Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel Air Force commander Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel issued one of the starkest warnings of an imminent war that could include Hizbullah and Syria. In an address to a combat air conference, Eshel said Israel, already engaged in a shooting war with Syria, faces a range of low- and [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — Iraq, in wake of a British court ruling, still insists that the thousands of British-origin fake bomb detectors remain effective. The government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki continues to claim that the ADE-651 hand-held device can actually detect bombs. The claims have come from Al Maliki as well [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Iran has pressed its main proxy for full combat troop deployment in Syria, a newspaper said. Kuwait’s Al Rai Al Aam reported that Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei convened an urgent meeting with Hizbullah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah in Teheran. Al Rai said Khamenei pressed Nasrallah in April to be [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, East-Asia-Intel.com After becoming simultaneously General Secretary and Chairman of the Central Military Commission at the 18th Chinese Communist Party Congress last November, Xi Jinping put it as its top priority to consolidate his power base in the People’s Liberation Army. He also wanted to build up his credentials as [...]
Sol W. Sanders Despite the distractions of a continuing unemployment crisis and the media’s concentration on stories of human depravity, the scandal of the death of four Americans including an ambassador in Benghazi — “a long time ago” according to the administration’s spokesman — will not be put down. Three sets of issues follow [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. Congress has determined that international sanctions failed to stop Iran from its drive toward nuclear weapons. The Congressional Research Service, the research arm of the House and Senate, asserted that U.S. and United Nations sanctions have not hampered Teheran from advancing in its nuclear program. CRS said the [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States, despite its latest $3 billion arms package, continues to deny an advanced bunker-buster munition to Israel. Officials acknowledged that the administration of President Barack Obama rebuffed at least three Israeli requests for the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, designed to destroy deep bunkers constructed by Iran and North Korea. [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The United Nations has issued contradictory assessments of Syria’s use of chemical weapons. A leading UN official asserted that Sunni rebels in Syria fired weapons that contained CW. The official identified the chemical agent as sarin, deemed one of the most lethal of toxins. “According to the testimonies we have [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel has reported an agreement by Turkey to restore diplomatic relations. The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted that Israel reached a draft accord with Turkey to mend diplomatic ties. In a statement, the prime minister’s officer cited a breakthrough during negotiations with a visiting Turkish delegation on May [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Israel Army has significantly reduced checkpoints in the West Bank. Officers said the Army dismantled numerous checkpoints in the West Bank over the last four years. They said the army’s Central Command operates no more than 12 checkpoints in the region. Officers said the Army was able to [...]
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