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Austin Powers We celebrate our Saturday national hero January 23, 2021 T: 582-7800 www.arubatoday.com facebook.com/arubatoday instagram.com/arubatoday Page 8 Aruba’s ONLY English newspaper AUSTIN POWERS Secretary of Defense nominee Lloyd Austin, a recently retired Army general, speaks during his conformation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Washington. Associated Press Austin wins Senate confirmation as 1st Black Pentagon chief By ROBERT BURNS and ate confirmation Friday to tor of national intelligence. went through two Senate- Missouri. ANDREW TAYLOR become the nation's first Biden is expected to win confirmed secretaries of Before heading to the Pen- Associated Press Black secretary of defense. approval for others on his defense and four who held tagon, Austin wrote on WASHINGTON (AP) — Lloyd The 93-2 vote gave Presi- national security team in the post on an interim basis Twitter that he is especially J. Austin, a West Point grad- dent Joe Biden his second coming days, including An- during the Trump adminis- proud to be the first Black uate who rose to the Army's Cabinet member; Avril tony Blinken as secretary of tration. The only senators secretary of defense. "Let's elite ranks and marched Haines was confirmed on state. Biden is looking for who voted against Austin get to work," he wrote. through racial barriers in a Wednesday as the first Austin to restore stability were Republicans Mike Lee 41-year career, won Sen- woman to serve as direc- atop the Pentagon, which of Utah and Josh Hawley of Continued on Page 2 A2 SATURDAY 23 JANUARY 2021 UP FRONT officer serving as secretary of de- American forces withdrew entire- fense within seven years of retire- ly, only to return in 2014 after the ment. Austin retired in 2016 after Islamic State extremist group cap- serving as the first Black general to tured large swaths of Iraqi territory. head U.S. Central Command. He At Central Command, Austin was was the first Black vice chief of staff a key architect of the strategy to of the Army in 2012 and also served defeat IS in Iraq and Syria. as director of the Joint Staff, a be- Biden said in December when he hind-the-scenes job that gave him announced Austin as his nominee an intimate view of the Pentagon’s that he considered him "the person inner workings. The House and the we need at this moment," and that Senate approved the waiver Thurs- he trusts Austin to ensure civilian day, clearing the way for the Sen- control of the military. ate confirmation vote. Critics of the nomination have Austin, a large man with a boom- questioned the wisdom of making ing voice and a tendency to shy an exception to the law against from publicity, describes himself a recently retired military officer as the son of a postal worker and serving as defense secretary, not- a homemaker from Thomasville, ing that the prohibition was put Georgia. He has promised to speak in place to guard against undue Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, right, greets Deputy Secretary of Defense David his mind to Congress and to Biden. military influence in national secu- Norquist as he arrives at the Pentagon, Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, in Washington. Associated Press At his confirmation hearing Tues- rity matters. Austin has promised to day, Austin said he had not sought surround himself with qualified ci- Continued from Front ing sworn in and getting an intel- the nomination but was ready to vilians. And he made clear at his And a short time later he arrived ligence briefing, Austin would hold lead the Pentagon without cling- confirmation hearing that he em- at the Pentagon’s River Entrance, a meeting on COVID-19 with sen- ing to his military status and with full braces Biden's early focus on com- where he was greeted by holdover ior civilian and military officials. He awareness that being a political batting the coronavirus pandemic. Deputy Defense Secretary David also planned to speak by phone appointee and Cabinet member "I will quickly review the depart- Norquist, who has been the act- with NATO Secretary General Jens requires "a different perspective ment's contributions to coronavirus ing secretary since Wednesday, Stoltenberg and to receive brief- and unique duties from a career in relief efforts, ensuring we are do- and Army Gen. Mark Milley, chair- ings about China and the Middle uniform." ing everything we can — and then man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He East. As vice president, Biden worked some — to help distribute vaccines didn’t stop to answer reporters’ Austin’s confirmation was compli- closely with Austin in 2010-11 to across the country and to vacci- questions but said he looks forward cated by his status as