Sentences with phrase «military officials for»

And then there was the coup warning by the Chief of Army staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai, who warned the nation that unnamed politicians were actively procuring military officials for unpatriotic purposes.

Two months ago, she ripped into military officials for letting commanders decide which sexual assaults to bring to trial.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday, in a federal district court in Washington, D.C., the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed a brief requesting that a federal judge not dismiss a case of litigation against senior CIA and military officials for the 2011 targeted killing of Anwar al - Awlaki (a suspected al - Qaeda leader) and his 16 - year - old son, both U.S. citizens.

Not exact matches

The unilateral statement issued by the White House press secretary, Sean Spicer, initially caught some defense, military, and intelligence officials off guard, NBC News and BuzzFeed reported late Monday, and struck many as President Donald Trump's attempt to draw a red line for US military intervention in Syria — something he had criticized President Barack Obama for doing in the past.

The company noted an exception for military and law enforcement officials in uniform.

By the 1850s, the Greenbrier was a popular vacation destination for government and military officials.

An official familiar with the proposal said U.S. President Donald Trump's request for the Pentagon included more money for shipbuilding, military aircraft and establishing «a more robust presence in key international waterways and choke points» such as the Strait of Hormuz and the disputed South China Sea.

Lawmakers have urged targeted financial sanctions against Pakistani intelligence officials linked to militants, and for Pakistan to lose its «non-NATO ally» status that offers preferential access to U.S. military technology.

The administration official, who wasn't authorized to comment by name and demanded anonymity, said it would be «very difficult» but not impossible for the U.S. to get military equipment into Afghanistan if the Pakistan route is shut down.

When military officials learned that two of Fred's brothers had been killed in action and a third was a prisoner of war, they ordered him to return to England for a period of rest.

Among the many scheduled American participants were the political advisor to the head of the U.S. Northern Command, the president for the Americas of Lockheed Martin Corporation, the senior director for the Western Hemisphere of the American National Security Council, the U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Carla Hills (who was the primary U.S. NAFTA negotiator), the senior United States Air Force military assistant to the then secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld, the commander of U.S. Northern Command, the chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology, Dr. James Schlesinger, the former American secretary of energy & defense, the deputy secretary of energy, plus many other top business, government and military officials, plus representatives of similar groups from Mexico.

An industry official said there would not be any tariff exclusions for countries or products except for imports required for military equipment needs, though Trump could still change his mind on the issue if he faces prolonged criticism in the coming days.

Guccifer claimed in a posting on their Wordpress site to have «penetrated Hillary Clinton's and other Democrats» mail servers,» but the self - described hacker was later characterized by U.S. officials as a front for Russian military intelligence.

The bill bans bump stocks, increases the minimum age to buy a rifle from 18 to 21 — with exceptions for military and law enforcement officials — and imposes a three - day waiting period for all gun sales.

But if Indian officials distrust Canada's assurances it has no sympathy with Khalistan, perhaps our military support for the Kurds and our recognition of Kosovo separation from Serbia in 2008 contribute to that.

The sanctions were developed in recent weeks as part of a ready menu of potential military and economic measures for Trump to enact to strike back at Assad's government and his Russian patrons, according to a senior administration official.

The U.S. believes an operation in North Waziristan is key to success in the Afghan war because the area serves as the main base for the Haqqani network — a militant group that military officials have said poses the greatest threat to troops in Afghanistan.

can only occur where there exists some institutional umbrella that can protect human rights advocates and offer both political and material support for human rights activities: a church...; a press sufficiently independent so that it can report information the government would prefer not be made public and that can offer a forum for some opponents of the government; professional associations, academic and intellectual centers which are financially solvent and not directly controlled by military or government officials.

Also government officials murder people in this country, by cops and in other countries by military that we are forced to support or go to jail for not paying taxes.

As of now (hours after the president's tweet), the official defense.gov website says, «Transgender Service members may serve openly, and they can no longer be discharged or otherwise separated from the military solely for being transgender individuals» and «This policy was crafted through a comprehensive and inclusive process that included the leadership of the Armed Services, medical and personnel experts across the Department, transgender Service members, outside medical experts, advocacy groups, and the RAND Corporation.»

The front page Washington Post headline isn't sensational; it merely reads» Civilian, Military Officials at Odds Over Resources Needed for Afghan Mission.»

A peer slammed for meeting Syrian officials and praising the country a day after the UK launched military strikes, has defended the trip.

As part of the process of de-garrisoning the planet and liquidating our empire, we would have to launch an orderly closing - up process for at least 700 of the 737 military bases we maintain (by official Pentagon count) in over 130 foreign countries on every continent except Antarctica.

What it never reveals is that total military spending is actually many times larger than the official appropriation for the Defense Department.

