Stars and Stripes Forever

A version of this piece appeared in The Washington PostIn January, the Pentagon threatened to take editorial control of independent military newspaper Stars and Stripes. The directive said the publication would refocus its coverage on “warfighting” instead of “woke distractions.”...
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