a recently re- wind down U.S. military involve- nate our troops and preserve read- to dealing with the press. tired general. He required a waiver ment in Iraq while Austin was the iness," he told the Senate Armed The Pentagon said that after be- of a legal prohibition on a military top U.S. commander in Baghdad. Services Committee.q GOP lawmaker with gun sets off House chamber metal detector was carrying a concealed gun on his side, according to the reporter. The officer sent Harris away, at which point Harris tried to get Rep. John Katko, R- N.Y., to take the gun from him. Katko refused, telling Harris he didn't have a li- cense to carry a gun. Har- ris eventually left and re- turned less than 10 minutes later. He once again went through security and did not set off the magnetom- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., speaks during a news conference with members of the conservative Freedom Caucus, on Capitol Hill, eter. He was then allowed Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, in Washington. to enter the House floor. Associated Press Harris, in his sixth term repre- senting Maryland's Eastern By MATTHEW DALY noon. The metal detec- Shore, issued a statement WASHINGTON (AP) — Capi- tors were installed after through his chief of staff, tol Police are investigat- the Jan. 6 insurrection at Bryan Shuy. Gilberto Francois (Betico) Croes ing an incident in which a the Capitol, which left five "Because his and his fam- January 25th, 1938 –November 26th, 1986 Republican lawmaker was people dead, including a ily's lives have been threat- blocked from entering the Capitol police officer. The ened by someone who has House chamber after set- incident was witnessed by been released awaiting To our reader and clients; ting off a metal detector a reporter from the HuffPost trial, for security reasons, while apparently carrying website. the congressman never To our reader and clients; a concealed gun. After setting off the ma- confirms whether he nor In connection with the holiday, Betico Croes Day, Aru- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., chine, Harris was asked anyone else he's with are ba Today will not be published on set off the metal detector to step aside for further carrying a firearm for self- Monday, January 25th, 2021. We will resume our publi- while trying to enter the screening. At that time, an defense,'' the statement cation on Tuesday, January 26th, 2021. chamber Thursday after- officer discovered Harris said.q A3 U.S. NEWS SATURDAY 23 JANUARY 2021 Biden halts border wall building after Trump's final surge By ELLIOT SPAGAT in 2018 with then-Attorney SAN DIEGO (AP) — In the General Jeff Sessions to an- days before Joe Biden be- nounce a "zero tolerance" came president, construc- policy that caused thou- tion crews worked quickly sands of children to be sep- to finish Donald Trump's arated from their parents at wall at an iconic cross-bor- the border. der park overlooking the An old bullfighting ring and Pacific Ocean, which then- ocean-view restaurants sur- first lady Pat Nixon inaugu- round the Mexican side; rated in 1971 as a symbol of wetland scrub stretches international friendship. into the United States. Biden on Wednesday or- Years ago, people passed dered a "pause" on all wall baked goods, kissed and construction within a week, shook hands through a one of 17 executive orders chain-link fence. Watman issued on his first day in of- remembers passing tools fice, including six dealing back and forth in 2007 to with immigration. plant a cross-border gar- The order leaves billions of den that still stands. dollars of work unfinished Since 2012, after construc- — but still under contract tion of a double wall at — after Trump worked fe- the park, the Border Patrol verishly last year to build has opened a gate many more than 450 miles (720 weekends for up to 10 peo- kilometers), a goal he said ple at a time to exchange he achieved eight days words with those in Mexico. before leaving office. SLSCO Ltd. of Galveston, As of Jan. 15, the govern- Texas, won contracts to ment spent $6.1 billion of build double walls blanket- the $10.8 billion in work it A man looks through the first wall at Friendship Park, near where the border separating Tijuana, ing 14 miles (22 kilometers) signed contracts to have Mexico, and San Diego meets the Pacific Ocean Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Tijuana, Mexico. in San Diego. Company done, according to a Sen- Associated Press spokeswoman Liz Rogers ate Democratic aide with said work at Friendship Park knowledge of the contracts $863 million, but it was not fence with imposing, tightly people over or through it. is separate and done by who spoke on condition of awarded.
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