militants could merge with al-Qaida and plan attacks against the U.S ... pulled all troops out of Iraq after negotiations with the government there failed, the Iraqi military collapsed and many forces ran or surrendered to the Islamic State group as it seized swaths of territory across the country....

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By Michael T. Klare June 19, 2018 "

Information Clearing House 20 Jun 2018

military forces in Asia, will be called the Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) ... military is already setting the stage for an eventual confrontation with China ... military’s strategic thinking.  Still, Mattis himself has not been shy about the geopolitical significance of linking the Indian and Pacific Oceans in such planning. In fact, it represents a fundamental shift in U.S....

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Halting S.Korea-US drills risks weakening N.Korea deterrence

WPXI 20 Jun 2018

and South Korean officials are hoping the suspension of a major joint military exercise helps advance nuclear negotiations with North Korea ... The decision, which apparently came without consultations with South Korea or the Pentagon, surprised many in South Korea and the United States who believe the training is a central pillar of their countries' seven-decade military alliance dating to the 1950-53 Korean War....

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Is a War With China on the Horizon?

Antiwar 20 Jun 2018

The latest version of imperial China has a growing military and plans to create a trillion dollar “One Belt, One Road” infrastructural grid of pipelines, rail lines, highways, and other links of every sort across significant parts of Southeast and South Asia, as well as the former Central Asian “stans” of the Soviet Union and Iran, a future grid that’s meant to reach all the way to Europe....

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BC-FBC--Wake Forest-Kickers

The Maryville Daily Times 20 Jun 2018

Wake Forest has added two graduate transfer kickers, including one who has spent five years serving a military tour of duty ... Ford kicked and punted at Division III Hope College while Osteen completed his military service after graduating from West Point in 2013 ... one who has spent five years serving a military tour of duty....

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photo: AP / Evan Vucci

President Donald Trump walks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sentosa Island, Tuesday, June 12, 2018, in Singapore. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Halting US-S.Korea drills risks weakening N.Korea deterrence

Chicago Sun-Times 20 Jun 2018

and South Korean officials are hoping the suspension of a major joint military exercise helps advance nuclear negotiations with North Korea ... But they have been a major source of tensions on the peninsula, with North Korea putting its 1.1 million-member military on alert and staging its own weapons tests and military training in response....

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