[aggregation-styles] Time Subscription When I first asked the American special operations soldiers who among the fighters they worked with I should meet in Syria, one of the first names that always arose was Azeema. She came from Qamishli, a town in northeastern Syria, and was known for her relentless willingness...
Full Text of President Trump's 2020 State of the Union Address
The full text of President Donald Trump's State of the Union Address, as provided by the White House. on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020: Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and my fellow citizens: Listen to this article: Three years ago, we launched...
President Trump Talks to Nation on Iran: This Is the Transcript
The following is a transcript of President Donald Trump's remarks on Iran this morning after Iran’s ballistic missile strike on two airbases in Iraq that housed American and coalition forces: Listen to this article: “As long as I'm president of the United States, Iran will never be allowed to have a...
Trump Tweets Photo of Military Dog Wounded in Baghdadi Raid
WASHINGTON — The name is still classified but President Donald Trump on Monday outed the military working dog that tracked down the head of the Islamic State. Trump tweeted a photo of a Belgian Malinois that he said worked with a team of special forces in the capture of Abu Bakr...
Trump Lifts Sanctions on Turkey, Says Cease-Fire Permanent
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will lift sanctions on Turkey after the NATO ally agreed to permanently stop fighting Kurdish forces in Syria and he defended his decision to withdraw American troops. “We’re getting out,” Trump said at the White House, asserting that tens of thousands of Kurdish lives...
Trump's Syria Withdrawal Announcement Draws GOP Condemnation
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's sudden decision to pull back U.S. troops from northern Syria drew quick, strong criticism Monday from some of his closest allies in Congress. It was condemned, too, by Kurdish fighters who would be abandoned to face a likely Turkish assault after fighting alongside Americans for...
Navy SEAL Acquitted of Murder in Killing of Captive in Iraq
A military jury acquitted a decorated Navy SEAL of premeditated murder Tuesday in the killing of a wounded Islamic State captive under his care in Iraq in 2017. Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher was cleared of all charges except for posing for photos with the dead body of the captive...
Witness at Navy SEAL Trial: I Killed Victim Out of Mercy
SAN DIEGO — A witness called to testify against a decorated Navy SEAL charged with murder said Thursday that he killed the victim, a bombshell admission he described as an act of mercy for the wounded Islamic State fighter. Special Operator 1st Class Corey Scott said he asphyxiated the adolescent...
Why Does Facebook Fail to Fix Itself? It’s Complicated
SAN FRANCISCO — The question comes up over and over, with extremist material, hate speech, election meddling and privacy invasions. Why can't Facebook just fix it? It's complicated, with reasons that include Facebook's size, its business model and technical limitations, not to mention years of unchecked growth. Oh, and the...
Trump Pulling Out of Syria. Might Afghanistan Be Next?
WASHINGTON — Against the advice of many in his own administration, President Donald Trump is pulling U.S. troops out of Syria. Could a withdrawal from Afghanistan be far behind? Trump has said his instinct is to quit Afghanistan as a lost cause, but more recently he's suggested a willingness to...