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ity from Afghanistan." Reuters (4/18) reports Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday "rejected what he said were 'false analogies' with the war in Vietnam as well as any suggestion his government was at risk of folding under Taliban pressure." Ghani said on c-NN's Fareeri 7akaria GPS (4/18, 825K), "We

the intelligence." He also reported Pittman "acknowledges her department is about 200 officers below the authorized strength and remains reliant on the National Guard as it works to recruit new officers." Independent Investigation Of Capitol Riot Facing Difficult Odds. The Washington Post (4/18, Demirjian, 10.52M

increased its activities there in recent years as China asserts its territorial claims in the area in conflict with neighbouring countries including Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Brunei and Taiwan." Taiwanese Jets Demonstrate Readiness To Repel Chinese Attack. Reuters (1/26, Lee) reports, "Armed

tandards as well as yours." Politico says Pittman "also admitted that a Capitol police board denied a request on Jan. 4 for additional support from the National Guard," and it "wasn't until the building was overrun by a pro-Trump mob the panel relented, an hour after another plea was made." USA Today (1/26, Duret

on." Vietnam Sentences Three Journalists To Prison. In what the New York Times (1/5, 20.6M) calls "the latest crackdown on independent thought" in Vietnam, "where the authorities are busy stamping out dissent ahead of an important meeting by the ruling Communist Party later this month," three journalis

nesses boarded up their windows in case the protest devolves "into the unrest seen in May and June when dozens of businesses were vandalized." Both the National Guard and federal agents "were on standby, in case they were quickly needed in the city this week." Meanwhile, Trump expressed support on Twitter for the

ity from Afghanistan." Reuters (4/18) reports Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday "rejected what he said were `false analogies' with the war in Vietnam as well as any suggestion his government was at risk of folding under Taliban pressure." Ghani said on CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPSVi (4/18, 825K), "We

the intelligence." He also reported Pittman "acknowledges her department is about 200 officers below the authorized strength and remains reliant on the National Guard as it works to recruit new officers." Independent Investigation Of Capitol Riot Facing Difficult Odds. The Washington Post (4/18, Demirjian, 10.52

presidents and accounted for nearly a fifth of the gap, said the report.<=span> War was the final factor..C24> Military buildups for the Korean and Vietnam wars boosted growt= in the Truman and Johnson presidencies, respectively. Since the lat= 1940s, inflation-adjusted defense spending rose 5.9 percent

ican protesters. If they are Black, in their neighborhoods, unarmed and pose no violent threat, law enforcement instantl= deploys military-vehicles, the National Guard, and heavily-armed police soldiers to literally beat down and force protestors to disperse. It is wha= law enforcement did in Ferguson and Baltimore