of the base. butjust hours after our interview, he was suspended. eight army personnel are under investigation, and today, both the afghan defence minister and the army chief of staff been a worse day for the us defence secretary, james mattis, to visit the country. he met the afghan president to discuss us strategy in afghanistan. i'd say that we're under no illusions about the challenges associated with this mission. 2017's going to be another tough year for the valiant afghan security forces and the international troops who have stood and will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with afghanistan against terrorism. but as they begin to clear up the wreckage, the americans were still making no promises on what the afghans really want — additional us troops to assist afghan forces. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme — we're live at the kranji war memorial in singapore where australians and new zealanders have been commemorating the thousands killed in the gallipoli campaign of world war one. also on the programme — have scientists solved the mystery of the scream 7 and what could have inspired the norwegian artist to paint that no

afg hanistan‘s defence minister and army chief of staff have resigned after last week's devastating talibanttack on a military base. their resignations come as the us defence secretary has visited kabul and met with the afghan president. and this story is trending on bbc.com: tennis great serena williams has released a statement over recent comments about her unborn child made by romania's fed cup captain illee nastasee. she's described his comments as racist and has backed a full investigation. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc world news. our top ourtop uk our top uk stories: —— story. jeremy corbyn has been campaigning in scotland. he said a labour government would repeal the conservatives trade union legislation. now on bbc news, all the latest business news, live from singapore. china stocks taking a nosedive as regulators crackdown and investors lose confidence. and will south korea's giant family —— family run companies change the elections? —— ahead of the. it is a tuesday. good morning asia, hello world. glad you could join us for asia business report. i rico hizon. we star

reuters is reporting afghanistan post-army chief of staff resigned on monday after afghanistan a pa -- a a taliban attack. amid the fallout from friday's taliban assault on a base. defense minister and the army chief of staff steps down with immediate effect. adding that the attack underlines the scale of the challenge facing the western backed government and its international partners more than 15 years after united states invaded the country. that story courtesy of reuters. the political reporting that the reddish prime minister theresa may has made a higher for her. the former obama campaign chief jim sena. he's going to join her team ahead of the june a election that was recently called. previously worked as barack obama's to the chief of staff and as a campaign manager for his reelection bid to he advised the spanish prime minister who took control of minority government in october of last year. tosident obama expected participate and will participate in a town hall event at the university of chicago today. you can see that at noon. watch for it on c-span at c-span.org courtesy o

of the base. reporter: but just hours after our interview, he was suspended. eight army personnel are under investigation, and today both the afghan defense ministry and army chief of staffigned. there could scarcely have been a worse day for the u.s. defense secretary, james mattis, to visit the country. he met the afghan president to discuss u.s. strategy in afghanistan. >> i would say we are under no illusions about the challenges associated with this mission. i-17 is good to be another tough year -- 2017 is going to be another tough year for the afghan security forces and international troops who have stood, and will continue to stand soldiered -- shoulder to shoulder with the troops in afghanistan. clear theas they wreckage, the americans making no promises on what the afghans really want -- additional u.s. troops to assist afghan forces. news, roulette, bbc afghanistan. tim: you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come, how hillary lost. we analyze what went wrong in the clinton campaign for the presidency. ♪ germany has one of the highest solar power capacities in the world, but clear skies are far from guaranteed their. -- there. scientists have built

jim mattis arrived in kabuljust hours after the country's defence minister and the army's chief of staffe assault, near mazar—e sharif, killed more than 140 people. our correspondent, justin rowlatt sent this report. this is the route the taliban attackers took. the guards waved them through, believing they were fellow afghan soldiers. we're the first journalists invited onto the army base, the first to see the horror unleashed here. a suicide bomber blew himself up in the dining hall, as hundreds of soldiers ate their lunch. others were mown down as they left friday prayers, the taliban shooting fellow muslims dead as they worshipped. once inside here, theyjust opened fire, and if you look around here, you can see the walls are pocked with gunshot fire. and outside, one of the vehicles the taliban used. there are suspicions the attackers had inside help, something the base commander denied. translation: investigators from kabul have been here. they confirmed there are no indication that there has been any infiltration of the base. butjust hours after our interview, he was suspended. eig

of the base. butjust hours after our interview, he was suspended. eight army personnel are under investigation, and today, both the afghan defence minister and the army chief of staffis, to visit the country. he met the afghan president to discuss us strategy in afghanistan. i'd say that we're under no illusions about the challenges associated with this mission. 2017's going to be another tough year for the valiant afghan security forces and the international troops who have stood and will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with afghanistan against terrorism. but as they begin to clear up the wreckage, the americans were still making no promises on what the afghans really want — additional us troops to assist afghan forces. and in the last few hours, us secretary of defence james mattis has left kabul. the secretary held talks with general nicholson, the top american commander in the country and the head of nato's 0peration resolute mission, as part of donald trump's review of us policy in afghanistan. in a press conference with the afghan president, general mattis confirmed the new administration had agreed to retain over eight thousand us troops until 2017. l

of the base. butjust hours after our interview, he was suspended. eight army personnel are under investigation, and today, both the afghan defence minister and the army chief of staffut the challenges associated with this mission. 2017‘s going to be another tough year for the valiant afghan security forces and the international troops who have stood and will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with afghanistan against terrorism. but as they begin to clear up the wreckage, the americans were still making no promises on what the afghans really want — additional us troops to assist afghan forces. the american astronaut peggy whitson has broken the record for the number of days spent in space by an american. president trump telephoned her to congratulate her on beating the previous record of 53a days. commander whitson is also the first woman to command the international space station on two missions. newcastle united have been promoted back to the premier league at the first attempt following their relegation last season. united beat preston a—1 at st james‘ park this evening to secure the second automatic promotion spot behind leaders brighton. katie gornall watch

in afghanistan the defence minister and the army chief of staff have both resigned after the talibanorts suggest that figure is closer to 200. the attack — on the base near mazar—e—sharif — was the deadliest ever by the taliban on a military base. 0ur correspondentjustin rowlatt was given exclusive access to the camp — from where he sent this report. so we are the firstjournalists to be allowed inside this space. this is one of two ford rangers that the taliban used to get inside. they were dressed as afghan soldiers, they had all the right documents. one of them was even dressed up as if he was injured. he had a bandage on his head with blood on it. he even had an intravenous drip. they managed to get through two checkpoints dressed like that. when they were asked to hand over their weapons, they started firing and then came down here and that's when the carnage began. 0ne suicide bomber went in here, this is the dining area. there were hundreds of people in there having their lunch. he went in there and blew himself up. the rest of the taliban force came through here and into the m

the recently retired chief of staff of the pakistani army general sharif has agreed to become the first commander-in-chief of the islamic military alliance to fight terrorism. a proposed coalition 39 countries, some are calling a muslim nato that will have its headquarters in rihanna. what is the challenges and opportunities facing such a coalition. and how might be employed. >>. >> this is a very important issue. and that is advocating the minds of everyone in pakistan also and the muslim world. if it succeeds, the 39 nations and the center being rihanna, saudi arabia. and what they are expecting to achieve has sectarian overtones. in the muslim world, there is a sectarian divide between shia's and sunnis. >> and what is emerging in the syria and iraq and yemen is a sectarian conflict. >> the shia side is led by iraq.>> and their accomplices are syria, and iraq. >> hezbollah. >> and lebanon. now, on the sunni side it happens to be saudi arabia. so i was really force being created, if it is a combination of shia and sunnis both, addressing the bigger menace of crisis and al qaeda and te

