in the military. thank you for -- who has produced a report on abuse in the military. thank you for being here. >> each witness will provide a brief and will have the opportunity to ask questions. we ask the witness to provide her testimony in five-minute. it will be made part of the hearing record. we welcome amy logan. thank you all for your time today. we will start with miss logan. before you major opening statement i could not believe how strong you were then and are now. how you exposed gaping holes in our system in terms of responding to victims and i am extremely grateful to have you here today. please begin. >> thank you, madam chair. i want to start by thanking the committee for the work you are doing around such a difficult and urgent issue. my hope is that in hearing my testimony, the committee considers adopting real changes in how the military handles reports of domestic violence i am -- violence. i am the ex-pence of the soldier. i met him towards the end of his military career and we a

many of them were considered military philosophers or military philosoph. who were dedicated to truth and to the moral tenants of making good war or fail bunger? this involved rationality discipline and civility as well as calling upon one's innate empathy and sociability to conduct war in a humane fashion and to build social bonds with comrades and allies. moral sentiment and its lexicon and you see it there saucibility sensitivity toward others fellow feeling as adam smith. put it you many day bianca sauce benevolence sociability and social the latter two being neologisms that dated to the 18th century represented a departure from traditional themes of chivalry military humanism. they were an authentic development of this period in history. while rochambeau never declared himself a military philosopher his self-understanding as an agent of the military enlightenment is clear. he opened his memoirs with a declaration of his devotion to relaying the truth and only the truth. he wrote and this is my translation from the french. the truth must be the basis of

whether it's in the military or mr. it's outside the military, a crime is a crime and it ought to be punished. shouldn't be overlooked as so often is the -- is what happens in the military. we've been pushing for this bill ever since. despite promises from the department of the defense that they had everything under control. we heard time and time again about new initiatives to stop sexual assaults and harassments and yet, things are worse today than when we started out. they haven't worked in the most recent review, almost 21,000 soldiers were victims of sexual assault. only 4% of the cases went to trial. 62% of those who reported sexual assault experienced retaliation, retaliation just because you shouldn't be hurt, just because you're in the military and people can get away with it. and in two-thirds of these cases, the retaliation comes from inside the chain of command. the department of defense has had more than enough time to try their way to fix this problem. and it's clear, a new approach is needed. and it's the

and military family. the first is to define the problem and for over 20 years, congress has asked the department to do just that but it has not. the problem remains. in fact earlier this month there was a study released that found that despite the statutory requirement the dod has not collected comprehensive data on the number of allegations of domestic violence. a subcategory of different types of domestic abuse that constitute offenses under the uniform military justice and related actions. and even though we know over 40,000 incidences met the criteria for domestic abuse between 2015 and 2019 and 74% of these were physical abuse. twenty more were never counted by the department and how many were never reported for more than 20 years, no one can say. according to the dod annual report on child abuse and neglect and domestic abuse in the military, most of the perpetrators and victims are our most junior servicemembers themselves. they are the young, inexperienced, away from home isolated from the family

military. her latest book, the girls next door, american women and military recreation, released in early 2019. help me in welcoming dr. kara dixon vuic. [ applause ] >> hi, good afternoon. thanks for hanging in there with us. i want to say, i'm really under to be here. as laura mentioned, i have a position that is named in honor of a student who joined the marine corps and lost his life in afghanistan in 2011 and his parents, his family, a whole host of friends created this position because as his father days, he knows the cost of war on society and i think on this 100th anniversary of the commemoration, the armistice, the end of world war i, i think that's a pretty profound task and i'm honored to be here to be part of that. i would like to start this afternoon with someone who knew a little bit about that cost of war. a young woman named emma young dixon. on april 3rd, 1918, a young woman from new jersey boarded a ship headed for the war in france. 26 years old, she was excited and nervous a

