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Aaron Mehta
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Editor in Chief at @breakingdefense. Shameless Boston sports nerd, foe of bad seasonal takes and the F-22 restart. EMAIL: amehta at breakingmedia dot com
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    Nov 16, 2023
    Updated contact information away from Twitter: E: [email protected] BSky: aaronmehta.bsky.social
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    Aaron Mehta
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    Mar 18, 2022
    I swear to god scrolling past this photo I thought someone had photoshopped Gritty behind Xi.
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    The White House 46 Archived
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    Mar 18, 2022
    President Biden spoke today with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China about Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
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    Aaron Mehta
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    Dec 13, 2017
    As a country, it’s amazing how quickly everyone glossed over the fact the longest serving GOP Speaker of the House was, in the words of a judge, “a serial child molester.”
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    Dec 13, 2017
    Ex-Speaker Hastert barred from being left alone with minors nyp.st/2APFiLm
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    Aaron Mehta
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    Mar 19, 2021
    The Heritage Foundation is hosting a 3/25 event titled "The Crown Under Fire: Why the Left's Campaign to Cancel the Monarchy and Undermine a Cornerstone of Western Democracy Will Fail" Because undermining the monarchy has never been a part of American democracy, apparently.
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    Aaron Mehta
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    Nov 10, 2020
    Pentagon has confirmed the exits of Anderson (policy head), Kernan (intel head) and Stewart (Chief of Staff to SecDef). Replacements: Anthony Tata, Ezra Cohen-Watnick, Kash Patel. That's a pretty clean sweep there from traditional defense republicans to Trump loyalists
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    Aaron Mehta
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    Aug 4, 2017
    NOW: So, this is weird. The DoD just sent reporters an ethics memo from SecDef Mattis, with no context.
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    Aaron Mehta
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    Jul 10, 2024
    I have no idea where I found this, but I have been saving it up for the #NATO summit: Please enjoy the he party favor from the 40th NATO anniversary.
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    Aaron Mehta
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    May 4, 2022
    EXCLUSIVE: In early March our Ukraine Correspondent Reuben Johnson went missing. For weeks, we scrambled to try and figure out if he was alive. It turns out he had been captured by Russian forces and held underground for two weeks. Here is his story.
    Russian troops held me captive at gunpoint for two weeks in Ukraine. Here’s what I learned. -...
    From breakingdefense.com
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    Aaron Mehta
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    Apr 16, 2021
    Kash Patel "is now facing Justice Department investigation for possible improper disclosure of classified information, according to two knowledgeable sources who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the probe."
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    Opinion | How Kash Patel rose from obscure Hill staffer to key operative in Trump’s battle with the...
    While other Trump staffers became near-household names, Kashyap P. “Kash” Patel flew largely beneath the radar during the Trump administration.
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    Aaron Mehta
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    Jul 29, 2020
    In opening remarks, Esper making the case that moving forces out of Germany is good for the alliance and Russian deterrence. That's a hard sell, given all the feedback from Europe about it. 11,900 troops out of Germany. Still 24,000 in Germany.
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    Aaron Mehta
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    Jul 29, 2020
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    The problem with trying to claim this is a purely strategic move is the president, publicly, repeatedly, keeps saying it's a punishment to Germany.
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    Aaron Mehta
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    May 16, 2022
    UPDATED: Denmark, Norway and Iceland issue statement: "Should Finland or Sweden be victim of aggression on their territory before obtaining NATO membership, we will assist Finland and Sweden by all means necessary."
    Sweden applying for NATO membership; other Nordic nations pledge security support - Breaking Defense
    From breakingdefense.com
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    Aaron Mehta
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    Feb 23, 2021
    I was the other reporter on the story. Unlike Jen, I have received zero harassing tweets, emails or calls about it. The harassment women online get, and female journalists in particular for simply having the gall of doing their jobs, is garbage of the highest order.
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    Jen Judson
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    Feb 23, 2021
    This morning before 6:00 a.m. I got a harassing email from some random reader calling me a moron and a slew of other things based on a story he'd read of mine published in December. Did he email the other reporter -- a male colleague -- on the byline to tell him the same? Nope.
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    Aaron Mehta
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    Jul 7, 2022
    To be clear, that's 60,000 guard/reserve forces who decided the benefits and pay of being part of the military was less important to them than not getting a vaccine. Disinformation impacts combat readiness, folks.
    Army Cuts Off More Than 60K Unvaccinated Guard and Reserve Soldiers from Pay and Benefits
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