Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran has suspended crude oil shipments to Britain and France. Iran’s Oil Ministry said oil exports were halted to the two European Union states. A ministry statement did not say when the shipments ended and how many barrels per day Britain and France had been receiving. “Crude oil exports to […]
John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Rhetorical gales from Argentina are again battering the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic. And while the presumably noble sentiments of Argentine sovereignty blows over the windswept islands, just under the adjacent waters may sit massive petroleum deposits which would change the geopolitical calculations both for Britain and Argentina. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Britain, in what could prompt other NATO members to do the same, has decided to equip the opposition against Syrian President Bashar Assad. Officials said the government of Prime Minister David Cameron would begin sending advanced non-lethal equipment to the Syrian opposition. They said this would include communications systems to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Gregory Copley, Global Information System By the start of 2012, the U.S. had seen a precipitous decline in its real strategic dominance of the Arabian Peninsula, the Red Sea, and the Persian Gulf, and in its ability to reach and influence Central Asia. It had taken less than two decades for the […]
A movie producer once shared with me a maxim for making historical films: Faced with choosing between “drama” and “historical accuracy,” compromise on the history and go with drama. That is certainly what the producers of “The Iron Lady” have done. The result is a masterly performance by Meryl Streep as former British Prime Minister […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Western powers intend to challenge Iran’s domination of the Strait of Hormuz. The United States and NATO allies have been sending warships through the Strait of Hormuz. Western diplomats said Britain, France and the United States deployed six warships this month through the Iranian-claimed strait. “We maintain a constant presence […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The European Union has decided to impose an oil embargo on Iran. The 27 foreign ministers of the EU decided that the oil embargo on Iran would take effect immediately. The decision would cancel all existing oil contracts, including fuel and other petroleum products, with Teheran by July. “I think […]
Sol W. Sanders “Moderation in all things”, said a pre-Christian North African Roman dramatist, Terence [Publius Terentius Afer]. But like so many artists, he latched on to a beautiful artifact but got the logic wrong. He’s echoed these days in the oft repeated mantra from talking heads calling for compromise. It usually follows a description […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — France is reportedly training rebels in their effort to topple the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. A major Turkish newspaper reported that France has sent military advisers to train the Free Syrian Army. FSA, based in Turkey, was said to have received training in weapons and combat skills in […]
By Sumantra Maitra, FreePressers.com Almost twenty years back, when the Soviet and East European states crumbled, who would have thought that socialism would make such a comeback? Here are a few ground truths about the Occupy Wall Street movement and the various spinoffs it has started. They are not democratic: No surprise there, really. […]