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Radio Times

Jonathan Katz on ‘Gangsters of Capitalism’

How did decorated Marine General Smedley Butler go from proponent of American imperialism to outspoken antiwar activist and critic of the military industrial complex?

Air Date: February 15, 2022 10:00 am

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A member of the Ukrainian State Border Guard stands watch at the border crossing between Ukraine and Belarus on Saturday. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Biden speaks with Ukraine’s leader as U.S. officials warn of imminent Russian attack

The United States will "respond swiftly and decisively" to further Russian aggression against Ukraine, President Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday.

5 years ago

Ukrainians attend a rally in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, during a protest against the potential escalation of the tension between Russia and Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden are to hold a high-stakes telephone call on Saturday as tensions over a possibility imminent invasion of Ukraine escalated sharply and the U.S. announced plans to evacuate its embassy in the Ukrainian capital
Politics & Policy

Biden warns Putin of ‘severe costs’ of Ukraine invasion

In the hourlong call, Biden also said the United States and its allies would respond “decisively and impose swift and severe costs” if the Kremlin attacked its neighbor.

5 years ago

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan gives an update about Ukraine during a press briefing at the White House, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Politics & Policy

U.S. ramps up Ukraine warning, says Russia may invade in days

The White House said it doesn't know if Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a decision to invade, but it has told Americans in Ukraine to leave within the next 48 hours

5 years ago

FILE - U.S. Navy SEAL candidates, participate in
NPR
Community

The Navy is investigating the death of a SEAL candidate from N.J. who finished ‘Hell Week’

Kyle Mullen, a 24-year-old man from Manalapan, N.J., was pronounced dead at Sharp Coronado Hospital in Coronado, Calif., the Navy said.

5 years ago

A church is seen in the Russian village of Shebekino outside Belgorod, a few miles from the Ukrainian border, on Jan. 27, 2022. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

U.S. says Russia has amassed about 75% of the troops it would need to invade Ukraine

The situation along the Ukrainian border has grown even more dire, according to top U.S. officials.

5 years ago

US troops deploy for Europe from Pope Army Airfield at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on February 3, 2022. (Photo by Allison Joyce / AFP) (Photo by ALLISON JOYCE/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Newly deployed U.S. troops arrive in Europe as Russia bolsters its own forces

New satellite images show the buildup of Russian forces and equipment along Ukraine's borders with western Russia, Belarus and Crimea.

5 years ago

In this Dec. 23, 2021, photo provided by the U.S. Navy, Rear Adm. John Korka, Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC), and Chief of Civil Engineers, leads Navy and civilian water quality recovery experts through the tunnels of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, near Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The Navy is scrambling to contain what one lawmaker has called a “crisis of astronomical proportions” after jet fuel leaked from an 80-year-old Hawaii tank farm, seeped into a drinking water well and polluted the water streaming out of faucets in Pearl Harbor military housing
Community

U.S. military faces crisis in Hawaii after jet fuel leak poisons water

The Navy is scrambling to contain a major crisis in Hawaii after jet fuel leaked from an 80-year-old Hawaii tank farm.

5 years ago

People inspect a destroyed house following an operation by the U.S. military in the Syrian village of Atmeh
Politics & Policy

Islamic State leader killed during U.S. raid in Syria

The operation came as IS has been trying for a resurgence, with a series of attacks in the region, including a 10-day assault late last month to seize a prison.

5 years ago

The first COVID-19 mass vaccination on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii is held on Feb. 9, 2021. The Army says it will
NPR
Health

U.S. Army begins to discharge soldiers who refuse COVID-19 vaccination

As of Jan. 26, it said, 96% of active troops have been completely vaccinated, while 3,350 soldiers have refused to get the vaccine.

5 years ago

A collection box near the altar at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception urges donations for Ukrainian soldiers fighting the Russians. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

‘Everybody is extremely worried’: Philly’s Ukrainian community fearful of Russian threat

Members of the local Ukrainian diaspora have been doing what they can to support Ukrainian resistance from afar.

5 years ago

Soldiers of Poland, Britain, US and Romania take part in military exercises
NPR
Politics & Policy

U.S. weighs sending 5,000 troops to Eastern Europe to counter Russia

Biden is considering sending troops to Eastern European countries, including Romania and Poland, a U.S. official told NPR. Russia has stationed 100,000 troops near Ukraine.

5 years ago

A-29 Super Tucano planes are on display
Politics & Policy

Watchdog warned months before U.S. pullout Afghanistan’s air force would collapse

American authorities had been alerted that Afghanistan's air force did not have the capabilities to survive after a U.S. withdrawal.

5 years ago

Stephen O’Shea and Taylor Grieger, both featured in 'Hell or High Seas', sailing off the coast of Cape Horn. (photo via Hell or High Seas)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

‘Hell or High Seas’

A new documentary tells the incredible true story of a Navy veteran's battle with PTSD and his mission to pave a smoother path for veterans returning to civilian life.

Air Date: January 11, 2022 10:00 am

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This general view shows a burnt-out administrative building in central Almaty on January 7, 2022, after violence that erupted following protests over hikes in fuel prices. - Kazakhstan's president has rejected calls for talks with protesters after days of unprecedented unrest, vowing to destroy
NPR
Politics & Policy

There’s chaos in Kazakhstan. Here’s what you need to know

A New Year's Day doubling of gas prices sent shock waves through the country, sparking deadly unrest that has engulfed the Central Asian nation. But the origins of discontent

5 years ago

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