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THE NEW POPULISTS

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While Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders may seem like polar opposites, they offer voters a similar appeal. Both have tapped into the collective anger and frustration of the American electorate, with claims that the country is in a state of disrepair and that the system is rigged. So, many of their statements can seem eerily similar. Can you guess who said what?

1. “While Wall Street received the largest taxpayer bailout in the history of the world with no strings attached, the American middle class continues to disappear, poverty is increasing and the gap between the very rich and everyone else is growing wider and wider. And Wall Street executives still receive huge compensation packages as if the finan-cial crisis they created never happened.”

2. “If you are a gun shop owner… and you sell somebody a gun and that person flips out and then kills somebody, I don’t think it’s really fair to hold that person responsible, the gun shop owner.”

3. “We’re not going to have people dying in the streets.”

4. “Whether it’s the insurance companies, or the drug companies, or the oil companies, it’s all the same thing.”

5. “Something is profoundly wrong when, in our country today, the top one-tenth of 1 percent own almost as much wealth as the bottom 90% and when the 20 richest people own more wealth than the bottom 150 mil-lion Americans — half of our population.”

6. “The drug companies probably have the second or third most powerful lobby in this country. They get the politicians, and every single one of them is getting money from them.”

ANSWERS ON PAGE 8

WHO SAID IT?TRUMP or

SANDERS?

By George PackerThe New Yorker

Thomas E. Watson, the populist from Georgia who had a long and increasingly demagogic career in

American politics, wrote in 1910:“The scum of creation has been

dumped on us. Some of our principal cit-ies are more foreign than American. The most dangerous and corrupting hordes of the Old World have invaded us. The vice and crime which they have planted in our midst are sickening and terrifying. What brought these Goths and Vandals to our shores? The manufacturers are mainly to blame. They wanted cheap labor: and they didn’t care a curse how much harm to our future might be the consequence of their heartless policy.”

The objects of Watson’s bile were the Italians, Poles, Jews, and other European immigrants then pouring into the Unit-ed States. A century later some of their great-grandchildren have been cheering Donald Trump as he denounces the latest generation of immigrants, in remarkably similar terms.

American populism has a complicated history, and Watson embodied its para-

doxes. He ended his career, as a U.S. sena-tor, whipping up white-Protestant enmity against blacks, Catholics, and Jews; but at the outset, as a leader of the People’s Party in the 1890s, he urged poor whites and blacks to join together and upend an economic order dominated by “the mon-ey power.” Watson wound up as Trump, but he started out closer to Bernie Sand-ers, and his hostility to the one percent of the Gilded Age would do Sanders proud. Some of Watson’s early ideas — rural free delivery of mail, for example — eventu-ally came to fruition.

That’s the volatile nature of populism: it can ignite reform or reaction, idealism or scapegoating. It flourishes in periods like Watson’s, and like our own, when large numbers of citizens who see themselves as the backbone of America (“producers” then, “the middle class” now) feel that the game is rigged against them. They aren’t the wretched of the earth — Sanders at-tracts educated urbanites, Trump small-town businessmen. They’re people with a sense of violated ownership, holding a vi-sion of an earlier, better America that has come under threat.

Populism is a stance and a rhetoric more than an ideology or a set of posi-

tions. It speaks of a battle of good against evil, demanding simple answers to dif-ficult problems. (Trump: “Trade? We’re gonna fix it. Health care? We’re gonna fix it.”) It’s suspicious of the normal bar-gaining and compromise that constitute democratic governance. (On the stump, Sanders seldom touts his bipartisan suc-cesses as chairman of the Senate Veter-ans’ Affairs Committee.) Populism can have a conspiratorial and apocalyptic bent — the belief that the country, or at least its decent majority, is facing im-minent ruin at the hands of a particular group of malefactors (Mexicans, billion-aires, Jews, politicians).