. >> the recently retired chief of staff of the pakistani army has agreed to become the first commander in chief of the islamic military alliance to fight terrorism. nato.re calling a muslim it will have its headquarters in riyadh, what are the challenges and opportunities facing such a coalition? gen. musharraf: this is a very important issue and that is educating the minds of everyone in pakistan. if you see that they're in a nations center in riyadh, what they are expecting to achieve has serious overtones. is ae muslim world there big divide between shia muslim a shia muslim and a sharia muslim. this is also another conflict. the shia side is led by iran. accomplices are syria and iraq and hezbollah as well as lebanon. the leaderi side happens to be saudia arabia. i am seeing this force be a combination of shia and sunni. there is this terrorism and that region and the -- in islam. if it is a combination of sunni states going into iraq, syria it isve this conflict going to be dangerous. then and ex parte chief of has been taken into consideration. if i was there i would want to see

. >> this story just in, in afghanistan, the nation's defense minister and army chief of staff resignedm their post. this cops a few days after the taliban launched a deadly raid on an army base in northern afghanist afghanistan, as many as 140 people have been killed. >>> president trump is approaching his 100th day. he has the lowest level in support of any moderate if the in this new abc poll. 53% of americans say that disapprove. 42% say they approve. >> and poll from the embassy and the it's strengthen with many more disciplines. there is a another cloud overing mr. trump's milestone, a possible government shutdown. congress has until midnight friday to pass a spending bill to continue funding the government. the issue is important, vice president mike pence is cutting his overseas trip show and returning to washington to help get this thing passed. >> bringing in leslie, a senior lecturer. it's good to have you with us this hour, leslie. let's talk about the plus minus of the president's first 100 days in office, how has he done? >> it's been grueling. remember that donald trump h

afg hanistan‘s defence minister and army chief of staff have resigned after last week's devastating talibanttack on a military base. it's as the us defence secretary has visited kabul and met with the afghan president. and this video is trending on bbc.com. tennis great serena williams has released a statement over recent comments about her unborn child made by romania's fed cup captain illee nastasee. -- ilie —— ilie nastase. she's described his comments as racist and has backed a full investigation. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk. rich, ruthless, and famous: my guest is a new york institution, known for the buildings he's built, and the wives he's divorced. you don't want to cross him, though, because he likes getting even. and he's made it a rule that no—one pushes him around — ever. so how did he lose all his money, and then get it back again? donald trump, a very warm welcome to the programme. you say you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs. that sounds like a very destructive business philosophy, is it? well i'm not su

the afghanan defense mininisterd army chief of staff have resigned in the wake of the attack. on saturday, hundreds of thousands took to the streets around the world in a global march for science. more than 600 marches and rallies took place one on every , continent, including on antarctica. massive marches occurred from coast to coast in the united states, as well as in rome, berlin, madrid, vienna, london, mexico city, santiago chile, and sydney, australia. democracy now! was broadcasting live for five hours 10 the massive for science in march washington, d.c., after headlines. tensions continue to rise between the u.s. and north korea as north korea has detained u.s. citizen tony kim as he was planning to fly out of pyongyang international airport on saturday. kim, also known by his korean name kim sang-duk, had been teaching at pyongyang university of science and technology. on sunday, north korea threatened to sink a u.s. aircraft carrier that is conductiting militarary drills, along with japanese ships, in the korean peninsula. president donald trump is facing criticism

the attack led to the resignation of afghanistan's defense minister and army chief of staff... and new pressure to raise the u=s troop levels. there are currently 84=hundred americans there ... down from more than 100=thousand at he height of the war.u=s commanders say an additional 3=thousand soldiers may be needed to prop up the afghan government forces.and defense secretary mattis says taliban is growing stronger with support from moscow. "the russians seem to be choosing to be strategic competitors in a number of areas. the level of granularity and the level of success they're achieving, i think, the jury is out on that. (pam)a live look outside.. golden gate bridge on this monday night (steve) chief meterologist brittney shipp has the forecast a ridge of high pressure will slowly build into our region whichwill lead to drier conditions along with warmer temperatures. asthe ridge moves in the pressure gradient will greatly increasewhich will lead to gusty winds on friday. very breezy conditions are likely for a portion of our area. still a

