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- 12 US Army National Guard members kicked off inauguration detail for alleged ‘extremist ties’
A dozen of the 25,000 National Guard troops tasked with providing security for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony have been removed for connections with ‘right-wing extremist elements,’ sources claim.Jan 19, 2021 22:17USA News - Pentagon chief says no intel on ‘insider threat’ from 25,000 Nat Guard troops as military & FBI vet inauguration security detailThe acting head of the Pentagon has stressed that thousands of National Guard troops stationed around the US capital do not pose an “insider threat,” rebuffing concerns of an internal plot to disrupt Joe Biden’s inauguration.Jan 19, 2021 00:39USA News
- Pentagon watchdog to launch probe into white supremacists in armed forces in wake of US Capitol riotThe Pentagon said it will reinforce its zero-tolerance policy towards white supremacists and violent extremists after a crowd of Donald Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol last week.Jan 15, 2021 06:51USA News
- Trump outlines NUCLEAR future with mini-reactors for US military and space programsIn his last days in office, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order whose impact might be felt through 2040 and beyond, directing agencies to work on new kinds of nuclear power for space exploration and military use.Jan 14, 2021 22:44USA News
- US military chiefs condemn Capitol riot as ‘sedition’ & urge troops to ‘stay ready’ ahead of inauguration in rare political letterThe Pentagon’s Joint Chiefs of Staff have denounced the riot on Capitol Hill as a “direct assault” on the Constitution, deeming it an “insurrection” while calling on the military to remain “ready” as Inauguration Day draws near.Jan 12, 2021 23:43USA News
- Straw man tactic? Cheney-led ex-Pentagon chiefs admonish Trump not to involve military in election row though NO SUCH REQUEST madeAll 10 former US defense secretaries who are still living have warned President Donald Trump not to involve the US military in his dispute over 2020 election results – despite Trump not even having hinted at taking such a step.Jan 4, 2021 23:03USA News
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