>> i love the military.hat i needed to do, and i made these sacrifices for my country. where's my support? >> i want to see results. don't tell me. show me. contact your congress people. >> yeah. >> look into your local v.a. vote. for the love of god, vote. >> since we filmed this episode, an independent civilian review board has recommended taking the prosecution of sexual assault cases out of military control. secretary of defense lloyd austin says it will be considered. still many in military leadership are refusing that notion, citiing unit cohesion. >> i really appreciate your vulnerability and revealing that you both have dealt with sexual trauma is a big deal because none of us talks about that enough. >> if one person ♪ ♪ >>> they build a pier and pound the ball in and then tore down the pier. the amount of money and energy -- >> see the dolphins. >> are there dolphins? >> yeah. yeah. >> the pastor is the founder of the border church that conducts church services through the u.s. and mexico border wa

the democratic forces we are fighting against the military regime we have fighting against the military coupe because we want to end this military coup as soon as possible because we want to see if life were in those and civilians because as you rightly pointed out there it's more than you know 700 people being already killed and the many many people being arrested in the many many people being. beaten torture bind the military so that we need help from the international community so but even though the people you know providing support from the international community but we stayed in the far the stronger you know action from the international community but we'll examine the issue of international support in more detail a little later on but let me take you back elections took place in your country in november and reelected was a government led by the national league for democracy party of one son suchi you were here in new york and in just in the end of january when did you start to suspect something was up because the day before the coup the u.n. secretary general antonio terrorist p

with the military. in the but on whatever arrangements group to would have to satisfy the military group would read the what should have happened is that the. government should have been handed over to department so that the constitution would be followed under civilian government would be installed and a process of national dialogue to institute a government of national unity and then flow from that. trying to allow dimiter to continue to work from behind would not achieve room change in shock primarily because the longer dhimmitude stays out on the easier it's going to be for them to become equipment and. part of the government up and 30 years ago what do you say i guess i'm right and i think this means that. you know i think yes are we i mean that's right you know let's let's understand that power in china has never passed democratically. and that what you see i mean there's been basically a deal. chad if you look at the map chad is an island of stability in a sea of chaos to one side of chad you hav

>> i love the military.p. i did what i needed to do. and i made these sacrifices for my country. where is my support? >> i want to see results. don't tell me. show me. contact your congress people. >> yeah. >> look into your local va. vote. for the love of god, vote. >> since we filmed this episode, an independent civilian review board has recommended taking the prosecution of sexual assault cases out of military control. secretary of defense lloyd austin says it will be considered. still many in military leadership are refusing that notion citing unit cohesion. >> none of us talk about that enough. >> if one person sees this and is like, i am not alone. you may have many reasons for waiting to go to your doctor right now. but if you're experiencing leg pain, swelling, or redness, don't wait to see your doctor. these could be symptoms of deep vein thrombosis, a blood clot which could travel to your lungs and lead to a pulmonary embolism. which could cause chest pain or discomfort, or difficulty breathing—and

how are you doing military to military engagement with china? where do you see that? do you want to restore to a more traditional type of what it -- of where they actually are talking in a real way, or -- >> sure. he absolutely. the united states and china have every reason to be speaking to each other across a range of issues, including military issues, cyber, et cetera, which start to bleed out of dod into other areas. we absolutely, this administration and inside the pentagon are looking forward to those engagements. it's not a one-way street. we don't make all those decisions and this conversations with the chinese are ongoing about how best to set up those engagements. i will just add, even the bridge to bridge level if you will, that is vital in terms of de-escalation ability, so our ability to talk that you may recall the agreement ,the navy came to with the --, all of those sorts -- channels of communication are vital to us, understanding we're in competition, but again, the president said competition does not necessarily equate to military conflict and in int

public what its government is doing in its with its military all over the world just yesterday also i see these reports huge numbers of people in california in prison for over 3 years without yet being you know charged turkey even a trial it notion that some force is going to come to the united states and take away what's left of our freedoms it is just not credible and so you need this this vague justification of we're up against the autocracies and sadly there are people falling for it yeah well david we have to be worried about the elites not the be the so-called talk received in the world rick let me go to you this ain't the same question here because this is how we're being sold it and and you know obviously people in biden in his orbit they're all neo-cons they and they want another crack at this thing the interesting thing is that it's not a whole lot different than under trump so it you know there are differences in washington but not when it comes the empire it's purely bipartisan go ahead rick. political differences and of the shoreline is the outrage as it earlier this week

there is military that's a real thing that military industrial complex.sking our senior level leaders who are essentially just politicians in uniform to stand up to this stuff, that's expecting too much from these people. and in the early 1960s, the trust in the united states government was at an all-time high. it's steadily deteriorated since then but what happened is the military, trusting the military started vietnam and especially 19 will 0 on the trust was there and what we are seeing here is the erosion of trust in the united states military. just like we are seeing it with supreme court-issues with the supreme court. but that is, i think, what the other side is trying to do is to erode that trust distrusted institution. and when we are talking about vetting people before they come in it's not just what they like. your interview with lara logan last night about the surveillance state. everybody should listen to that. it was amazing. just what you hover above, they know exactly where your leanings lie without even having -- >> pete: how harrowing is

i have been in the military since 1974 and still in the military as a civilian. i spent 50 years with the department of defense. one thing i find very annoying and that is that the american legion and the veterans of foreign wars are not the doing their jobs as far as helping veterans or working on issues. i dealt with these guys. it usually falls on deaf ears. especially with vietnam. the iraq campaign medal -- do you know that was canceled by the navy in 2019? we need to bring that back. i would like to see your organization lobby and work with our elected leaders to adjust this wrong and have the iraq campaign medal come back. they also canceled the vietnam service medal, too. that is something i noticed. i get exhausted with the american legion and the veterans of foreign wars in regards to taking care of vets. host: john, thank you. we believe that there. thank you for your call and for your service. guest: i don't want to speak for the american legion and vfw, but we work closely with them. there is a coalition of veterans groups that work together across i

pacific deterrence initiative is a new military build up so a new prepositioning of the united states military west of the international date line which is basically china's neighborhood and specifically it's going to increase the number of troops we have in that area along with equipment weapons and fuel and then on top of that the military is going to conduct training exercises to make it easier for other militaries to partner with us in war in that part of the world now what are some of the ways we are deterring china in the pursuit of it and what are we deterring them from well china is increasing the strength of its own military and has expanded its own presence in the south china sea to the point that they're building brand new islands and putting military bases on top of them and so it takes 2 weeks to move u.s. aircraft carriers from alaska and other u.s. territories into china's neighborhood and so the idea behind this is that by having our troops and equipment already there we'd be able to wage war faster if needed and as for what we're doing we're deterring our military com

she was not in the military itself. she was awarded the congressional medal of honor by the president for her services. in fact, they're about several years later the army the termined that there were over 900 people who received the congressional medal of that really didn't meet their criteria for a ward of the medal and it is our nation's highest award for valor. and and besides that she was not in the military. so anyway, they wrote to all those people and said, you know send them back and we like to say we don't know what you know, then 899 others did but we know that mary walker refused. to send her medal of honor back during the bicentennial president carter reinstituted in full-fledged the the medal of honor to dr. mary walker and the important thing about that is that she's the only woman in the history of this nation to receive the middle of honor. now we also credit her for pants for women she was quite a character apparently spent a lot of time up on capitol hill and her pants and top hat and cain which is on

the political and the military based on these these statements these letters. the leaders of the army the army our guns in the exposed is clearly that these letters are against the spirit of the army on the normal lens of the hour lunch in the french political spectrum so the leaders of the military 'd are clearly position as the gusts let us however this some measures would be taken against those who signed the 1st letter says the 2nd letter was anonymous but i think that there is in politics there is what is legal and there is what is doable but it's from a political point of view of that is what's cohen to his. assistance we need to take each of us at the ration at this stage all right we have run out of times we're going to have to leave the discussion there thank you so much all of our guests i know here are these are my sorry and yes and a lot to and thank you too for watching you can see this program again any time by visiting our website al-jazeera dot com and for further discussion go to our facebook page at facebook dot com forward slash a.j. inside s

