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Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley asks, 'Where are the black generals?'

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley asks, ‘Where are the black generals?’
Jamie McIntyre
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‘WE MUST GET BETTER’: Before the nation’s top military officer swore in 21 new second lieutenants to the Army at a commissioning ceremony at Howard University, one of the nation’s premier Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Washington, D.C., he paused to reflect on the U.S. military’s egalitarian ethos, as well as its failure to become a “truly inclusive” force.
“Our force is almost 20% African American. It s over 40% people of color. But only two of 41 four-star generals are black,” said ....

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As Blinken heads to Ukraine, Zelensky undercuts Western support with surprise sacking of energy executive

As Blinken heads to Ukraine, Zelensky undercuts Western support with surprise sacking of energy executive
Jamie McIntyre
BLINKEN’S UKRAINE MISSION: Secretary of State
Antony Blinken wraps up his meetings with G-7 foreign ministers in London today and heads to Ukraine, where tomorrow he meets with President
Volodymyr Zelensky. Blinken’s primary mission is to show solid support for Zelenesky’s government in the face of Russia’s recent military buildup along the country’s eastern border and the implicit threat of aggression.
But as Zelensky has lobbied for faster admission to the NATO alliance, his government last week fired ....

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Ignoring bile from Pyongyang, Blinken says US ready to negotiate with North Korea

‘A CALIBRATED, PRACTICAL APPROACH’: Speaking at a meeting of the G-7 foreign ministers in London, Secretary of State Antony Blinken declined to return fire in the wake of incendiary statements from North Korea in reaction to President Joe Biden’s reference to the North’s nuclear program as a “serious threat.” ....

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