Sentences with phrase «of military generals»

As this year is the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, I have a feeling there will be keen interest in the life of military generals from that period — not that history buffs aren't always interested in the CW.

A parade of military generals and admirals, Methodist and Baptist preachers, and yes, even a few «Reagan» Republicans each took the stage to give testimony as to why Trump is unfit to be president.

Being raised as the daughter of a Military General made her want independence more than air — and she has it!

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In a series of tweets posted on Wednesday, Trump said that his government would not allow transgender people to serve «in any capacity,» a decision he said was taken on the advice of US generals and military experts.

Throughout military history, it was common for generals to only know of each other by reputation or by the deeds of their troops.

Force 47 has worked pro-actively against distorted information, Tuoi Tre newspaper reported, citing Nguyen Trong Nghia, deputy head of the general politics department under the Vietnam People's Military.

One report deals with the performance of the government and military during the conflict, dubbed Operation Protective Edge in Israel, and in the lead - up to it in general, with special attention paid to Hamas tunnels and Israel's lax preparations for dealing with their threat.

Resentments of America returned, 50 years after General Eisenhower's (mainly American) armies had liberated western Europe, including most of Germany, 75 years after General Pershing's Expeditionary Forces saved the victory of France and the British Empire on the Western Front, and as soon as American firmness and economic and military power had induced the bloodless collapse of the Soviet empire and Union, and of international communism.

As the Times puts it, Attorney General Eric Holder now has to decide «whether to seek an indictment that could send the pre-eminent military officer of his generation to prison.»

The People's Liberation Army Daily on Wednesday published its list of attendees for the upcoming 19th party congress in Beijing on October 18, with two notable exclusions: Fang Fenghui, who was recently replaced as the chief at the Joint Staff Department in China's military and is currently under investigation for corruption, and General Zhang Yang, the director of the political work department, who also sits on the military commission.

In a press conference today, Russian Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the Russian General Staff, Colonel Sergei Rudskoy, said Syrian military facilities had suffered only minor damage from the strikes.

Other defense companies such as Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics — which manufactures everything from tanks to nuclear - powered submarines — have also benefited amid talks of augmented military spend.

Defectors from the North have said Bureau 121, staffed by some of the most talented computer experts in the insular state, is part of the General Bureau of Reconnaissance, an elite spy agency run by the military.

The vacancy left by Wang was taken over by then deputy Chief of General Staff General Wang Ning, one of Xi's closest military allies.

A former top military aide to Secretary Ash Carter used a government credit card to pay large bar tabs at strip clubs in Rome and in South Korea frequented by prostitutes and engaged in «inappropriate» behavior with women, a long - awaited report by the Department of Defense Inspector General released Thursday found.

In one experiment, the study's authors showed 600 British adults black - and - white photographs of real CEOs, military generals, state governors and coaches.

To the surprise of many, Wang was transferred to the former General Staff Headquarters as a deputy chief, while Xu, who was the political commissar of the PAP, became the Academy of Military Sciences» political commissar in December 2014.

Senior leaders finally realized that the military in general and various task forces at the tip of the spear had to transform into modern twenty - first century organizations that were aligned behind a single narrative for the vision.

The recent military takeover of the capital — which generals insist is not a coup — has made made the problem even worse.

General Wang Jianping, 62, deputy chief of the Joint Staff Department under the powerful Central Military Commission, was taken away in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on Thursday afternoon, one of the sources said.

While in Afghanistan, Skovlund interviewed servicemen of the Afghan military, intelligence officials, and even a US brigadier general.

U.S. Lieutenant General Charles Hooper, director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, announced the change during an interview at the ILA Berlin Air Show, where Lockheed Martin Corp, Boeing Co and U.S. companies are showcasing helicopters, fighter jets and other military equipment.

Xi Jinping was elected general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and chairman of the Central Military Commission at the 18th Party Congress in 2012.

Savings for military spouses who are FlexJobs members: If you're a FlexJobs member, you can take advantage of a $ 200 tuition credit on any part - time course, or $ 500 towards a full - time General Assembly immersive program.

A military conflict appears to be brewing between the Libyan National Army of General Haftar and the western militias.

The employment struggles that military spouses face impact more than just their individual career opportunities; it affects their opinion of military service in general.

The honored guest and presenter was Major General Neal Loidolt, U.S. Army, Commanding General of the fabled 34th Infantry Division (the «Red Bulls»), who spoke about the U.S. Military's role in global security, and the National Guard's role in that ongoing mission.

Xi, who is also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered his speech during an inspection tour of PKU, ahead of China's Youth Day and the 120th anniversary of PKU, both falling on May 4.

The news of Gorka's departure was greeted with resignation by Trump loyalists, who believe the president has handed over too much power to military officers and former generals — including his new chief of staff, John Kelly, and national security adviser H.R. McMaster — and is losing any connection to the base that elected him.