pacific deterrence initiative is a new military build up so a new prepositioning of the united states military west of the international dateline which is basically china's neighborhood and specifically it's going to increase the number of troops we have in that area along with equipment weapons and fuel and then on top of that the military is going to conduct training exercises to make it easier for other militaries to partner with us in war in that part of the world's. what are some of the ways we are deterring china in the pursuit of it and what are we deterring them from. well china is increasing the strength of its own military and has expanded its own presence in the south china sea to the point that they're building brand new islands and putting military bases on top of them and so it takes 2 weeks to move u.s. aircraft carriers from alaska and other u.s. territories into china's neighborhood and so the idea behind this is that by having our troops and equipment already there we'd be able to wage war faster if needed and as for what we're doing we're deterring our military comm

after the tsai's thanksgiving the military strategist looked towards prison. but as you enforces edged closer to -- whether, the north korean existence became vein and. thanksgiving turned out to be korean style. and then came communist china's own thanksgiving surprise, giving the world a 90 52nd shock as people poured across china's border into north korea to again to change the entire scope of the war. 18 chinese divisions slammed into un forces, using massive, physical and material superiority. the war became more savage than ever. the chinese directed offensive gained momentum and zeroed in on the ports city off the sea of japan. just before a grim 1950 christmas, un forces were evacuated by sea. they received a new commander in general matthew ridgeway, whose immediate concern was that three to one man perot superiority enjoyed by the combined of chinese and north korean's. again, the 38th parallel was crossed as un forces fell back, advocated by fleeing refugees who impeded un operations. solar changed hands. for the third time. as the winter of 50 51 t

their military will be a match against insurgence. after up to lot more home of, he lost his 2 legs in the fire fight with the tale. bon, he thought the state would at least offer him good care. but the once loyal commander has lost faith in the army, which has failed to pay his pension for nearly a year, more as a career. and i don't regret my sacrifices, but i'm upset with the afghan government. they haven't looked after me properly. i don't receive my salary on time, which is the least they can do for me. authority said, cases of corruption are rare. but watched or groups say that's not the case. they reviewed instances of commanders who use non existence personnel to collect extra paychecks. army soldiers complain about ammunition shortages and suspended equipment from corrupt suppliers. military experts warned that these signs of demoralization might view the resurgence of the tale bon, especially after the us troops begin their final pull out ending nearly 20 years of military engagement. the person afghan authorities disagree.

civil military relations there's omar bradley. missourian like eric let's talk about civil military relations. first of all. all of you have read the us constitution. every what does it say about the president's power? old military and command them but let's see and he's in charge of the militia and the navy. call them. but he's commander-in-chief, right? what does commander-in-chief mean? charge in charge. what responsibilities does the congress have? they're allowed to raise their electrical. yep, and established regulations. congress declares war correct so clearly truman has the right to issue orders and establish policies and macarthur what's his responsibility in this? my maya you have to yeah, so listen to them. yes to obey them, right? ok. he's got to obey them. so what has he done has he violated civil military relations? has he? where do we even get this concept? is it exclusively the constitution? those of you who had me by denton you had you were in last semester. where's it? where do you first see silver civil militar

military doing things the u.s.itary does not allow and they are doing it and continued in appeared to be focused on the u.s. military bear they have clustered around military installations with no real response except more secrecy. at one point, unidentified flying objects shut down the nuclear weapons facility at an air force base in the state of montana. ten icbms, ballistic missiles were temporarily knocked off-line and noticed a glowing red object floating in this guy, seems like out of a movie but it happen. decades ago, many more citing around the country. according to journalist george knapp, all of the nuclear facilities, savannah hill, all e have dramatic incidents with these unknown aircraft appearing over the facilities and no one knew where they were from org what they were doing there. again, for decades, this has happened. apparently, no one knows why. no one seems especially alarmed. in the 1950s, some people worried about it.pa they classified an fbi document from 70 years ago to search unknown flyi