. >> the recently retired chief of staff of the pakistani army has agreed to become the first commander in chief of the islamic military alliance to fight terrorism. some are calling a muslim nato. it will have its headquarters in riyadh, what are the challenges and opportunities facing such a coalition? gen. musharraf: this is a very important issue and that is educating the minds of everyone in pakistan. if you see that they're in a nations center in riyadh, what they are expecting to achieve has serious overtones. in the muslim world there is a big divide between a shia muslim and a sharia muslim. this is also another conflict. the shia side is led by iran. their accomplices are syria and iraq and hezbollah as well as lebanon. on the sunni side the leader happens to be saudia arabia. i am seeing this force be created of a combination of shia and sunni. there is this terrorism and that region and the -- in islam. if it is a combination of sunni states going into iraq, syria and have this conflict it is going to be dangerous. then and ex parte chief of pakistan has been taken into cons

the minister and army chief of staff, very complicated for the president to contemplate because it was a task to get his cabinet together in the first place. james mathis will see him and reiterate american support for the afghan government but sometimes feels besieged in kabul, given the insurgency swirling around it. what more can the trump administration doing? in the 16 years of u.s. involvement, pretty much every option has been tried. what else can they try? something old? is there something new left? not really clear. the mother of all bombs, the m.o.a.b. deployed against isis was a new tactic. the biggest nonnuclear twice used in u.s. battle history. but that inflicted a 94-toll on isis. the question is what else do they have in their arsenal? back to you. >> unbelievable. thanks. keep us up to speed on any developments. that's nick paton walsh in irbil, iraq. >>> the perfect scenario for the markets, one what analyst is calling the fallout from the first round of the french elections. investors like macron's chances to win. he's a former banker and economics minister. dow futu

taliban sneak attack killed more than 160 afghan soldiers, prompting the defense minister and army chief of staff to resign. but the taliban don't just stage attacks, they seize territory. the special inspector general for afghan reconstruction said in january that 172 afghan districts are controlled, influenced or contested by the taliban. al qaeda has a long history of loyalty to the taliban. osama bin laden swore allegiance to the taliban's leader even before 9/11. when bin laden was killed in afghanistan, al-za warry ommitted ties -- al-zawahiri committed ties to the taliban. since 2010, they said that al qaeda had a small presence in the country limited only to 50 to 100 fighters. then in 2015, a shocking u.s. raid in afghanistan uncovered a massive al qaeda training camp unding up over 150 alk terrorists. -- al qaeda terrorists. this is more than they claimed existed in the entire country. officials announced that 250 al qaeda terrorists were killed or captured in 2016 alone. along with al qaeda in afghanistan, we have the other terrorist group that is directly linked to al qaeda and the ta

chief. david: taking care of business. melissa. melissa: retired four-star general jack keane, former army chief of staff, fox news military analyst.ir, thank you for joining us. what is your reaction to what happened today? >> this is another step in the right direction. what president trump has done since january 20 is given his commanders in areas where we are conducting conflict operations, given them the authority to conduct strikes as they see fit, to move forces as they see fit, and not to ask the white house for permission. micromanaging of the military is over. if we're going into a new era where we have not done conflict operations like last week where we struck syria, they come to the white house to get the president's authority for that operation. commanders are talking about freedom of action and because of that our operations will definitely be more effective. melissa: sounds like what you're saying with this, this was the right move in the right territory as he opposed to president trump sending a message? >> no. it has nothing to do with a message. the commander on the ground, he has a tunnel bunker and cave complex

we were following, in fact general keaton, the one star general and the vice chief of staff of the armyour-star was with me when we were walking behind the soldiers. one of them knocked out a bunker, spun out, tripped, fell down, and we think as he did he probably squeezed because you tense up when you are about to take a blow and a m-16 round went through my chest. a inly it went over the petraeus rather than the a in army. the medics start working on you and initially, shock set in. they get an iv running, aircraft in, pick me up, held my hand the -- general keane held my hand the whole way. they took me to the hospital. in fact, it had nicked an artery but not severed it. if it severed it, you would be that he would bleed out and you are finished very quickly. it is one of the times when someone turned to me and the doctor said this is really going to hurt and he took a scalpel and cut an x in my side right down my lives -- ribs shoved a , plastic tube and my lung to try and get that out. trying to get suction and get the fluid out and that is what saved my life. i was put back in a

