John Diamond – Page 8

U.S. intelligence unprepared for attack scenario

January 30, 2019 at 11:55 a.m.

The billions of dollars that America spends combating terrorism suddenly seemed paltry Tuesday as the symbols of American power--jet planes, skyscrapers, the Pentagon--became death traps for the victims of a...

Americans at the mercy of terrorism

January 30, 2019 at 11:56 a.m.

WASHINGTON?The billions of dollars that America spends combating terrorism suddenly seemed paltry Tuesday as the symbols of American power?jet planes, skyscrapers, the Pentagon?became smoking tombs for the victims of a...

Missile test appears to be successful

August 20, 2021 at 6:03 a.m.

U.S. military officials briefly delayed launch of a missile defense test Saturday night after Greenpeace demonstrators got boats and swimmers into a secure zone in the waters near Vandenberg Air...

ON U.S. SOIL, 24 `GLAD TO BE BACK’

August 20, 2021 at 6:53 a.m.

Flying back to the United States from detention in China, the pilot of a crippled EP-3E surveillance plane told Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld that he tried to contact Chinese...

RUSSIA DENOUNCES OUSTERS AS `RETURN TO THE COLD WAR’

August 20, 2021 at 8:07 a.m.

Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said Thursday that he expected Russia to expel 50 American diplomats in a response commensurate to U.S. expulsions linked to the Robert Hanssen espionage case. With...

NO CLEAR LEADER ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS FRONT

August 20, 2021 at 8:44 p.m.

In the presidential debate that focused on foreign policy, Texas Gov. George W. Bush praised several actions by the Clinton-Gore administration. Then he caught himself. "It seems like we're having...

MIDEAST TRUCE HANGS BY A THREAD

August 20, 2021 at 7:47 p.m.

Israeli and Palestinian leaders tried to set aside their differences Friday and called for restraint in the most determined attempt yet to end five weeks of bloodshed. But despite efforts...

LIEBERMAN BERATES HOLLYWOOD

August 20, 2021 at 12:42 p.m.

Democratic vice presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman vowed Sunday to press his campaign against excessive sex and violence in Hollywood films, even as his party prepared for its political convention by...

CHENEY DEFENDS HIS RECORD IN CONGRESS

August 20, 2021 at 8:44 p.m.

Defending his staunchly conservative voting record in Congress on the eve of the Republican National Convention, GOP vice presidential candidate Dick Cheney said Sunday he would be willing to reverse...

BUSH PROPOSES UNILATERAL CUTS IN NUCLEAR ARMS

August 20, 2021 at 1:21 p.m.

Texas Gov. George W. Bush on Tuesday proposed slashing the U.S. nuclear arsenal even if Russia doesn't agree to identical cuts. His proposal came as the Joint Chiefs of Staff,...

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