https://freerepublic.com/tag/erikslavin/ en-us Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:05:33 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4392724/posts The Pentagon fired the top brass at the military newspaper Stars and Stripes and one of its reporters Friday over alleged insubordination. Stars and Stripes’ longtime publisher Max Lederer, its editor-in-chief Erik Slavin and Middle East reporter Lara Korte were issued their dismissal notices, Fox News Digital confirmed. The firings, first reported by CBS News, stem from Slavin and Korte’s unauthorized participation in a “CBS Sunday Morning” segment that aired last month about the Pentagon’s efforts to overhaul the paper and Lederer’s refusal to fire them at the direction of Pentagon leadership, a source familiar with the matter told Fox... NY Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4392724/posts#comment Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:05:33 GMT