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In this Nov. 30, 2016 photo, a Kachin Independence Army (KIA) soldier patrols at the front line through the bunkers of Alen Bum near Laiza, the headquarters of the KIA in Kachin State, Myanmar. Ethnic Kachin rebels long at war with Myanmar troops say the government has only escalated fighting since Aung San Suu Kyi took over as leader, crushing the hopes that had led many ethnic minorities to support her party and leaving them with no confidence in the peace process that Suu Kyi has identified as a priority. (AP Photo/Esther Htusan)
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In this Nov. 30, 2016 photo, a Kachin Independence Army (KIA) soldier patrols at the front line through the bunkers of Alen Bum near Laiza, the headquarters of the KIA in Kachin State, Myanmar. Ethnic Kachin rebels long at war with Myanmar troops say the government has only escalated fighting since Aung San Suu Kyi took over as leader, crushing the hopes that had led many ethnic minorities to support her party and leaving them with no confidence in the peace process that Suu Kyi has identified as a priority. (AP Photo/Esther Htusan)
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In this Nov. 30, 2016 photo, a Kachin Independence Army (KIA) soldier sits inside the bomb shelter along the bunker at the front line of Alen Bum near Laiza, the headquarters of KIA in Kachin State, Myanmar. Ethnic Kachin rebels long at war with Myanmar troops say the government has only escalated fighting since Aung San Suu Kyi took over as leader, crushing the hopes that had led many ethnic minorities to support her party and leaving them with no confidence in the peace process that Suu Kyi has identified as a priority.(AP Photo/Esther Htusan)
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In this Nov. 1, 2016, the eyes of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez cover a tower at the port in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. In July this year, Chavez's successor, President Nicolas Maduro, directed the military to take over food production and distribution, as well as major ports. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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FILE - In this June 2, 2016 file photo, a woman kicks National Guard soldiers' shields during a protest demanding food, near Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, triggered by rising frustration with food shortages and inflation. President Nicolas Maduro has greatly enhanced the power of his generals, who have become an indispensable crutch as the economy has tanked and street protests against the deeply-unpopular administration grow. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
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In this Nov. 14, 2016 photo, young men climb into an empty food truck, in search of leftover grain, as the vehicle comes to a slow stop outside the port in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, the port city that handles the majority of Venezuela's food imports. Retired Gen. Antonio Rivero, who broke with the government in 2014, said President Nicolas Maduro put the military in charge of food to prevent hungry soldiers from participating in an uprising against the increasingly unpopular government. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2004 file photo, the military creates a perimeter at a government-subsidized food market in Caracas, Venezuela. The late President Hugo Chavez began handing the military control over food, and the wider economy, following opposition attempts to overthrow him in 2002. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero, File)
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In this Dec. 19, 2016 photo, a National Guard soldier watches over cargo trucks leaving the port in Puerto Cabello in Venezuela, the port city that handles the majority of the country's food imports. Across the chain of command, from high-level generals to the lowest foot soldiers, military officials are using their growing power over the food supply to siphon off wealth for themselves. (AP Photo/Ricardo Nunes)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the curtailing with a dozen nations that voted in favor of a U.N. resolution demanding that Israel stop building settlements in "occupied Palestinian territory." (Associated Press)
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Illustration on the continued attacks on Israel by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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In this Monday, Dec. 19, 2016 photo, Dr. Kent Brantly, who was infected with Ebola in Liberia, poses for a photo in Fort Worth, Texas. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that Brantly returned to practicing medicine about a year ago. He now practices medicine and teaches young doctors at JPS Health Network, where he said some patients recognize him and bring up his battle of more than two years ago. (Rodger Mallison/Star-Telegram via AP)
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This Monday, Dec. 19, 2016 photo, shows Dr. Kent Brantly, who was infected with Ebola in Liberia, in Fort Worth, Texas. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that Brantly returned to practicing medicine about a year ago. He now practices medicine and teaches young doctors at JPS Health Network, where he said some patients recognize him and bring up his battle of more than two years ago. (Rodger Mallison/Star-Telegram via AP)
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FILE - In this Dec. 7, 1941 file photo, provided by the U.S. Navy, a small boat rescues a USS West Virginia crew member from the water after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Putting 75 years of resentment behind them, President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are coming together at Pearl Harbor for a historic pilgrimage to the site where a devastating surprise attack sent America marching into World War II. (U.S. Navy via AP)
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Captain Niloofar Rahmani, the first female fixed-wing Afghan Air Force, has attempted to obtain asylum in the U.S. for 15 months due to threats by the Taliban and extended family members. (CNN screenshot)
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Captain Niloofar Rahmani, the first female fixed-wing Afghan Air Force pilot in the history of Afghanistan, seeks asylum in the U.S. (CNN screenshot)
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Law enforcement officers work outside the home of Nicholas Young on Aug. 3, 2016, in Fairfax, Virginia. Young, who worked as a Metro police officer, has been charged with helping the Islamic State. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on radicalized refugees by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Terror (Illustration by Dana Summers of the Tribune Media Services)
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FILE - In this Aug. 31, 1951, file photo, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida, center right, accompanied by his daughter, Kazuko, center left, is greeted by Adm. Arthur Radford, left, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, and Joseph R. Farrington, who serves as a delegate of the U.S. Congress for the Territory of Hawaii, during an arrival ceremony for Yoshida in Honolulu, Hawaii. Yoshida is best remembered for signing the San Francisco peace treaty with the U.S. and others in 1951, allowing Japan back into international society after its war defeat. His Pearl Harbor visit, which he made on his way home from San Francisco, was largely eclipsed by the historic treaty. (AP Photo/File)