it's led to the resignation of the defense minister and army chief of staff. pened in the hours before jim mattis touched down. he met afghan president ashraf ghani but was very clear, had a message of no bending towards talks with the taliban. here's what he said. >> if the taliban wished to join the political process and work honestly for a positive future for the afghan people who have suffered long and hard, they need only to renounce violence and reject terrorism. it's a pretty low standard to join the political process. >> reporter: that's just never going to happen, really. i mean, they've already attempted diplomatic pressures with the taliban. they're winning, though, on the battlefield now, so the taliban talking is pretty unlikely, and they have key al qaeda-affiliated militants in their command structure, so asking them to denounce terrorism is a large call as well. what is on the table for a trump administration policy in afghanistan? the u.s. has tried the troop surge, they've tried talks, they've tried sending in more trainers to boost the afghan

after the war, he becomes the army chief of staff and hands the army off to macarthur in 1925. he becomes the president of the citadel. in the summer of 1917, these two men are put in place. it is very consequential. the first thing that general bullard asks for is to get his division into a front-line sector for the first -- for the third phase of training. he wants it to be an active sector. january,tter cold of the very bitter cold, he asks and gets the greenlight light for his division to go into the sector. those are the three towns that are in a triangle. in the event in january. this sector is probably two or three times as act as their first set. this is the first time that these troops, that american troops feel the full weight of german artillery. daily and nightly bombardments. this is where, as they take over autonomous as one the vision, they're given control of the sector. , one of hisard's first orders was to be active all over no man's land, do not wait for the enemy to fire. this is where they learn how to launch patrols, intelligence patrols. how to where they

the attack led to the resignation of afghanistan's defense minister and army chief of staff... and new pressure to raise the u=s troop levels. there are currently 84=hundred americans there ... down from more than 100=thousand at he height of the war.u=s commanders say an additional 3=thousand soldiers may be needed to prop up the afghan government forces.and defense secretary mattis says taliban is growing stronger with support from moscow. "the russians seem to be choosing to be strategic competitors in a number of areas. the level of granularity and the level of success they're achieving, i think, the jury is out on that. (steve)defense secretary mattis is the first trump cabinet member to visit afghanistan.but he has been there before ... in 2013 when he was a marine general and leader of the u.s. central command (catherine) coming up... we're hearing from the man accused of killing four people in fresno. why he says he snapped right before the shootings. (grant) and next, a man caught in a violent encounter with a sacramento police office

let's bring in retired general jack keane, former army vice chief of staff and fox news contributor and friend of "fox report". good to have you here. >> good to be with you, harris. harris: start with north korea's threats and the latest on carl vinson. >> first of all, they're not going to shoot at the aircraft carrier, that could mean a destruction of the north korean regime, the reason his father and grandfather got nuclear weapons is one thing only, that is to preserve the regime. now he would shoot at an aircraft carrier, i think if we conduct some kind of an unprovoked attack on him from the ships. that's not the issue. this is the belligerence that comes out of kim jong-un's mouth, he's going to continue to do that. we shouldn't be swayed by that rhetoric that comes out of his mouth as capabilities that we're most interested in. harris: i don't want to concentrate too much on him. i misspoke earlier and called him kim jong il. he's not at all like his father. he's in his own brand of leadership, and i heard craziness and unpredictability. talk to me what it contain kim jong il f

