Special to WorldTribune.com By Brian M Downing Shortly after Vladimir Putin and Secretary of State John Kerry agreed to seek a negotiated settlement to the Syrian civil war, the Russian president bolstered his support for the embattled Assad government. Putin announced an impending transfer of anti-ship and surface-to-air missiles to the Syrian military. It was [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — Iraq’s Kurdistan has overseen another major energy project. The Kurdish Regional Government has signed an oil exploration contract with the U.S. firm Chevron. Under the accord, Chevron would explore the Qara Dagh field, which encompasses 860 kilometers. “Chevron will acquire an interest in and operatorship of the Qara Dagh block [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Grace Vuoto For centuries, in every society around the world, citizens have by and large believed that a higher power watches their every move. “The eyes of God see all,” goes the Christian saying. Yet, for a brief moment in time, from the dawn of the widespread use of the Internet [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Syrian rebels have begun receiving arms supplies to block the offensive of President Bashar Assad in the north. Rebel sources said the United States has sent weapons and other supplies to the Free Syrian Army. They said the supplies have reached FSA units in northern Syria from Turkey in mid-June. [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has been urged to pressure Jordan to reduce its military budget. The Council on Foreign Relations has issued a report that called on the administration of President Barack Obama to pressure the Hashemite kingdom. The report said Washington should push King Abdullah to reduce the budget of [...]
Sol W. Sanders One of the more bizarre aspects of the current deluge of Washington scandals is that their very numbers permit President Barack Obama to finesse and continue to play a role as No. 1 observer and chief political fundraiser. The almost weekly additions to news of the administration’s dereliction of duty and [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — President Bashar Assad has launched an offensive on the last major rebel stronghold in Syria. Opposition sources said the Syrian Army launched heavy artillery strikes on Aleppo on June 14 in wake of the announcement by the United States that it would supply weapons to the rebels. “But our friends [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Cliff Kincaid In a 2011 article in the socialist publication In These Times, anti-NSA journalist Glenn Greenwald said “the only thing that can truly strengthen America’s national security is a weakening of America.” Greenwald also declared that Al Qaida’s 9/11 terrorist attacks on America were “very minimal in scope compared to [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has pledged U.S. military aid to Syrian rebels. The White House said Obama decided to increase support to Sunni rebels who have been fighting Syrian President Bashar Assad. Congress welcomed Obama’s decision. Two leading senators said the administration must act immediately to stop the Assad campaign. “A [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — For the first time, a Gulf Cooperation Council state has overseen a petition to expel the ambassador from the United States. Sunni politicians have organized a campaign against what they termed U.S. intervention in Bahrain’s domestic affairs. Organizers said the campaign targeted U.S. ambassador to Manama Thomas Krajeski, accused [...]
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