Above all, populism seeks and thrills to the authentic voice of the people. Follow-ers of both Sanders and Trump prize their man’s willingness to articulate what ordi-nary people feel but politicians fear to say. “I might not agree with Bernie on every-thing, but I believe he has values, and he’s going to stick to those and he will not lie to us,” a supporter named Liam Dewey told ABC News. The fact that Sanders has a tendency to drone on like a speaker at the Socialist Scholars Conference circa

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With the NFL Combine under-way and free agency opening on March 9, Chargers Gen-eral Manager Tom Telesco

has some major decisions to make. Enter-ing the most important offseason in fran-chise history, it is vital that Telesco, John Spanos and the rest of the front office se-cure a few impact players (ala the Denver Broncos) if they have any hopes of getting public support behind the stadium initia-tive to be voted on this November.

Last year at this time, Telesco re-signed his top two in-house free agents, left tack-le King Dunlap and cornerback Brandon Flowers, to multi-year contracts. He also signed guard Orlando Franklin (Broncos), right tackle Joe Barksdale (Rams) and wide receiver Stevie Johnson (49ers) off the free agent market.

At first glance, each of those signings appeared to be key maneuvers that would contribute to a playoff run the likes of 2013. However, aside from Barksdale, in-

jures and inconsistent performance on the field derailed the other four signees.

The Chargers have 16 unrestricted free agents, five restricted free agents and three exclusive rights free agents.

With reports having the NFL cap in-creasing to $155 million for the 2016 season, the Chargers’ available cap space is a little over $30 million (UT’s Michael Gehlkin). Picking No. 3 in the draft, most pundits in their first mock draft have the

Chargers taking one of three players — La-remy Tunsil (OT), Joey Bosa (DE) or Jalen Ramsey (CB/S).

Whether it be through free agency, the draft or both, there will be a number of tal-ented players who could come in and be-come instant starters on a Chargers team that has numerous holes to fill. In this ar-ticle we’ll focus on offense where the con-cern is at OT, C, TE and WR.

Recently, CBS Senior NFL Analyst Pete Prisco listed his top-50 NFL Free Agents — leaving off the list the “big-name” players likely to be tagged by their own team. He also left off Restricted Free Agents and in-stead concentrated on younger players he feels are “on the way up,” concentrating on players mainly between the age of 25-28.

Here are a few players from his list who play at positions the Chargers are look-ing to fill or add depth too. His rankings are in parenthesis followed by a quote on each player — salary information is pro-vided via Spotrac. Players with an aster-isk (*) next to their name were included in the story because of their versatility to play two positions — which is a must for a Chargers team that has been decimated by injuries over the past few years.

Cordy Glenn, OT, Buffalo Bills (#3). “He is a good player in pass protection at the all-important left tackle spot. That’s a need position where a lot of teams have is-sues.” 2015 salary $1,548.012. Glenn was franchise tagged over the weekend.

Kaleche Osemele,* OG, Baltimore Ra-vens (#4). “He has been a productive start-er at guard, but has also started at tackle. He would be a nice upgrade for a lot of teams, but the price could be high.” 2015 salary $1,064.595.

Andre Smith, OT, Cincinnati Bengals (#17). “He had some injury issues last sea-son, but he’s been an above-average starter in the past three years. For teams in need of a right tackle, he would make a lot of sense.” 2015 salary $6,362.500.

Alex Boone*, OG, San Francisco 49ers (#22) — “He is a good guard who could also slide outside to play right tackle. There’s val-

ue in versatility.” 2015 salary $3,000,000.Mitchell Schwartz, RT, Cleveland

Browns (#25) — “His play slipped a little last season, but he’s still a quality start-ing right tackle who has been a four-year starter. That means something.” 2015 sal-ary $1,292,710.

Alex Mack, C, Cleveland Browns (#19). “He will almost certainly void his con-tract — which he can do — to become a free agent. He will be the top center on any list.” 2015 salary $8,400,000.

Ben Jones*, C, Houston Texans (#38). “He moved from guard to center last year and had a decent first season there as the starter. He isn’t overpowering, but he is smart and athletic.” 2015 salary $645,362.

Marvin Jones, WR, Cincinnati Bengals (#18). “He is a good No 2 receiver who I don’t think can be a No. 1. But there’s value in having a player with his talents on your offense.” 2015 salary $565,700.

