John Allen

In surprise move, General Allen retires from military

2013-02-19 12:06:00

Marine Corps Gen. John Allen, the former commander of the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan whose nomination to lead NATO was delayed last year while investigators probed his e-mails to a Florida socialite, has retired from the military. The Naval...

Don't rush out of Afghanistan

2013-01-09 08:23:00

With Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his top advisers visiting Washington this week, huge questions about the future of the NATO mission there consume Afghan and American minds. How fast can we draw down our current total of 68,000 U.S. troops (and...

It isn't easy to be good

2012-11-19 03:00:00

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says he was planning this even before the recent scandals in the top ranks of the Pentagon and CIA, but he's ordered the military to double down on ethics training for its senior officers. In a memo to Gen. Martin Dempsey,...

General Allen was leader at Naval Academy

2012-11-14 16:39:00

When Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen overheard a platoon of first-year midshipmen at the Naval Academy shout "kill" during training one summer day a decade ago, he ordered the word expunged from their vocabulary. The then-commandant explained that...

Surprising reaction to L'affaire Petraeus

2012-11-14 12:56:00

People magazine has named its "Sexiest Man Alive," and the nation was surprised to learn he was not a general. The winner was actor Channing Tatum, who may be a movie star but doesn't have any stars on his chest. He is good looking enough, but no so much...

In Petraeus sex scandal and others, a double standard

2012-11-17 11:42:01

OK, I'm done. I've had my fun clicking through every last story, tweet and meme about Betraeusgate. I already know how this movie ends, eventually. Somehow, the men will be fine — time will pass, and they'll get invitations to join corporate boards...

Hubris led to the downfall of Petraeus, Allen

2012-11-16 06:45:00

It's amazing that the men who ran the CIA and the war in Afghanistan had so much time on their hands ("Pieces of a puzzle," Nov. 14). The indiscretions of former CIA Director David Petraeus and Gen. John Allen are an embarrassment. I hate to think what...

Generals' indiscretions have real consequences for U.S. policy

2012-11-15 12:45:00

Gens. John Allen and David Petraeus have been stupid in their misuse of technology, for a flirtation in the case of the former and an affair in the case of the latter ("Pieces of a puzzle," Nov. 14). As philanderers, these two men are abject failures, and...

When did General Allen find time to run the war?

2012-11-15 11:15:00

The Sun notes that the "the FBI had discovered between 20,000 and 30,000 'potentially inappropriate' e-mails between [Jill] Kelley and General John R. Allen" ("Pieces of a puzzle," Nov. 14). Who was running the war in Afghanistan? This commander,...

Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Thursday

2012-11-15 04:50:00

WEATHER: Mostly cloudy, high near 52. Tonight is expected to be mostly cloudy, low around 40. TRAFFIC: Check our traffic updates for this morning's issues. TOP NEWS General under investigation in Petraeus probe was leader at Naval Academy: Now under...

For all we've learned, Petraeus story still doesn't add up

2012-11-13 14:52:00

Like a set of Russian dolls, in which each doll contains a slightly smaller version of itself hidden inside, the sex scandal that forced CIA Director David Petraeus from office last week seems full of secret compartments that have yet to be revealed....

Postmodern prudes

2013-04-18 02:30:05

More than 500 people were murdered in Chicago last year. Yet Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel still found time to berate the fast food franchise Chick-fil-A for not sharing "Chicago values" -- apparently because its founder does not approve of gay marriage....

Gen. John Allen has announced his retirement, citing health issues in his family.

2013-02-19 11:16:00

Gen. John Allen, nominated to be supreme allied commander in Europe.

2013-01-23 13:34:58

Clockwise from upper left: CIA Director Gen. David H. Petraeus, his biographer Paula Broadwell, General John Allen and socialite Jill Kelley.

2013-01-22 15:39:21