President Clinton, Secretary Perry, & General Shalikashvili
President Clinton (center) is accompanied by Secretary of Defense William Perry (L) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General John Shalikashvili (r) as he leaves the Pentagon December 22. The President was briefed on the militart sitaution in Bosnia.
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TACOMA, Wash., July 23 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama paid homage to former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman John Shalikashvili, who died of stroke complications Saturday. He was 75.
WASHINGTON, March 28 (UPI) -- "I don't care if it takes another 10 or 20 years, but we cannot allow Afghanistan to fail." So spoke Frank Carlucci, former U.S. defense secretary and national security adviser, at the Council on Foreign Relations. Failure, said Carlucci, would break the Atlantic Alliance and turn the world stage over to the next two global heavy hitters -- China and Russia.
BRUSSELS, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Five of NATO's most senior military leaders said the alliance is at risk of failing and should become more aggressive with "first strike" options.
MOSCOW, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Protesters crowded in front of the Georgian parliament for six days demanding the president's resignation. Astonishingly, President Saakashvili is resigning in two weeks.
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TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Retired Gen. John Shalikashvili was in guarded condition Monday at a Tacoma, Wash., military hospital after suffering a stroke.
BOSTON, July 28 (UPI) -- Twelve retired generals and admirals have endorsed Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, the Kerry campaign announced Wednesday.
The endorsements were announced the same day four-star Gen. John Shalikashvili, the former chairman of the Joint Ch