Travis Benjamin, WR, Cleveland Browns (#45). “He has big-play speed and can also help in the return game. There’s value in that.” 2015 salary $644,250.

Coby Fleener, TE, Indianapolis Colts (#46). “He’s a pass-catching tight end who hasn’t lived up to the hype. Even so, he has the ability to catch 60 or so passes a sea-son.” 2015 salary $1,699,615.

The Endzone: Chargers Unrestrict-ed Free Agents (16): Joe Barksdale ($1,095,000), Kellen Clemens, Mal-com Floyd, Antonio Gates ($7,235,000), Ladarius Green ($637,725), Chris Hairston ($685,000), David John-son, Jeff Linkenbach, Ricardo Mathews ($925,000), Joe Mays, John Phillips, Ken-dall Reyes ($1,031,998), Patrick Robin-son ($2,000,000), Cassius Vaughn, J.D. Walton and Eric Weddle. Restricted Free Agents (4): Jahleel Addae ($586,668), Brandian Ross, Damion Square, Johnnie Troutman. Exclusive Rights Free Agents: Dontrelle Inman ($472,500), Cordarro Law ($465,000) and Kenny Wiggins. Chargers’ players with salaries listed are likely in-house players the organization would like to retain.

A QUICK GLANCE AT FREE AGENCYCHARGERS

REPORTby Art Garcia Jr.

Chargers Tight End Antonio Gates is an unrestricted free agent whom the Chargers will likely try to retain heading into the NFL draft.

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PEARL HARBOR — The 2016 Wounded Warrior Pacific Trials brought together 50 seriously ill and injured Sailors and Coast

Guardsmen, from all over the United States, for competitive adaptive sports and recreation, Feb. 20, in Pearl Harbor.

The trials are hosted by Commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Navy Wounded Warrior-Safe Harbor (NWW) — a Navy In-stallations Command-supported program.

The Honorable Franklin Parker, assis-tant secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, visited the athletes Feb. 21 for some active interaction.

“I loved every minute of it,” said Park-er. “I had a good chance to connect with them, and we were really a team. I really appreciated them letting me share that time with them, and really bring down their curve because I was definitely the worst on the team.”

Parker participated in wheelchair bas-ketball and sitting volleyball alongside the wounded warrior athletes and also spent time with their families.

“I really appreciate their patience, their team spirit, their heart, their goodwill; they were just amazing and I loved it,” said Parker. “I would still be there if I hadn’t been dragged off the court.”

The wounded warriors are preparing for the formal trials competition, which is set to begin with swimming, Feb. 24.

“This year’s trials is our fourth event on the beautiful island of Hawaii and we are excited to be here with our athletes sup-porting them as they compete for a spot on Team Navy,” said NWW Adaptive Sports and Recreation Lead Megan Haydel. “This event helps wounded warriors with their recovery and rehabilitation, and nearly 20 of our athletes are brand new to the adap-tive sports program. Watching them try

these events for the first time is very excit-ing and inspirational.”

NWW coordinates the non-medical care of seriously wounded, ill and injured Sailors and Coast Guardsmen, and pro-vides resources and support to their fami-lies. NWW offers individually-tailored assistance to ensure enrollees’ successful recovery, rehabilitation and reintegration.

Adaptive sports — athletic activities that are modified to meet abilities of injured or ill individuals — are an essential component of their recovery and rehabilitation plans, ac-cording to Haydel. In addition to the many new faces at the event, this year’s competi-tion includes 15 female wounded warrior athletes, which is more than ever before.

“This is my third trial, and it is going great,” said retired Navy Hospital Corps-man 2nd Class Roel Espino, who suffered a traumatic brain injury during a motor-cycle accident, and is currently based in Hawaii. “I started with shooting today and I am trying to move on to the next level, Olympic-style competition shooting. One of the benefits to attending the trials is be-ing around people I can relate to. I find it very therapeutic and rewarding.”

The wounded warrior athletes will spend the first few days of the competition practicing their chosen sports, which may include swimming, track and field, wheel-chair basketball, sitting volleyball, shoot-ing, archery, and cycling.

