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 [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has begun preparing for the prospect of a victory by Syrian President Bashar Assad over Sunni rebels. Officials said the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been briefed of the likelihood of an Assad victory that would end the more than two-year revolt in Syria. The officials [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The administration of President Barack Obama has approved a Libyan request for two C-130J aircraft, manufactured by Lockheed Martin. On June 7, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the Libyan request, not expected to meet opposition from either the House or Senate. “The government of Libya uses airlift [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The administration of President Barack Obama has again waived restrictions on U.S. military aid to Egypt. For the second straight year, the administration employed a waiver to overcome restrictions by Congress on U.S. military aid to Egypt. Secretary of State John Kerry decided that Egypt should receive its $1.3 billion [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has disclosed a classified Israeli military project funded by Washington. The administration of President Barack Obama has overseen publication of a bid request that disclosed an Israeli project to house its new Arrow-3 ballistic missile defense system. The bid, published by the U.S. Army, included details of [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Grace Vuoto Radio talk-show host Michael Savage is furious, calling for “someone to go to prison” for the tragedy that occurred Aug. 6, 2011 in Afghanistan. A Chinook helicopter carrying 30 American service members, including a contingent of elite SEALs was shot down in suspicious circumstances. The incident took place in [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Grace Vuoto The media is now consistently referring to three scandals engulfing the Obama presidency, even using a shorthand expression such as a “trifecta” of troubling incidents. Yet, there is a scandal brewing that is worse than the Department of Justice violating freedom of the press, the Internal Revenue Service abusing [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Tunisia and the United States is conducting their annual review of defense cooperation. Officials said the Defense Department led a U.S. dialogue with Tunisia in an effort to determine the military requirements of the North African state. The United States and Tunisia Joint Military Commission, which began proceedings on May [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has been urged to acquire a variant of Israel’s Irone Dome missile and rocket defense system. A leading U.S. institute asserted that Washington must procure Iron Dome in wake of its interception of hundreds of Palestinian missiles and rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. The Lexington Institute [...]
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