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The Nation.
January 29, 2018
It didn't matter, however. By 2005, just as the situation in Iraq, a country then locked in a sectarian civil war amid an American occupation, went from bad to worse, Sorley's book found its way into the hands of the head of US Central Command, General John Abizaid, and State Department counselor PhilipÃâà...
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
October 16, 2017
John Abizaid, a retired four-star general who was the longest serving commander of the U.S. Central Command and directed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, was a driving force behind the planning and fundraising for the $2 million memorial. “How fitting that this living memorial is dedicated here at FortÃâà...
HuffPost
August 31, 2017
The film includes interviews with individuals like Senator George Mitchell, Jamie Farr, General John Abizaid, and Helen Thomas — familiar figures who many may not realize are Arab American. The film is modest and intimate. Its magic comes in the magic of the American dream itself, and not in anyÃâà...
Kyiv Post
July 12, 2017
U.S. general: Ukraine demonstrating progress in achieving compatibility with NATO. By Interfax-Ukraine. Published July 12, 2017 at 8:06 pm. Retired Gen. John Abizaid, Defense Health Board subcommittee chair conducts a briefing about the Dover Port Mortuary Independent Review Subcommittee Report at the PentagonÃâà...
The Record-Courier
February 15, 2017
It is an understatement to say John Abizaid has traveled far since his graduation from Coleville High School in 1969. Abizaid spoke to Douglas County Republicans Sunday night at the Carson Valley Inn about his experiences during a 34-year military career that began with his appointment to West PointÃâà...
ExecutiveGov
September 12, 2016
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has appointed John Abizaid, a retired U.S. Army general and former commander of the U.S. Central Command, as senior defense adviser to Ukraine. The Defense Department said Thursday Abizaid will give authoritative advice to Ukraine's defense minister StepanÃâà...
Military Times
September 8, 2016
John Abizaid briefs the press on the findings of the Dover Port Mortuary Independent Review in the Pentagon on Feb. ... The Pentagon says John Abizaid will advise defense chief Stepan Poltorak as Ukraine tries to strengthen democratic civilian control of its military, take on corruption and put in place otherÃâà...
Military Times
September 8, 2016
John Abizaid briefs the press on the findings of the Dover Port Mortuary Independent Review in the Pentagon on Feb. ... The Pentagon says John Abizaid will advise defense chief Stepan Poltorak as Ukraine tries to strengthen democratic civilian control of its military, take on corruption and put in place otherÃâà...
Duke Today
October 21, 2015
Gen. John Abizaid answers an audience question on current trends in the Middle East Tuesday night at the Sanford School. Photo by Jon Gardiner/Duke Photography. As the Middle East descends into growing “chaos,” America's influence is diminishing, but the former US military commander in the MiddleÃâà...
CBS News
November 28, 2006
When it comes to the war in Iraq, no other military man has a job more important than Gen. John Abizaid, the four-star commander of all U.S. forces in the Middle East. He was the first person Congress turned to earlier this month for answers, after American voters demanded a change in course, frustrated by a war thatÃâà...
Atlantic Online
January 14, 2004
John Abizaid graduated from West Point in 1973, ranked forty-second out of 944 in the class that just missed Vietnam. Above his yearbook photo is the cryptic caption "The 'Mad Arab' came from the deserts of the West to become a star-man"—a reference to Abizaid's Lebanese roots, to his California home town of Coleville,Ãâà...
