Former Defense Secretary James Mattis once heard President Donald Trump disparaging top military brass, as he and other national security professionals had deep-seated concerns about the president, according to Bob Woodward’s new book. Mattis heard Trump say in a meeting, ‘my f***ing generals are a bunch of pussies,’ because the military leaders cared more about … Read more
‘Do the right thing!’ Ex-Afghan war generals urge ministers to give translators sanctuary in Britain General Lord Dannatt said it was ‘disgraceful’ plight had dragged on for so long Meanwhile, General Lord Richards said Britain owed them an ‘incredible debt’ It comes as 48 interpreters are living in fear of the Taliban and the Islamic … Read more
North Korea is seizing on the return of a defector from the South to point the finger at Seoul for the arrival of coronavirus in the country after months of denying it had any cases, analysts said Monday. Pyongyang imposed a lockdown on the border city of Kaesong, saying it had found a suspected COVID-19 … Read more
A senior Army commander was on Wednesday night under investigation over claims he broke lockdown to see his lover. Married father-of-three Major General Rupert Jones, the son of a Falklands war hero, was in charge of the UK military’s response to the coronavirus pandemic abroad. Maj Gen Jones, 51, has admitted having an affair with … Read more
The 10 Confederate generals who give their names to US Army bases include a bishop who owned 400 slaves, a suspected Ku Klux Klan leader and a fierce advocate of slavery who feared a ‘wilderness in possession of the blacks’. Donald Trump last night ruled out renaming the bases despite their links to slavery and racial … Read more
Hundreds of combat soldiers with the 82nd Airborne were ordered to leave Washington, D.C, Thursday after retired generals and the nation’s top officer rebuked Donald Trump over his use of the military. Members of the elite unit had been deployed to the nation’s capital to back up National Guard soldiers ordered onto the streets by … Read more
Hundreds of combat soldiers with the 82nd Airborne were ordered to leave Washington, D.C, Thursday after retired generals and the nation’s top officer rebuked Donald Trump over his use of the military. Members of the elite unit had been deployed to the nation’s capital to back up National Guard soldiers ordered onto the streets by … Read more