Each athlete is vying for a slot on the Team Navy roster and advancement to the annual joint-service Department of De-fense (DoD) Warrior Games. This year’s DoD Warrior Games will take place June 14-22 at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York.

“I am hoping to make the team and head

Sailors, Coast Guardsmen gather at Wounded Warrior Pacific Trials

Wounded Warrior participants start the 800-meter dash during the track and field trials as part of the first ever Wounded Warrior Pacific Trials at the Iolani School Kozuk Stadium in Honolulu. / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jon Dasbach

PACIFIC TRIALS, continued on Page 9

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By Jeri JacquinMilitaryPress

In theaters from writer/director To-bias Lindholm and Magnolia Pic-tures is a riveting look at the deci-sions made during “A War.”

In an Afghan province, Company Com-mander Claus M. Pedersen (Pilou Asbaek) takes his position seriously. Keeping in touch with home and wife Maria (Tuva Novotny), he is constantly reminded that home is a few months away. When one of his men sees a fellow soldier killed, Ped-ersen takes pity and takes his place as the squad looks for the enemy.

As a local villager asks for help to stay inside the military compound, Command-er Pedersen assures the family they will be safe in their home telling fellow sol-dier Najib Bisma (Dar Salim) of his plan. Promising the squad will return the next morning, horror awaits them.

Surrounded by gunfire and explosions, Pedersen calls for the bombing of the vil-lage as they become trapped behind a wall. When the fight is over, Pedersen is sud-denly arrested for the death of villagers because of his orders.

Returning home, Pedersen and lawyer Martin Olsen (Soren Malling) face a trial that calls into question what really happened dur-ing the firefight and who is responsible.

This is war.Asbaek as Pedersen is a soldier who

clearly struggles with doing his job and still

maintaining his humanity. Caring for the men under his command, each decision made is one that could potentially hurt the civilians or hurt the men he is sworn to protect. Asbaek isn’t a new face as my first introduction came in 2010 when he played the seriously unpredictable Kasper

Juul in the Danish series “Borgen.”This is also the fourth time Asbaek has

worked with writer/director Tobias Lind-holm. That makes sense as Lindholm was responsible for several episodes of “Bor-

DANISH FILM ‘A WAR’ IS ALL TOO REAL

Pilou Asbæk stars in “A War,” which gives human-interest stories of how families affected by ongoing war live, not just how they die.

‘A WAR’, continued on Page 9

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Descending into Cancun is always a treat. The sea is a blue color, as beautiful as anywhere in the northern hemisphere. Within

the almost 2 million square kilometers of Mexico, I discovered two spectacular re-sort gems named Excellence and Finest.

The Excellence Riviera Cancun Resort and Spa was my first stop. After a short drive from the air-port, I arrived and was met by staff members handing me a cool, fragrant hand towel and a cold drink. Nice start! The all-suite property is a stucco, tile and marble palace. Its public areas, landscap-ing, outdoor art, plus the comfortable, well appointed rooms are all part of a recent multi-million dollar renovation.

I’m a big fan of the all-inclusive con-cept. I soon realized that the adults only Excellence has raised the bar for the com-petitions’ food and customer service. In the suite, a shelf was lined with bottles of premium brands of alcohol. The refrigera-tor was stocked with water, soda, candy bars and cookies. All-inclusive = no extra charge for the goodies.

The room was luxurious; jetted whirl-pool tub, large marble shower, flat screen TV, free Wi-Fi, safe, plenty of outlets for electronics and a private balcony over-looking the property and the Caribbean. One of the most unique amenities was free calls to the U.S. and Canada.

There is an hourly schedule of ac-tivities, ranging from archery to a daily hold ’em tournament. There are six pools, a beautiful beach, nine res-taurants (no reservations needed), 24-hour room service, the fabulous Miilé spa, fitness room, nightly entertain-ment and 17 bars/lounges. I was im-pressed with the outstanding quality of the food. Agave, Flavor Market and The Grill all featured attentive service, ex-tensive and creative menu offerings and beautifully crafted desserts.

Heading north, Finest Playa Mujeres was my next destination. Owned and

managed by the same Spanish company as Excellence, there was a common commit-ment to food, service and amenities in an all-inclusive, luxury environment.