they 1st had confrontations with the military when the military would hit back at protest is on the streets non these have more into it. as you mentioned, flash more protests where people would just march very quickly and then disappear back into the crowds to avoid confrontation. but then also having a prolonged civil disobedience movement, which is paralyzed much of the country where you've got the civil service on strike . teachers have now this has been suspended for taking part in the strike. and then you've also got full on arm conflict in several parts. of the country, not just in areas which are dominated by ethnic groups, but also in places which have in the past been relatively peaceful. we're seeing a lot more clashes in those areas. and we're seeing the military respond with increasingly heavy handed tactics, including as strikes, which of course will increase the risk of collateral damage and destruction of property. and we're not seeing any indication from the military that it's going to engage in any sort of compromise with protesters with the national unity government . that

he desegregated the military. truman set it up, but the military didn't completely follow-through and eisenhower made the military comply with that order. he desegregated washington, d. c.. he acknowledged there was more to be done, but we feel that what he did do set up the civil rights movement for the sixties. it set up a platform that they could launch from in the sixties. >> jumping back to the holdings, you mentioned i think it had to do with the port that had to be built--an item that is actually from the fdr library? is that correct? it's on loan from there? >> it was transferred from the fdr presidential library to the eisenhower presidential library sometime in the past and i don't know why. we are honored and honored to keep that. >> are there any paintings either on view or in the exhibit or in the holdings? >> paintings that eisenhower did? >> yes. >> yes. so, we have 20, 30 paintings that eisenhower did himself. eisenhower was introduced to painting by churchill as a way to calm yourself and focus yo

have been taken to a military camp.ion in mali has called for their immediate release. united states secretary of state antony blinken is traveling to the middle east, four days into the israel-palestine cease-fire. tension is still high. a palestinian was shot dead after stabbing two israeli shoulders -- soldiers. 18 years after the start of the door for conflict, the first man suspected of war crimes has appeared at the international criminal court. he is facing 31 council of war crimes and crimes against humanity. reporter: it was 14 years ago that an arrest warrant was issued for the man considered the leader of the notorious militia. on monday, he appeared in court. he's accused of hundreds of executions, torture, and using rape as a weapon of war. >> the list of the suspects crimes are countless and the victims' suffering is immense. the effects persist. the region of darfur is still grappling with the devastation brought about by these events. entire villages we destroyed. reporter: the prosecutor wrote a testimo

republicans doing something to stop woke ideology from spreading in the military. >> military's supposed i agenda. okay, we're not complaining about it, we're going to do something about it. we're going to expose this for the whole country, and we're going to fight back. >> senator tom cotton and congressman dan crenshaw, who are both veterans, are teaming up to release a whistle blower forum for military members if they spot any woke training effort. the duo will then publish, submit a complaint anonymously with the permission of the whistleblower. you know, there needs to be an outlet, joe, on this because, apparently all of a sudden, we need the critical race theory and the military that defends our nation needs to be woken up. but here's my concern, i want to get your thoughts. a anonymous page to list complaints. they won't have the whistleblower protection, and i want to get your feeling on it. they need an outlet, but is this the right mechanism? >> this seems to be the right mechanism as far as i can tell. but you know what? you know who isn't woke, l.t.? the chinese, the russian

it can't happen in the military.ng into every aspect of our lives. >> i view the military as micro kossism of america what america should be i could not care. it transcends that. >> in military we were all green, we were army. >> they said you were green or dark green in the marine corps. >> we were willing to fight, i am alive because by brothers were willing to fight to the death for me, for each other, not pause i was one color or one creed or whatever. any color, any race, any creed become together and fight. and we should never forget that. we should embrace it. >> the fact here we are in memorial day weekend. saying, we should be proud of that. you know, our forefathers, it feels like the last vestige of type of institution that reveres america for what it is, why wouldn't the pc folks, i don't want to get political but why wouldn't they go the military next. it is color blind. the military, and pro freedom and pro american, why couldn't you go there, that is the scary part it feels intentional. >> it is and do

