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Hindustan Times
4 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
National Guard deploys 800 personnel for DC mission, says Pentagon
All 800 National Guard troops who were ordered to the US capital Washington to aid law enforcement personnel by President Donald Trump have now been mobilized, the Pentagon said Thursday. National Guard deploys 800 personnel for DC mission, says Pentagon Trump ordered the deployment which follows a similar move during protests in Los Angeles in June as part of what he billed as a crackdown on crime in Washington, where violent offenses are in fact down. "As of today, all 800 Army and Air National Guardsmen are mobilized... as part of Joint Task Force DC, and they are now here in our capital," Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson told journalists. They "will assist the DC Metropolitan Police Department and federal law enforcement partners with monument security, community safety patrols, protecting federal facilities and officers" and traffic control posts, Wilson said. The troops "will remain until law and order has been restored in the District, as determined by the president," she added. The US Army later said the National Guard's initial mission "is to provide a visible presence in key public areas, serving as a visible crime deterrent." "They will not arrest, search, or direct law enforcement," but they "have the authority to temporarily detain individuals to prevent imminent harm," the Army said in a statement. The troops will be equipped with protective gear, it added, saying that weapons would be available if needed but would remain in the armory. Trump announced the National Guard deployment along with a federal takeover of the city's police department on Monday, vowing "to take our capital back." In a further tightening of control, US Attorney General Pam Bondi signed an order late Thursday granting the head of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration the executive powers of Washington police chief, codifying the federal takeover of the capital's law enforcement. The city's Democratic mayor Muriel Bowser reacted to Bondi's order in a post on X, in which she said: "We have followed the law... there is no statute that conveys the District's personnel authority to a federal official." Bowser's post also contained images of a letter from the district's elected attorney general Brian Schwalb to Washington's police chief Pamela Smith. "It is my opinion that the Bondi Order is unlawful, and that you are not legally obligated to follow it," Schwalb wrote. The overwhelmingly Democratic US capital faces allegations from Republican politicians that it is overrun by crime, plagued by homelessness and financially mismanaged. However, data from Washington police shows significant drops in violent crime between 2023 and 2024, although that was coming off the back of a post-pandemic surge. The deployment of troops in Washington comes after Trump dispatched the National Guard and Marines to quell unrest in Los Angeles, California, that was spurred by immigration enforcement raids. It was the first time since 1965 that a US president deployed the National Guard against the wishes of a state governor. Most National Guard forces answer to state governors and have to be "federalized" to be brought under presidential control, but in Washington these troops already report only to the US president. wd/jgc/abs This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Hegseth changes Pentagon green room into impromptu makeup studio
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has altered a space behind the Pentagon briefing room to use as a makeup studio before media appearances, defense officials confirmed. The space has long been used as a green room for officials or guests briefing the media, including previous Pentagon spokespersons, a defense official said. Hegseth has not held a public briefing since entering office three months ago, but he regularly uses the space to record television hits, such as one that aired Monday on the conservative news program 'Fox & Friends,' which he previously hosted. The renovations consist of a director's chair, mirrors and a countertop, either gathered from storage or made by in-house Pentagon employees to avoid extra costs, the official said. Tami Radabaugh, a public affairs aide and Hegseth's longtime producer, first directed the changes in the opening weeks of the secretary's time in office. Hegseth does his own makeup, according to the defense official. 'For this upgrade we were deliberately conservative and opted for several less expensive, on-hand materiel solutions that provide the secretary and other VIPs the needed support and space for on-camera press engagements,' a Pentagon spokesperson said in a written statement. The renovations were first reported by CBS News. Before entering office, Hegseth was a media personality who spent years appearing on television and podcasts. His team has since styled him around his years of military service, including time in the Army and National Guard. Hegseth speaks often about the need to restore America's 'warrior ethos' and publicly exercises with troops and other cabinet members. Pentagon employees are still tweaking the space, including installing new mirrors soon. On Tuesday, framed photos hung on the room's walls depicted Hegseth speaking in public or greeting visiting officials. In two of the photos was John Ullyot, the secretary's former chief spokesperson, who has since argued the Pentagon is in 'full-blown meltdown' after a slate of top officials were fired last week. Those photos were removed Tuesday.
Saba Yemen
27-01-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
'Yemen supports Palestine' new book issued by Saba
Sana'a - Saba: The Yemeni News Agency (Saba) has issued the book "Yemen – Leadership, Army and People - Supports Palestine", as the second part of a series that monitors the current scene of the repercussions of the blessed Aqsa Flood battle. The Deputy Chairman of the Agency's Board of Directors and Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Muhammad Abdul Quddus Al-Sharai, stated in the introduction to the book that the first part of the series was issued under the title: 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.. From the Launch to the First Truce October 7 - November 30, 2023'. He explained that the second part came as an observer and documenter of the path of the divine promise in light of the battle of the Promised Victory and Sacred Jihad from where the first stopped until the distance of the second truce from the victory of Gaza at the time of the Noble Al-Aqsa Mosque, and to the sound of the footsteps of the men of Allah in the battlefield in wounded Gaza, and according to the Quranic tactic as it draws Yemen as windows of promise whose breezes of conquests have appeared, and a holy jihad whose flames have ignited under the leadership of the banner of guidance, the wise man of his time, the penetrating visionary, the ascendant of insight, the one with the sound words and the wise action, the leader Sayyid Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, may Allah protect him and watch over him and aim his deadly arrow at every enemy of Allah, His Messenger and the believers. Al-Shari'i referred to the exceptional historical Yemeni position in support, sacrifice and redemption for the Palestinian Cause, the cause of the conflict between good and evil, the Quranic cause about which Allah Almighty divided people in His Holy Book into two camps of right and wrong with no third, so that the proud and loyal Yemen became a witness to its repercussions, and a martyr on the path to its holy sanctity. "Despite all the pressures and challenges facing the Yemeni people, everyone has realized that Yemen's role in supporting the Palestinian Cause has exceeded the culture of slogans by thousands of miles, and has translated its great role into tangible, practical actions on multiple levels: politically, militarily, popularly, and materially," he added. "Despite the siege and aggression they have been suffering from for a decade, the Yemeni people and their wise leadership have shown remarkable integration and dedication in supporting the Palestinian people, and their practical support since the first day of Operation Aqsa Flood until the moment of the second truce and until whatever Allah wills of Promised Victory and Sacred Jihad." The Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Deputy Editor-in-Chief pointed out that the importance of this book is evident in knowing the alphabet of the effectiveness and impact of this support on the Zionist-American hegemony that has been subjected to repeated defeats at the hands of the Yemeni Armed Forces' heroes, and it was not only a military impact, but also profound economic and political impacts, restoring hope to the oppressed peoples that the great victory is coming, there is no impossibility in that as long as the pure souls are freed from the deliberate weakness that has surrounded them for decades, as a result of the arrogant hegemony that has always considered its fragile self an invincible force. He explained that the documentary edition aims to monitor and analyze Yemen's role in supporting the Palestinian Cause, by shedding light on the multiple dimensions of this leadership, official, military, popular and media support, while highlighting the faith and moral dimensions of this noble position, and how they all contributed to exposing and punishing the Zionist-American enemy, and how they enhanced awareness of the Palestinian Cause, and the importance and impact of these positions in the context of regional and international challenges. Al-Shari'i stressed the continuation of the Yemeni News Agency (Saba) in performing its duty to keep pace with, monitor, brief and present to the honorable reader everything that concerns him from the developments of the stage, the course of its events and the repercussions of its outcomes, in commitment to its sacred journalistic and media duty towards the central issue. He appreciated the efforts made to produce this important harvest for a difficult and exceptional period of time in the history of the Islamic nation, a luminous observation, a bright history, and a serious follow-up to the course of the battle of "the Promised Victory and Sacred Jihad" as it draws the paths of the Koranic action, and opens divine horizons for salvation from a germ that has long been perched on the homelands of Islam, and its penetration into the joints of the nation has led to multiple disasters, with no solution except to eradicate it and work to eliminate it. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