The organization's 2015 Military Lifestyle Survey found that female military spouses experience unemployment at nearly three times the rate of their civilian counterparts despite also demonstrating greater educational and professional experience than the general popMilitary Lifestyle Survey found that female military spouses experience unemployment at nearly three times the rate of their civilian counterparts despite also demonstrating greater educational and professional experience than the general popmilitary spouses experience unemployment at nearly three times the rate of their civilian counterparts despite also demonstrating greater educational and professional experience than the general population.

The biggest winners in the military buildup are the country's largest defense contractors, such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics, which spend millions of dollars each year lobbying Congress.

I've also published a series of four colloquia by assyriologists and archaeologists describing how earlier, from about 2500 to perhaps 300 BC, Babylonian and other Near Eastern rulers kept their citizens free and preserved their landholdings by annulling personal and agrarian debts when they took the throne — a true «tax holiday» — or when economic or military conditions warranted a general Clean Slate.

Wow, you must have a true calling to see what you consider your maker or maybe just full of misdirected rage.with either option it seems that the values of religon in general have been completely overlooked by you.Ill keep this short so you can get ready for your abortion clinic bombings, gay bashing groups and protesting military funeral's

Of his decision to join the military, the general gives a typically low - key account: «I looked upon it as a kind of temporary relief [from family pressures] but once I got in there, I kind of liked it.&raquOf his decision to join the military, the general gives a typically low - key account: «I looked upon it as a kind of temporary relief [from family pressures] but once I got in there, I kind of liked it.&raquof temporary relief [from family pressures] but once I got in there, I kind of liked it.&raquof liked it.»

On the basis of the First Amendment, as well as the general principles of the Constitution, he opposed public payment for chaplains in Congress and the military, spoke out against national proclamations of days of prayer (though as president he did «recommend» them) and while president vetoed congressional efforts to incorporate churches in the District of Columbia (fullest statement, V: 103 - 105) At the same time, Madison frequently opined that it was appropriate for private citizens to support chaplains and various kinds of semiorganized public religion through voluntary contributions (V: 104,105)

Had Brown not been cut down, he may have grown into a more life affirming position; perhaps as an internationally renowned neurosurgeon, a nationally syndicated newscaster, a White House cabinet member, a military general, a preacher of the Gospel, or perhaps as a simple and ordinary man who loves his wife and leads his family well, like so many who sit in our congregations every Sunday.

Janet Reno, the Attorney General of the United States at the time, authorized and ordered the use of UNITED STATES MILITARY FORCES, WITH THEIR MILITARY ASSUALT ARMAMENT, to MURDER seventy - six American men, women and children in their own home in the U.S.....

Now, of course, the Spartans were Greeks, but the Romans gained most of their military ideas from the Greeks, especially the greatest Greek General of all, Alexander the Great.

These authors came from a variety of backgrounds, including Joshua (a military general), Daniel (a prime minister), Peter (a fisherman), and Nehemiah (a cupbearer).

Evidence they are like the tactically meat - grinding and military law abusing French WWI generals featured in Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory film?

The general critiqued an option that is at direct odds with Obama's policy and conflicts with the experiences of the U.S. military this decade.

And General Douglas MacArthur, one of the foremost military figures in the Western World, said substantially the same thing.29.

Anticipating an attempt to repeal this law, several retired flag and general officers from all branches of the military created an organization called The Flag and General Officers for the Military Project, and set about asking their retired colleagues to join them in signing a letter to the President and Members of Cogeneral officers from all branches of the military created an organization called The Flag and General Officers for the Military Project, and set about asking their retired colleagues to join them in signing a letter to the President and Members of Cmilitary created an organization called The Flag and General Officers for the Military Project, and set about asking their retired colleagues to join them in signing a letter to the President and Members of CoGeneral Officers for the Military Project, and set about asking their retired colleagues to join them in signing a letter to the President and Members of CMilitary Project, and set about asking their retired colleagues to join them in signing a letter to the President and Members of Congress.

The general public is seldom supportive of their tax dollars going to military expansion to the tune of $ 15 — 20 billion annually (their stated target of 4 % of the GDP).

while i agree in principle with the second amendment, military grade weapons in the hands of loonies have created more problems than their ownership by the general public is worth.

The danger is apparent in several disdainful references to Othello's black skin, African features, and general foreignness; these are mingled with brutish sexual images after Othello, the hired commander of Venice's military forces, has secretly won the hand of a prominent senator's beautiful daughter.

Boyd believes the DKBA general offered the army troops part of the bribe to dissuade the military regime's general.

He was greeted warmly in the pages of the Century by editors who had earlier expressed some uneasiness over a military general's assuming the chief - executive role.

• The most passionate defenders of the Geneva Conventions, the judge advocate generals, the military lawyers, were completely cut off from providing input on the torture issue.

Nigeria, the most populous black African country, has had a particularly sad history of press repression, particularly under the former military junta headed by Major General Muhammadu Buhari, whose infamous Decree Number 4 against criticism of the government was the pretext for a number of detentions of journalists, some of whom died under mysterious circumstances.