inside the system is unprecedented, not just that the highest levels but also at the military army chief of staff, deputy chief of staff levels. there has been unprecedented fluidity there as well. this suggests a significant turn inside the system and that the leadership is facing certain challenges. he is dealing with them in one way, which is to purge everybody. the chinese would have had the whatinside -- insight into is going on in north korea. but after the leader executed his uncle, the chinese have lost all windows into north korea. often hear in the press how the chinese are except -- upset with the north koreans and that is why there are no high-level meetings. we did a study looking at all exchanges. the difference today is that there are no exchanges, but it is because the north koreans don't want to talk to the chinese. the are not interested in talking to the chinese, the u.s. or anybody else. that is what is so worrying about the current situation. andhank you mr. chairman thank you all for being here. you have all pointed out that china does not want to see instability on the kore

the military, army chief of staff, deputy chief of staff. there has been unprecedented fluidity there. there is significant turn within the system and that the leadership is facing certain challenges and he is dealing with them in one way, which is just to purge everybody. the chinese would have had the best insight into what's going on inside of north korea. after the leader executed his uncle, the chinese have lost all windows into north korea. it is a mistake. we often here how the chinese are upset with the north koreans, that's why there are no high level meetings. we did a study looking at all chinese/north korean exchanges. the difference is that there are none, because the north koreans don't want to talk to the chinese. they are not interested in talking to the chinese, to the united states, or anybody else. that's what's so worrying about the current situation. >> thank you, mr. chairman and thank you all very much for being here. you have all pointed out that china is not -- does not want to see instability on the ckorean peninsul

claimed responsibility mattis meeting with government officials including the afghan -- afghan army chief of staffs arrived, before coming to afghanistan mattis had meetings saudi arabia egypt, israel adequate djibouti. >> new publications from north korea as a third american is detained thereswedish embassy official confirming he was prevented from leaving pyongyang airport on saturday in 50s taught you a counting at pong popping university science and technology we don't know why kim is being held but did he tension at time of heightened tensions between united states, and north korea. senator james lankford member of senate intelligence committee weighing in on fox news sunday. >> north korea for no reason holding another american as some sort of bargaining chip show what international player they are. >> talking about need for a new policy on how to deal with the americans being held by north korea. president trump has made separate calls to the leaders of japan and hina. to discuss concerns about north korea. well earnings season rolling on guys investors like the latest quartering results fr

. >> we're pleased it to welcome this morning the general mark milley, chief of staff of the army, admiral john richardson, david goldfein, and robert neller, commandant of the marine corps. your full statements will be made part of the record, and let me say again how much i appreciate all of you being here. i know you have a lot of responsibilities on your shoulders. i know, for example, the commandant came back a day early from an overseas trip, but i believe the opportunity to get funding for the military on a better track deserves all of our careful attention and discussion. again, that's the purpose of today's hearing. thank you all for being here. general milley, we'd be pleased to turn to you for any oral statement you'd like to make. >> thanks to chairman thornberry and ranking member smith and all the distinguished members of the committee for the opportunity before you today. i appreciate that, and i know we all do. the world is becoming a more dangerous place. with simultaneous challenges to the united states interests and from russia, china, iran, rapidly growing threat from n

thee are pleased to welcome chief of staff of the army, admiral john richardson, chief of naval operations, and the chief of staff at the airports -- air force. and commandant of the marine corps. objection, your written statements will be made part of the record and let me say how much i appreciate each of you being here. i know you have a lot of responsibilities on your shoulders. i know the commandant came back a day early from an overseas trip, but i believe the opportunity to get funding for the military on a better track deserves all of our careful attention and discussion. again, that is the purpose of today's hearing. if you all for being here. we would please -- we would be pleased to turn to you for any statement you would like to make. gen. neller: thank you ranking member smith and all of the for theof the committee opportunity before you. we appreciate that. the world is becoming a more dangerous place. toh simultaneous challenges the united states interest from russia, china, iran, a rapidly growing threat from north korea, an ongoing series of wars against terrorists. this i