Where Excellence Riviera Cancun fea-tured a modern version of classic Mexican architecture, Finest was sleek and con-temporary. The other major difference … children are welcome. There are spacious

family suites featur-ing a connecting room for kids. Additionally, there are camps for ages 3-6, 7-11 and 12-15 that include their own events, pool and

playground.The activities for adults range from ten-

nis and Spanish lessons to Yoga and Zum-ba, with an hourly schedule that keeps you as busy as you desire. And, don’t forget the pristine beach. ONE Spa is a sanctuary of quiet, relaxation and wellness. My favorite treatment was the 50-minute One Aqua that leads you through 17 water stations, with a head, back and shoulder massage finale. Note: Daily spa specials are offered.

My real favorite was The Sweet Cor-ner’s frappuccino style drinks and exotic ice cream flavors, e.g., banana/cinnamon and mojito. The Market Kitchen, Tinto & Tapas, Le Petit Plaisir and the Lobster House, in addition to the other restau-rants mentioned at Excellence, served the best food I’ve experienced at an all-inclu-sive resort.

Both Excellence and Finest have a strong commitment to being green. They impressed me with their attention to guests’ needs at all levels of the operation. An example is, rather than pointing when asked for directions to a restaurant, the staff accompanies you there. There’s no question that a Five Star experience is de-livered. TripAdvisor and the many travel awards for both resorts attest to that. Ex-cellence & Finest — aptly named!

For further information on both, logon to www.ExcellenceResorts.com.

Safe travels and enjoy the journey …For more from Howard Hian, go to www.Travels-with-Hian.com.

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Rooms at Finest Playa Mujeres offer stunning ocean views.

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World eventsAyatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns

to Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 1 after nearly 15 years of exile.

The Iranian army withdraws to its bar-racks Feb. 10, leaving power in the hands of Ayatollah Khomeini, ending the Pahlavi dynasty.

The People’s Republic of China invades northern Vietnam on Feb. 17, launching the Sino-Vietnamese War.

The Sahara Desert experiences snow for 30 minutes Feb. 18.

In a ceremony at the White House, President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel sign a peace treaty March 26.

Iran’s government becomes an Islamic Republic by a 98 percent vote April 1, over-

throwing the Shah officially.Schoolchildren in the Central African

Republic are arrested (and around 100 killed) for protesting against compulsory school uniforms April 17. An African ju-dicial commission later determines that Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa “almost cer-tainly” took part in the massacre.

Conservatives win a majority in the Brit-ish Parliament on May 3, making Margaret Thatcher the first female prime minister.

The Iran hostage crisis begins Nov. 4, when 3,000 Iranian radicals, mostly stu-dents, invade the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and take 90 hostages (53 of whom are American). They demand that the United States send the former Shah of Iran back

to stand trial.

The eradication of the smallpox virus is certified Dec. 9, making smallpox the first of only two human diseases that have been driven to extinction.

The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan Dec. 24, and Babrak Karmal replaces over-thrown and executed President Hafizullah Amin, which begins the war.

U.S. News“The Dukes of Hazard” debuts on CBS

on Jan. 26.Brenda Ann Spencer opens fire at

a school in San Diego on Jan. 29. Her justification for the action, “I don’t like Mondays”, inspires the Boomtown Rats to make a song of the same name.

Philips demonstrates the compact disc publicly for the first time March 8.

The first fully function-al Space Shuttle orbiter,

Columbia, is delivered

Jimmy Carter39th. U.S. PresidentServed Jan. 20, 1977 – Jan. 20, 1981

‘History teaches, perhaps, very few clear lessons. But surely one such lesson learned by the world at great cost is that aggression, unopposed, becomes a contagious disease.’

Walter Mondale42nd. U.S. Vice President

Served Jan. 20, 1977 – Jan. 20, 1981

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“The Dukes of Hazzards” debuts on CBS. Margaret Thatcher becomes prime minister of England.

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COST OF LIVING

BORN THIS YEAR: Adam Levine, musician (March 18). Above left: Drew Brees, NFL quarterback (Jan. 15); Claire Danes, actress (April 12); Kate Hudson, actress (April 19); Metta World Peace, NBA player (Nov. 13).

