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A new book claims the US’s top military officer secretly told the Chinese military he would warn if Trump ordered an attack. His reasons don’t matter – he must be relieved of command ...if he did indeed negotiate with a foreign military rival without authorization, he violated the longstanding American political tradition that the military is subordinate to elected civilian leaders.

<p>BASRA, Iraq — British forces formally handed over control of the port city of Umm Qasr to a civilian government yesterday, the first such turnover since the war in Iraq ended.</p> <p>The handing over to a 12-member council in Umm Qasr was done in a small ceremony in the town, with the former military governor, Lt. Col. Peter Jones, presiding.</p>