NY Times mocked for piece on 'Biden doctrine' following Afghanistan exit: 'Is this a WH press release?'

the-new-york-times” target=”_blank”>The New York Times'< seemingly praising joe-biden” target=”_blank”>President Joe Biden’s< last month.  “From the chaotic finale in Afghanistan, a Biden Doctrine is emerging: a policy that avoids forever wars and nation-building, while uniting allies against authoritarian powers,” The Times’ Chief White House correspondent Peter Baker wrote on Twitter Sunday, promoting the piece by Helene…

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Guantanamo Bay pretrial hearings for 9/11 suspects to begin this week

The pretrial hearings of suspected terror mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others accused of conspiring in the terrorism” target=”_blank”>attacks< following a year-and-a-half pause because of the infectious-disease pandemic.  The hearings – which are expected to be mostly administrative matters with the defendants unlikely to speak all week – are the latest attempt to advance a case that…

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US facilitates Afghanistan evacuation of 4 Americans by overland route

The foreign-policy said it “facilitated the safe departure” of four U.S. citizens from conflicts on Monday, noting that the Taliban “was aware” and did not interfere in the evacuation.  A senior State Department official said the evacuation was done “by overland route from Afghanistan.”  “Embassy staff was present upon their arrival,” the official said. “They…

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