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Gina Haspel, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, pauses while testifying at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Gina Haspel confirmation hearings

Guests: Amrit Singh, Robert Turner Gina Haspel’s nomination to lead the C.I.A. has revived the public debate ab ...

Air Date: May 11, 2018 10:00 am

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Veteran Thomas Fitzinge holding his uniform. (Provided)
The Pulse
Health

Burn pits: A sick veteran waits for science to confirm his suspicions

In his last days in Iraq, Army Specialist Thomas Fitzinger’s job was to burn mounds of garbage. He says he inhaled soot and smoke, and that today his lungs are damaged.

8 years ago

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Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Nuclear decisions

Guests: Dominic Tierney, Bobby Ghosh President Trump faces a decision on the Iran nuclear deal next week. Israeli ...

Air Date: May 3, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:48
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un receives a military briefing
PBS
Politics & Policy

Seoul: North Korea’s Kim vows to shut nuke test site in May

8 years ago

 The Philadelphia skyline (Ashley Hahn / WHYY)
Urban Planning

Army considers 15 cities — including Philadelphia — for home of new Futures Command

The Army says it’s considering 15 cities for the headquarters of its planned ...

8 years ago

In this Saturday, April 14, 2018 file photo, UN vehicles carrying the team of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), arrive at hotel hours after the U.S., France and Britian launched an attack on Syrian facilities for suspected chemical attack against civilians, in Damascus, Syria. The OPCW has been thrust once again into the international limelight by a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in Britain and allegations of a chemical bombardment on the Syrian city of Douma. It is now attempting to investigate, but its experts have not yet been able to visit the scene. (Bassem Mroue/AP Photo, File)
Politics & Policy

UN team fired on at suspected Syria chemical attack site

Gunmen shot at the U.N. team in Douma on Tuesday and detonated an explosive.

8 years ago

A U.N. convoy carrying aid enters Douma, a besieged town in eastern Ghouta, Syria in March. (Mouneb Taim /Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Syria systematically harasses medical aid convoys

It's part of the Syrian government's larger strategy to control the flow of aid to conflict zones.

8 years ago

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows the damage of the Syrian Scientific Research Center which was attacked by U.S., British and French military strikes to punish President Bashar Assad for suspected chemical attack against civilians, in Barzeh, near Damascus, Syria, Saturday, April 14, 2018. A Syrian military statement said in all, 110 missiles were fired by the U.S., Britain and France and that most of them were shot down or derailed. Russia's military said Syrian air defense units downed 71 out of 103 cruise missiles launched by the U.S. and its allies. (SANA via AP)
Politics & Policy

Trump claims success in Syria, but chemical weapons remain

The Pentagon said the pummeling of three chemical-related facilities left enough others intact to enable the Assad government to use banned weapons against civilians.

8 years ago

Syrians wave the national flag and portraits of President Bashar Assad as they gather at the Omayyad Square in Damascus on Saturday to condemn the U.S.-led airstrikes. (Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Russia calls Syria strikes ‘danger to world peace’ while U.S. allies praise attack

Russian officials condemned the U.S.-led airstrikes on three sites in Syria early Saturday.

8 years ago

The Damascus sky lights up missile fire as the U.S. launches an attack on Syria targeting different parts of the capital early Saturday, April 14, 2018. Syria's capital has been rocked by loud explosions that lit up the sky with heavy smoke as U.S. President Donald Trump announced airstrikes in retaliation for the country's alleged use of chemical weapons. (Hassan Ammar/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Explosions rock Syrian capital as Trump announces strikes

The U.S. president said the U.S. is prepared to "sustain" pressure on Assad.

8 years ago

A medical worker at a Damascus hospital holds a sign protesting a suspected chemical weapons attack outside the Syrian capital a year ago. The suspected attacks led the U.S. to fire a barrage of missiles at a Syrian air base on April 7, 2017. (Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

5 questions about Syria and chemical weapons

8 years ago

The White House can be seen through a fence
NPR
Politics & Policy

History of U.S. responses to chemical weapons attacks in Syria

Here's some of the background.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Friday, April 13, 2018, in Washington, about the United States' military response to Syria's chemical weapon attack on April 7. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

U.S., allies hit 3 Syrian sites linked to chemical weapons program

Initial reports indicate the U.S. launched cruise missiles from ships in the Mediterranean Sea.

8 years ago

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, with Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, testify on the FY2019 budget during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 12, 2018 in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Trump talks with allies, Britain and France, as he weighs Syria strike decision

The U.S., France and Britain have been in extensive consultations about launching a military strike as early as the end of this week

8 years ago

Smoke billows in Douma, Syria, on Saturday. The White House says President Trump is weighing military action following an alleged chemical attack in the town. (AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Critics want legal rationale for strikes on Syria. The White House says it’s secret

The White House has a seven-page memo that may make the case.

8 years ago

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