The military has long had an extremism problem. What will it do now to finally solve it?
Updated 7:56 AM ET, Wed March 31, 2021 (CNN)Deep in the North Carolina woods, the men trained at night for what they called seek out and destroy missions.
They fought each other in hand-to-hand combat, running drills at a bucolic encampment near Fort Bragg. Glenn Miller, an ex-Green Beret, ran the place. Wiry and mustached, the Vietnam veteran paced its grounds in fatigues.
A smooth talker, Miller used his contacts in the Army to draw dozens of active-duty military personnel from Bragg, one of the largest US military installations in the world, and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.
Extremism in the ranks is a ‘threat,’ but the Pentagon’s not sure how to address it February 21 An armed supporter of President Donald Trump speaks casually with a Washington State Patrol trooper during a rally on Jan. 10, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (Ted S. Warren/AP) The sea of protesters-turned-rioters massing near the Capitol on Jan. 6 carried with them pro-Trump signs, American flags and an array of political banners. Also among the crowd were many emblems of the military community: Some waved Marine Corps flags, many sported military tactical gear, even specific unit patches signifying their time in service.
president farouk al sherah defect to neighboring jordan. the key member of president bashar al assad s inner circle has not been seen publicly in weeks. a rebel spokesman says he fled the capital of damascus a week ago, but the state-run media insists the veteran has never thought about leaving. all this as new fighting and shelling breaks out across syria. opposition activists say at least 34 people have been killed already today. turning now to u.s. politics and the race for the white house. we re getting a first look at paul ryan s finances now that the republican vice presidential candidate has released his tax returns. in 2011, ryan and his wife reported a total income of just over $323,000. of that, the ryans paid almost $65,000 in taxes. that amounts to an effective tax rate of 20%. one thing to note, that 20% that ryan paid, it is a higher tax rate than what mitt romney says he paid over the same two years. romney has resisted calls to open up more of his own books.
one of the most powerful men in syria may be on the run. syrian rebels say they are trying to help syrian vice president farouk al sherah defect to neighboring jordan. the key member of president bashar al assad s inner circle has not been seen publicly in weeks. a rebel spokesman says he fled the capital of damascus a week ago, but the state-run media insists the veteran has never thought about leaving. all this as new fighting and shelling breaks out across syria. opposition activists say at least 34 people have been killed already today. turning now to u.s. politics and the race for the white house. we re getting a first look at paul ryan s finances now that the republican vice presidential candidate has released his tax returns. in 2011, ryan and his wife reported a total income of just over $323,000. of that, the ryans paid almost $65,000 in tas. that amounts to an effective tax rate of 20%. one thing to note, that 20% that ryan paid, it is a higher tax rate than what
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