Kim Lene Williams has confessed to her role in the killings of three people with her husband, Eric Williams, according to Kaufman, Tex. authorities.
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“Some country has strengthened its Asia-Pacific military alliances, expanded its military presence in the region, and frequently makes the situation there tenser.”
— From a new white paper by the Chinese defense ministry concerning an unnamed nation’s “pivot” to the Pacific. Say what you want, but the North Koreans seem to be better at English than the Chinese.
Researchers Identify Genetic Profile That Predicts Cancer Survival After Chemotherapy
While more effective chemotherapy agents have improved cancer survival, not all patients benefit from the drugs.
The Renewed American Militarism
Andrew J. Bacevich is one of the most provocative – as in thought-provoking – national-security writers out there today. Part of that stems from his background – he is a 1969 graduate of West Point and a Vietnam veteran. He …
Everything I Ever Needed to Know About the News I Learned in the TOC
The tactical operations center is, as most ground-pounders like me know, the brains of a battalion or a brigade.
Information flows in from a million sources, and decisions resulting in actions flow outward. As a young …
Why the Argument for Austerity Took a Big Hit Yesterday
In the years following the financial crisis, America has been obsessed with debt. Hurting from the crisis, consumers and businesses have been busy paying off debt, while the federal …
Moral Injury: “A Profound Sense of Alienation and Abject Shame”
After more than a decade of war, post-traumatic stress disorder – PTSD — is unfortunately a too-familiar term. It is recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of mental disorders – the Bible of mental-health …
An Earlier North Korea Provocation Remembered
TOKYO – With North Korea still issuing threats and invective, it’s worth turning attention to the U.S. air base in Misawa, Japan. That’s where a memorial service was held Tuesday marking the 44th anniversary of the downing …
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The Special Agent In Charge
FBI Special Agent Richard DesLauriers has rounded up Russian spies and traded them for American agents. It’s an experience …
The Boston Bombings: Peculiar Benefits of the 9/11 Wars
Within hours of the Boston Marathon bombing Monday, the Navy dispatched a three-member team from Newport, R.I., to try to help to track down the perpetrators. As word spread of multiple amputations among the victims, military …
Boston After the Bombs: The Struggle to Return to Normal
Some marathoners and residents remain homeless. The National Guard has sealed off a large swath of the Back Bay. Some damage done may never be healed
“We [must] confront growing uncertainty in Afghanistan and in the region. Many Afghans have told me they no longer fear the Taliban as much as they fear what will happen after 2014.”
— Marine General Joseph Dunford Jr., the top U.S. and allied commander in Afghanistan, testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday.