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President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Saturday, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The Kurds, Turkey, Syria, and Trump

Today on the show, we’ll talk about what Trump's announcement to withdraw U.S. troops from Northern Syria means for the Kurds, the Middle East, and for U.S. foreign policy.

Air Date: October 9, 2019 10:00 am

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U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters pose for a photo in Baghouz, Syria, after the SDF declared the area free of Islamic State militants, in March. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

In major policy shift, U.S. will stand aside as Turkish forces extend reach in Syria

In December, Trump abruptly announced that troops would be withdrawn from Syria, which Turkey praised, but sparked criticism among our allies and within Trump's own Cabinet.

7 years ago

In this Feb. 9, 2015 file photo, an honor guard stands at the entrance before ribbon cutting ceremonies for the new 1st Infantry Division Headquarters at Fort Riley, Kan. Prosecutors say a U.S. Army infantry soldier stationed at Fort Riley shared bomb-making instructions online and also discussed killing activists and bombing a news network. The Justice Department says Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, that private first class Jarrett William Smith was charged with distributing information related to explosives and weapons of mass destruction. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner File)
Courts & Law

U.S. soldier arrested after discussing bomb attack, targeting left-leaning activists and a media organization

Court papers say Smith also suggested targeting a major news network with a car bomb. The news network was not identified.

7 years ago

At StoryCorps in Baltimore last month, retired Col. Denise Baken (center) told her children, Christian Yingling and Richard Yingling, about the discrimination she faced as a black woman in the Army. (Emilyn Sosa for StoryCorps)
NPR
Community

For a black woman in the military, harassment was its own battle

At StoryCorps, retired Col. Denise Baken says the challenges she faced as both a woman and an African American in the Army weighed her down over time, mentally and physically.

7 years ago

Clarence Smoyer stands outside Midtown Scholar bookstore in Harrisburg at a book signing event. (Tim Lambert/WITF)
Community

96-year-old Army veteran from Allentown awarded Bronze Star in surprise ceremony at WWII Memorial

The "hero of Cologne" was denied the award nearly 75 years ago "over a stick of gum," according to author Adam Makos.

7 years ago

In this Dec. 16, 2005 photo, an Iraqi soldier guards at a checkpoint backdropped with posters, some are pictures of terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

“The Targeter:” tracking terrorism in Iraq after 9/11

Former CIA analyst Nada Bakos discusses her work tracking terrorism in Iraq, including ISIS founder Abu Masab al-Zarqawi, after 9/11.

Air Date: September 17, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:01
Al Duncan of Malvern, a member of the Chester County Vietnam Veterans of America, salutes after placing the remains of Eugene Gorski in a niche at Washington Crossing National Cemetery. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

‘Finally at rest’: Unclaimed veterans buried with help from a former coroner’s office intern and reporters

It’s hard to prove military service for unclaimed bodies, one intern and two reporters helped vets get a proper burial.

7 years ago

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Vintage military vehicles and reenactors take part in a reenactment of the liberation of Paris from German occupation to celebrate its 75th anniversary, in Paris, France, August 25, 2019.  REUTERS/Charles Platiau - RC18C82A7B40
Community
PBS NewsHour

Paris celebrates its liberation from Nazis, 75 years on

The liberation of Paris was both joyous and chaotic

7 years ago

FILE - This file photo from June 29, 2009 shows the Philadelphia Veterans Hospital (Bradley C Bower/AP Photo, File)
Health

Why is it harder for military families to get behavioral health care?

These families have access to care, but getting appointments can be harder than it is for civilians, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia research says.

7 years ago

A ULA Atlas V rocket carrying a U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center mission launched Thursday at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
(Walter Scriptunas II/Courtesy United Launch Alliance)
NPR
Science

With Congressional blessing, Space Force is closer to launch

The House and the Senate have both proposed plans for Space Force in their versions of the annual defense bill.

7 years ago

Jamie Wyeth, then in his early 20s, works from a stepladder while creating the mural for the Delaware Air National Guard. (Courtesy of Jamie Wyeth)
Community

Bare buttocks of Adam and Eve in Wyeth mural trigger military art controversy

The Wyeth mural has been on display at the Delaware Air National Guard for a half-century. The artist calls the notion of covering up the bare cheeks ‘absurd.’

7 years ago

Listen 1:45
Firefighting foam used here at Dover Air Force Base may be to blame for PFAS contamination in wells nearby. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Mauricio Campino)
Politics & Policy

Delaware delegation demands answers on PFAS contamination at Dover air base from Pentagon

Five wells near the Dover Air Force Base are contaminated with excessive levels of PFAS. Delaware’s three members of Congress want answers from the Pentagon.

7 years ago

Walter Dixon and his son Russ Dixon at their StoryCorps interview in Waynesville, Mo. (Modupeola Oyebolu/StoryCorps)
NPR
Community

Declared dead at war, he returned alive to find his world had moved on without him

After three wars, two marriages, and 30 months as a POW, Walter Dixon says he's proud of his time served in the military. "I'd do it again," he says.

7 years ago

Four veterans portray soldiers in the Shakespeare in Clark Park production of King Lear; (from left) Nelson Hawthorne, Floyd Crump Jr., Sheldon Rich and John Kearney. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly vets update ‘King Lear’ for modern knights

In West Philadelphia's annual Shakespeare in Clark Park adaptation, Lear's knights are played by four veterans and given a slightly bigger role.

7 years ago

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Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks during a full honors welcoming ceremony for him at the Pentagon, Thursday, July 25, 2019, in Washington. President Donald Trump attended the ceremony. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Community

Bucks and Montco activists skeptical about Pentagon PFAS task force

The new Secretary of Defense says he wants to review how chemicals in firefighting foam contaminated groundwater near military bases nationwide.

7 years ago

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