certainly military because as it is used our military is punitive and monitored and in many ways there's an expression of an unbridled occupation that has existed with impunity for all these years that has never been held accountable since it was created 72 years ago since the other occupation if people use a girl as a has acted with impunity as doug it is the palestinians as they get it up your nation under its control and outside but this is not new this escalation is new it has been emboldened of course like the tramp administration exclusion it has been emboldened by biden administration's lack of action and the that the sense of the europeans and its lid on government so now the question was who knew i now is there and to give jerusalem to kick out palestinians do target that only has a slam excite here and them and middle of ramadan and to get away with it now they were want him as one of them everybody else wanted and you are classing not just that lines you act are blocking you at provoking them and stimulus beyond your acceptable king arabs and muslims and christians everywhere

we think about the uniform code military code of justice do you see m.j. and do you see m.j. legislative history it came about in 1950 because after world war 2 did service different branches of service had their own justice systems and they were all run internally and there was a little bit of a repeat of what you're talking about here in that oftentimes victims were heard and there was allegations of favoritism things of that nature so i think we really look to the you see m.j. and legislative history that is something that says in favor of having an independent panel investigate situations like this because again the chain of command in the military has a incentive to protect itself and we see in terms of protecting itself they aren't necessarily protecting the victims which is what they should be doing. and this past weekend marks the 10th anniversary of operation neptune spear the raid that led to osama bin laden's murder what legacy does that operation hold for the u.s. . well i think legacies decided by history not necessarily people in real time so

out, send them in the military can. but when you were looking for inside perspective, different than that, because now i wouldn't have to call to trace and fared the m 5 f, b. and also they didn't. walker is important. the musician go deeper and understand what really needs right now to finish the remaining of the transition. as they even said they would not do not be more than what not by for you to day. we're going and i've been here for another 2 years. so what is the plan right now? there was a problem between doing general ad been doing that and the president and the perimeter. well, you don't know what happened? what means did, because you get to point fingers. but what happened is, if we don't have the paint, even though another brain is limited to be got rid of the transition phase one or 2 or 3 miles institution. what even after the election, as they said in 2022, which is still large, redone that we would. it could be the last, i'm sorry to interrupt. let me get back to you at that point about the upcoming ele

the military doesn't want the world to see this.follow a brother and sister who are part of a generation that briefly experienced democracy. they are now fighting for their future. yangon. myanmar�*s biggest city was opening up after decades of oppressive military rule. bhone and his sister cindy lived through a brief period of democracy. for the last five years, the military has been sharing power with aung san suu kyi's party. all that changed on the first of february, when general min aung hlaing staged a coup. since then, they have been joining daily protest. he voted for the first time in november last year. aung san suu kyi's party won that election by a landslide, but army chief, general min aung hlaing, contested the results, seized power, detained suu kyi and other elected leaders. gunshots. this was bhone's world before the coup. he's a musician, inspired by american trap music. he was planning to release his first album this year. his sister cindy recently returned home from years abroad. the military coup on the first of

do you agree substandard military housing presents a serious challenge to military readiness?yes, i do, senator. i think that it poses challenges for readiness and also for retention. >> and if confirmed, will you commit to using all the tools available to hold the landlords and private companies accountable to make sure they build and maintain quality housing for servicemembers and ensure that these outfits can no longer profit from substandard housing? >> yes, senator. you have my commitment. >> i appreciate it. these conditions and their consequences are the result of bad behavior. from companies the dod hired to manage these properties for years they failed to properly maintain military families homes, and they've escaped accountabilities by doctoring their numbers, sweeping complaints under the rug and they've raked in millions of dollars, taxpayer dollars in the process. so, there it is. sexual assault, climate change, military housing, all of these affect the military readiness. but for too long, the military services have paid only lipservice to this reality. it's time

those that have military experience most have not had direct military experience and if you haven't forhand you cream or casual about going to war. those political leaders were very cautious about going to war you may think oh great. it may be bad for society. >> the annual dinner in washington to give a talk and at the beginning of the dinner the band plays the various anthem of the service and they stand up and it's very rare to see someone stand up. those are composed the very badly treated common soldiers and also for those that elevated of the ottoman empire. why should be wary of that class? >> it's a good question like to say i don't know that the danger of having a military curse they can see themselves at odds with the rest of society that the rest of society is soft that's the case in germany where the military had the elevated status but felt they were above politics and deserving of the germination it didn't feel any need with political leadership wanted and often from what it was they are planning and this can be dangerous democratic societies locale control of the military