It trained more than two thousand men in its military academy for service in the armed forces and organized visiting committees in the northwest to give medical aid and comfort to wounded soldiers and officials.

Some American military officials had also chafed at what they viewed as long and onerous White House procedures for approving strikes under the Obama administration.

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With bombs pounding mostly military targets in Baghdad 15 hours a day, and a humanitarian disaster looming in the rest of the country, Iraqi Christians and international relief agency officials fear that bottled - up aid may be too little, too late for thousands.

Since chocolate was reserved for Aztec royalty, the military nobility, and religious officials, perhaps Aztec serving girls at the convent gave a royal recipe to the nuns so they could honor their royalty, the archbishop.

Regarding the use of chocolate, since that delicacy was reserved for Aztec royalty, the military nobility, and religious officials, perhaps Aztec serving girls at the convent gave a royal recipe to the nuns so they could honor their royalty, the archbishop.

Latin food expert Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz speculates that since chocolate was reserved for Aztec royalty, the military nobility, and religious officials, perhaps Aztec serving girls at the convent gave a royal Aztec recipe to the nuns so they could honor their own royalty, the archbishop.

As the Iraq War came to an official end Thursday, several Chicago - area veterans and service members talked about the youthful idealism that led them into the military and the hard experience of serving in the Middle East during a war that dragged on for eight years.

The organization evolved into the National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS) in 1993, where NYSCA became one of many programs Mr. Engh oversaw — along with spearheading innovative training programs for parents, administrators and officials that have been embraced and utilized in more than 3,000 cities nationwide and on U.S. military bases worldwide.

For example kids are given a guided tour in a government house and are actually allowed to sit at a government official's desk; Royal Thai Military allows children to explore their aircrafts, and private institutions give free toys, and school supplies.

Onondaga County officials laid out tentative plans for an $ 8.5 million renovation of the War Memorial, including a few new details such as a VIP lounge styled after a military officers club.

Although the UAE's Prime Minister stated in an interview with the BBC that he «hopes (El Sissi) remains in the military, and that another person [runs] for the presidency», a clarification was soon issued by the official news agency saying that the «brotherly advice is that General al - Sissi should not run as a military man for the post of the presidency».

«Given that it has been such a difficult year for defence in general and for the Ministry of Defence in particular, military and defence officials might be grateful that the results of the Rusi 2011 survey are not worse than they are.»

For their part, American officials take pains to emphasize that Air - Sea - Battle is not directed at any one country, but is designed to maintain the military capabilities necessary to uphold security guarantees in the Middle East and Asia - Pacific.

The administration defended President Trump's idea for a national military parade, as some former military officials likened the proposed parade to affairs held by authoritarian regimes and some lawmakers questioned the costs that might be involved.

Official records reveal that Paladino was on active duty only from Aug. 5, 1971, to Nov. 4, 1971, and that he was at the sprawling Texas military base for an «acad,» or, as a military expert told The Post, «academic» program aimed at training new officers.

During his summing - up speech in Thursday's debate, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg was asked by Labour MP Andrew Gwynne to condemn the behaviour of No 10 officials who were reported as having said that Miliband was «giving succour» to the Assad regime by refusing to back the government over its plan for military action.

Members of a military detail assigned to Vice President Mike Pence's communications team have been removed for bringing women back to a hotel during a trip to Latin America, U.S. defense officials said.

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP)-- Two members of Congress from New York are pressing Army officials to rename the U.S. Military Academy barracks named for Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.

Sen. Charles Schumer, who had been leaning heavily toward supporting President Obama's call for military strikes against Syria, made his position official today.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Onondaga County officials today laid out tentative plans for an $ 8.5 million renovation of the War Memorial, including a few new details such as a VIP lounge styled after a military officers club.

Officials with the New York Army National Guard and the New York Air National Guard are reporting that military funerals for state veterans will total nearly 11,000 this year.

New York is directing state conservation officials to write a plan for protecting Long Island drinking water from a plume of contaminants and chemicals from the former military plane manufacturing site in Bethpage.

«There's no one that can talk about this with any degree of knowledge if you weren't in the Gang of 8, because we haven't seen the documents,» said committee member Jackie SpeierKaren (Jackie) Lorraine Jacqueline SpeierOvernight Defense: Over 500 amendments proposed for defense bill Measures address transgender troops, Yemen war Trump taps acting VA chief as permanent secretary Defense bill amendment would protect open transgender military service Navy to stop announcing names of officials fired for misconduct: report MORE (D - Calif.)

In a post 9/11 threat environment, it is reasonable and prudent to provide military aircraft to the Speaker for official travel between Washington and her district.

Some officials hold out hope that a long - term military presence might be unnecessary if hoped - for peace talks with the Taliban make progress.