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Margaret Thatcher becomes prime minister of England. Michael Jackson releases “Off the Wall.”

to the Kennedy Space Center on March 25, to be prepared for its first launch.

America’s most serious nuclear power plant accident occurs, at Three Mile Is-land, Penn., on March 28.

President Carter is attacked by a swamp rabbit while fishing in his hometown of Plains, Ga., on April 20.

A Unabomber bomb injures North-western University graduate student John Harris on May 9.

A DC-10 crashes during takeoff at O’Hare International Airport on May 25, killing all 271 on board and 2 people on the ground in the deadliest aviation acci-dent in U. S. history.

A Disco Demolition Night publicity stunt goes awry at Comiskey Park on July 12, forcing the Chicago White Sox to for-feit their game against the Detroit Tigers.

Michael Jackson releases his break-through album Off the Wall on Aug. 10. It sells 7 million copies in the United States alone, making it a 7x platinum album.

Pioneer 11 becomes the first spacecraft to visit Saturn on Sept. 1, when it passes the planet at a distance of 21,000 km.

The first cable sports channel, ESPN, known as the Entertainment Sports Programming Network, is launched Sept. 7.

The world premiere of “Star Trek:

The Motion Picture” is held Dec. 6 at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

Movies“Apocalypse Now”“Alien”“Mad Max”“Being There”“Rocky II”“The Warriors”“10”“Caligula”“Life of Brian”“Kramer vs. Kramer”

Music“Heart of Glass,” Blondie“I Will Survive,” Gloria Gaynor“Le Freak,” Chic“Tragedy,” Bee Gees“Hot Stuff,” Donna Summer“Born to Be Alive,” Patrick Hernandez

“Pop Muzik,” M“My Sharona,” The Knack“Too Much Heaven,” Bee Gees“Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?” Rod Stewart

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Edward Byers was the second Navy SEAL through the door of a house in eastern Afghanistan where the

Taliban was holding an American doctor.The first got shot immediately.Then Byers rushed in. Wearing body ar-

mor and night-vision goggles, he shot and grappled with guards while calling out for the hostage. A voice replied from a few feet away: “I’m right here.”

Byers threw himself on doctor to cover him from gunfire. With a free hand, Byers grabbed a nearby captor by the throat and pinned him to the wall until another mem-ber of the six-man SEAL team shot him.

“Anyone who’s been in combat knows that in those moments, you either react or you get killed,” Byers said recently, recall-ing the Dec. 9, 2012 operation.

In the chaos, the doctor, aid worker Dilip Joseph, was rescued, and the SEAL team member ahead of him, 28-year-old Petty Officer 1st Class Nicolas Checque, died.

On Feb. 29, Byers, a member of SEAL Team 6, stepped from the shadows — the unit operates covertly, and its existence of-ten goes unacknowledged by the military — to receive the Medal of Honor, the na-tion’s highest military decoration, for his actions that day.

President Obama, who gave Byers the medal in a ceremony at the White House, called him a “consummate, quiet profes-sional” who shunned the spotlight.

Byers said nothing, standing rigidly beside the president, flashing the occasional smile.

Byers, 36, is the sixth SEAL to receive the Medal of Honor, and the eleventh liv-ing service member to receive it for actions in Afghanistan.

But he doesn’t consider himself a hero.That distinction, he said, belongs to the

men who fought alongside him, particu-larly Checque.

“He will forever be remembered in the pages of history for the sacrifices he made,” Byers said in a Navy video.

The rescue operation began with the

SEAL team hiking four hours over moun-tainous terrain to reach the compound in the Qarghah’i District of Laghman Prov-ince, Afghanistan were the Taliban were holding Joseph, according to the official military account.

Joseph wrote a book about the opera-tion, “Kidnapped by the Taliban: A Story of Terror, Hope and Rescue by SEAL Team 6,” saying that until the SEALs arrived, he believed the Taliban would soon kill him.