going after a particular group but is it actually more insulting and is it a good thing for the military to be focused on being so wolk our panel of former military officers joins us and this is national police week as controversy continues to surround the amount of training which goes into police departments that joshua sweet is going to show us a new virtual option i'm sorry now using all of these stories along with my take on today's edition of news feeds he's right here on r.t. america. it isn't said that politics is war without bloodshed and while war is politics with bloodshed i could not agree more and our guest to start off today show has been around it is entire life with the most recent events involving his family actually being the most challenging because it finds him fighting the very institution they have been a part of for so many decades. now at the end of april president trump's former attorney and the former mayor of new york rudy giuliani had his apartment raided by the f.b.i. so to give us the latest as well as his own observations of what is going on in new york as w

who should send them in the military can? but when you look at it from inside perspective, different than that, because now when you call in to tracy and shared the m 5 f, b, and also they do, you know, walker is important. the musician. go deeper and understand what really needs right now to finish the remaining of the transition as they they even said they would not do not be more than what not by for you to day. we're going well and i've been you all for another to get what is the right now? there was a problem between me and they do our big general ad been doing that and the president and the perimeter. well, you don't know what happened? what mean been? because you get to point fingers, but what happens if we don't have to pay this? even though another brain is limited to be got, the president will say that maybe one or 2 or 3 miles will say what you've been up to the election as they said in 2022, which is still large, redone. that would be the last i'm sorry to interrupt. let me get back to you at that point about the

their military will be a match against insurgents. after abdulla mohammed, he lost his 2 legs in a firefight with the tale. bon, he thought the state would at least offer him good care. but the once loyal commander has lost faith in the army, which has failed to pay his pension for nearly a year. more clear and i don't regret my sacrifices, but i'm upset with the afghan government. they haven't looked after me properly. i don't receive my salary on time, which is the least they can do for me on a far as she said, cases of corruption are rare. but watched our group say that's not the case. they reviewed instances of commanders who use norm existence, personnel to collect extra paychecks. army soldiers complain about ammunition shortages and substandard equipment from corrupt suppliers. military experts was that these signs of demoralization might view the resurgence of the tale bon, especially after the us troops begin their final pull out, ending nearly 20 years of military engagement person. the person ask and authorities disagree. t

military.re's a reason is the largest government agency not just because defense contractors are powerful. in exchange for all of that money and all that power and all the oversight we give it. thinking of ways to keep america strong. the question is how have they been doing that? how do you judge for yourself? most of the general's see quoted in the press meets an counterproductive diversity role. assembling the world's first transgender seal team by not defending the united states. the conflicts that hannah gone says is preparing forcing comically small and outdated whether it's wrangling with illiterate tribesmen in afghanistan for ramping up for some new war against a remote group of buildings in syria. can port a relevant country really be our gravest enemies? we act like it. that's been confirmed tonight. the weather itself, going forward, the u.s. military has still declared a hot ward on global warming. >> without addressing the climate crisis. we face all kinds of threats in our line o

going after a particular group but is it actually more insulting and is it a good thing for the military to be focused on being so woke our panel of former military officers joins us and this is national police week as controversy continues to surround the amount of training which goes into police departments this house this week is going to show us a new virtual option i'm sorry now using all of these stories along with my take on today's edition of news right here on our team america. it isn't said that politics is war without bloodshed and while war is politics with bloodshed i could not agree more and our guest to start off today show has been around it is entire life with the most recent events involving his family actually being the most challenging because it finds him fighting the very institution they have been a part of for so many decades. now at the end of april president trump former attorney and the former mayor of new york rudy giuliani had his apartment raided by the f.b.i. so to give us the latest as well as his own observations of what is going on in new york as well as