the first role of the president of the republic, as a chief of staff of the army and guarantor of ourple. i am ready. this does not mean here and there to give in. to be present to assume the responsibilities of the state to combating terrorism is to have a clear vision, and present priorities for action and clear objectives. the battle should be taken outside of frontiers to destroy our enemies in iraq and syria. the instigators and the commanders of those queueing here in europe and in france. —— killing. i will protect the diplomatic and military action and i intend to conduct. we have as a priority your security in mind. with regard to domestic issue, 10,000 extra police will be created during the next term. i would like a more efficient intelligence service and i will appoint a task force at the presidency so that it can react 24 hours aj against is. part of the battle is about the persons in our district and cities and prisons who are being radicalised. the wakening of the territorial intelligence service that has been going on for the past ten years has been wrong. action will

of dependents. and dependents don't just include wives. dependents also include children. and the army war college a number of years ago did a study, because the chief of staff of the army was quite concerned about the effect of all these repeated deployments and the fact that fathers were away or fathers and mothers in this case were away, the effects on children and adolescents in particular. so we're talking about lots of implications, lots of ramifications. we can ask some very profound questions about what it will do to retention, not just attracting, who you're going to attract into the military, because i don't doubt that lots of 18 to 20 to 22-year-old males will still sign up. what i do worry about is what happens when that 15-year veteran suddenly now has to contend with all sorts of gender-related questions when it comes to either the ground combat unit he's on or the ground combat units he's commanding. those headaches, those additional headaches, those additional concerns at home, are just one more reason for that family team to collectively say, we're done, 20 years, we're out. then what does that do to retaining all sorts of experience, all so

general's office and during that meeting the army council john adams provided the details of the repeated attempts to secure special privileges for david. the chief of staff ordered john adams to prepare a report into the army council then sent a stack of documents in mid-february shortly thereafter at the whitthe white house retue documents to the pentagon with secret presidential orders to add them into the report for publication. meanwhile, mccarthy continued hearings on the army and he asked the business drafted in the army during the war who had invoked his constitutional rights rather than to answer whether he'd ever been a member of the communist party. he branded him a communist and subpoenaed the commanding general for testimony. he was one of the blaze, boys,e hero of the war in europe. now february 18, 1954, joe mccarthy sabot chablis confronted the general. again and again, mccarthy wanted details of how they got promoted and honorably discharged and finally, mccarthy delivered the ultimate insult to this war hero he charged that he was, quote, not fit to wear the uniform of the united states army. eisenhower on vacation in california was a fe

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but after the revolutionary war, it went into disuse and in 1932 then chief of staff of the army general the 200th birthday of george washington. and so he brought the badge of merit out of retirement and recreated it as the medal that i wear today. it's the same purple heart and on the back has the words for military merit. but on the face has the likeness of george washington to recognize all that he did in founding the country. as i mentioned, there have been 1.7 million recipients of the purple heart medal. every single veteran has served in sacrificed something, some gave all but all gave some. and so it's an honor for me to be able to be here on behalf of those purple heart recipients who have sacrificed their lives protecting the freemz that we all enjoy today. thank you so much. [ applause ] >> please welcome the students of philadelphia's high school -- performing arts and the original cast member of the hit broadway musical "hamilton" sydney james harcourt. [ applause ] >> philadelphiay, how are you today? [ applause ] >> yeah. i can't tell you what a great day it is to celebra

it's really more the opportunity you are not going to be chief of staff of the army if you haven't served in combat and then a commander in combat. that's my impression is definitely certain branches. you have to raise two -- rise to the heights of the branch and that's how it should be. it was about opening opportunities secondarily and it was about doubling the candidate pool for some of these jobs and raising the bar. you are going to get a better team if they had twice as many people applying a competing and they got a better candidate. i didn't fully answer, i didn't fully answer the number of opportunities. secretary carter announced there wouldn't be any exceptions and there have been graduates from some of the really tough schools. they had female rangers graduate other countries do. when they were in their research days about whether they would allow women, they were one of the first to come out and say we are not going to say that women can't be s.e.a.l.s. any other questions? >> hey. >> you've got the mic. >> i was fortunate enough in my experience that i -- i don't know if any