Checque was the team’s point man. As the SEALs approached the compound, a guard noticed them. Checque shot him. He and Byers rush to the door, which was covered by layers of blankets. Byers began ripping the blankets away, and Checque went inside. He was immediately shot in the head by AK-47 fire.

Byers followed. He shot a guard, then noticed another who seemed to be crawl-ing for a gun. Byers jumped on him, and after confirming that it wasn’t Joseph, and shot that guard, too.

He heard Joseph nearby, and jumped on him through the firefight, in which five Taliban were killed.

Byers, a medic from Toledo, Ohio, said that after leading Joseph out of the house, he

joined others trying to resuscitate Checque, who was pronounced dead at a hospital.

More than three years later, Byers got a call from the White House asking if he had time to speak to the president. Obama told him that he’d approved Byers for the Medal of Honor.

“There’s a weight that that carries with, and that weight is the sacrifice that everyone has made in this community,” Byers said.

“It’s an affirmation of the job we do, an appreciation for the job we do.”

Byers, a married father, has completed 11 overseas deployments with nine combat tours, said he has no plans to take it easy. He now holds the rank of senior chief spe-cial warfare operator.

“I’m going to continue being a SEAL and take whatever job or position is next for me,” he said.Watch Edward Byers describe the operation at www.militarypress.com

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“Adaptive sports is great for physical re-habilitation, however it is not just about the sports,” he said. “It is also a form of therapy. I find it relaxing to talk about my disability with fellow enrollees who are going through similar situations. I don’t feel judged. I feel like people understand me here.”

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Malling as Olsen is also a “Borgen” alum playing Torben Friis in 2010-13. It is a pleasure to see these two actors together again playing such different roles and en-joying every moment.

Salim as Bisma is a soldier who wants to help his friend but, at the same time, must tell the truth about the firefight. Salim has also worked with Asbaek and Lindholm before in the film “A Hijacking.”

Other cast include: Charlotte Munck as Lisbeth Danning, Alex Andersen as Anders, Dulfi Al-Jabouri as Lutfi Hassan, Jakob Frolund as Terkel Sand and Philip Sem Dambaek as Brian Brask.

TUBS OF POPCORN: I give “A War” four tubs of popcorn out of five. This is a chaotic look at the life and death deci-

sions a person in Pedersen’s position must make. There is nothing perfect about war and to see what these men are presented with, it becomes clear that the struggles with those decisions can be life altering.

The cast are engrained in these charac-ters as the moral dilemma shows on each of their faces. Watching the testimonies it is so clear that although something ter-rible had happened and their Commander was sitting across from them in pain, how does one reconcile the decisions of a sol-dier and the life of a civilian when they re-side in the same person.

These are questions that will never be easy to answer and perhaps there isn’t one. War and chaos change the decisions we all would make under those circum-stances muddling the line of what is right and what is necessary. Not that it needed any more realism but Lindholm brought in Danish soldiers, Taliban warriors, rela-tives and refugees for the film.

“A War” was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

In the end — it is war.

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PACIFIC TRIALSContinued from Page 3

1986 — one who happens to have an audi-ence of 27,000 — only enhances his bona fides. He’s the improbable beneficiary of a deeply disenchanted public. As for Trump, his rhetoric is so crude and from-the-hip that his fans are continually reassured about its authenticity.

Responding to the same political mo-ment, the phenomena of Trump and Sand-ers bear a superficial resemblance. Both men have no history of party loyalty, which only enhances their street cred — their au-thority comes from a direct bond with their supporters, free of institutional interfer-ence. They both rail against foreign-trade deals, decry the unofficial jobless rate and express disdain for the political class and the dirty money it raises to stay in office. Trump even denounced the carried-inter-est tax loophole for investment managers (a favorite target of the left). “These hedge-fund guys are getting away with murder,” he told CBS News. “These are guys that shift paper around and they get lucky.”

