by Jay Ambrose Someone forgot to tie him to his Oval Office chair, and so it was that President Joe Biden took off for Europe to discuss […]
Tag: afghanistan
Don’t run away from tough themes in ‘Flee’
Every once in a while a movie comes along that is so unique yet relatable, so heartbreaking yet joyful, loathsome yet generous, that you are compelled to […]
Biden’s $7B betrayal of Afghanistan
by Ruth Pollard Out of all the actions the Biden administration could have taken on Afghanistan, commandeering the nation’s foreign currency reserves is, to put it mildly, […]
Worst-case scenarios unasked, unresolved
by Martin Schram Outside, millions of desperate people have been standing for hours in lines stretching around the corners of America’s city streets and suburban strip malls. […]
We’re poisoning ourselves with war
by Robert C. Koehler EDITOR’S NOTE: Leonard Pitts is on vacation this week. His next column will appear on Jan. 6. War spews hell in all directions. […]
Veterans Day: City native Berry Birurakis among the pilots who flew America’s fallen home
After sidling by the hills and poking through the fog, there it is. On the days when the sky is a lithograph blue, Berry Birurakis really doesn’t […]
Veterans Day after end of 20-year war
Veterans Day is always bittersweet — a day dedicated to living service members but that always brings to mind the brave men and women we have lost […]
To negotiate with the Taliban, you must bring women to the table
by Bobby Ghosh Two and a half months since the fall of Kabul, the international community has yet to figure out how to stop Afghanistan’s new masters […]
Top commanders opt for honesty when bosses won’t
Congressional testimony this week by the top Pentagon officials charged with the Afghanistan pullout made clear that President Joe Biden opted against their recommendation against completely withdrawing […]
Americans have not forgotten the 13 soldiers
When judging the nation’s character, the media tend to gravitate toward its loudest voices, its most extreme measures, its deepest grudges. The result is a loss of […]