But the difference between Sanders and Trump is large, and more fundamen-tal than the difference between their per-sonal styles or their places on the political spectrum. Sanders, who has spent most of his career as an outsider on the inside, believes ardently in politics. He views the political arena as a battle of opposing class-es (even more than Elizabeth Warren, he really does seem to hate the rich), but be-lieves that their conflicts can be managed through elections and legislation. What Sanders calls a political revolution is closer to a campaign of far-reaching but plausible reforms. He proposes a financial-transac-tions tax and the breakup of the biggest

banks; he doesn’t demand the national-ization of banking. His views might appall Wall Street, but they exist within the realm of rational persuasion.

Trump (whatever he really believes) is playing the game of anti-politics. From George Wallace to Ross Perot, anti-politics has been a constant in recent American history; candidates as diverse as Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama have won the presidency by seeming to re-ject or rise above the unlovely business of politics and government. There’s no dirtier word in the lexicon of his stump speech than “politician.” He incites his audiences’ contempt for the very notion of solving problems through political means. China, the Islamic State, immigrants, unemploy-ment, Wall Street: just let him handle it — he’ll build the wall, deport the 11 mil-lion, rewrite the Fourteenth Amendment, create the jobs, kill the terrorists. He offers no idea beyond himself, the leader who can reverse the country’s decline by sheer force of personality.

Speaking in Mobile, Ala., he paused to wonder whether representative govern-ment was even necessary. After ticking off his leads in various polls, Trump asked the crowd of 30,000, “Why do we need an election? We don’t need an election.” When Trump narrows his eyes and juts out his lip, he’s a showman pretending to be a strongman.

There aren’t many examples of the populist strongman in American history (Huey Long comes to mind). Our attach-ment to democracy, if not to its institutions and professionals, has been too firm for that.Though populists seldom get elected president, they can — like the young Tom Watson and the old — cleanse or foul the political air.

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Prison activitiesThree newly incarcerated convicts are

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The first one pulls out a harmonica and says, “I can play all my favorite songs on this.”

The second takes out a deck of cards. “I can play poker with myself with these.”

The third gets out a box of tampons. “Well, it says on here that with these I can go swimming, horseback riding, cycling...”

Where’s the cork?Men are like a fine wine.They start out as grapes and it’s up to

women to stomp the hell out of them un-til they turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.

What is the answer?A teacher was giving a lesson on blood

circulation. Trying to make the matter clearer, he said: “Now, students, if I stood on my head the blood, as you know, would run into it, and I should turn red in the face.”

“Yes, sir,” the boys said. “Then why is it that while I am standing

upright in the ordinary position the blood doesn’t run into my feet?”

A little fellow shouted, “It’s because yer feet ain’t empty.”

Revenge feels so goodFor decades, two heroic statues, one

male and one female, faced each other in a city park, until one day an angel came down from heaven.

“You’ve been such exemplary statues,” he announced to them. “I’m going to give you a special gift. I’m going to bring you both to life for 30 minutes, in which you can do anything you want.” And with a clap of his hands, the angel brought the statues to life.

The two approached each other a bit shyly, but soon dashed for the bushes, from which shortly emerged a good deal of giggling, laughter and shaking of branch-es. Fifteen minutes later, the two statues emerged from the bushes, wide grins on their faces.

“You still have 15 more minutes,” said the angel, being naughty and winking at them.

Grinning even more widely the female statue turned to the male statue and said, “Great! Only this time you hold the pigeon down and I’ll poop on it’s head.”

BillingA doctor and a lawyer were talking at a

party. Their conversation was constantly in-

terrupted by people describing their ail-ments and asking the doctor for free medi-cal advice.

After an hour of this, the exasperated doctor asked the lawyer, “What do you do to stop people from asking you for legal advice when you’re out of the office?”

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Sergeant from hellA drill sergeant had just chewed out

one of his cadets, and as he was walking away, he turned to the cadet and said, “I guess when I die you’ll come and pee on my grave.”

“Not me, Sarge…no sir!” the cadet re-plied. “I promised myself that when I got out of the Army I’d never stand in another line!”

Experiment gone a’ryeA mother was teaching her child about

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with water and the other with whiskey. She says, “I want you to see this.” She puts a worm in the water, and it

swims around.She puts a worm in the whiskey, and the

worm dies immediately. She then says, feeling that she has made

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The child responds by saying: “If I drink whiskey, I won’t get worms!”

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