Special to WorldTribune.com from Geostrategy-Direct.com WASHINGTON — The United States is concerned over the future of its military presence in Bahrain, a report said. The U.S. Army has determined that the presence of the American naval presence could be endangered by Shi’ite unrest in Bahrain. A report by the army war college’s Strategic Studies Institute […]
Special to WorldTribune.com from east-asia-intel.com Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told Congress last week that U.S. military strategy under budget cuts will lead to a lessening of emphasis in areas of the world where Al Qaida is emerging as a growing threat. Panetta said in testimony before the House Armed Services Committee Oct. 13 that smaller […]
Special to WorldTribune.com from East-Asia-Intel.com SEOUL — North Korea is abbreviating the grooming period for 28-year-old Kim Jong-Un, the youngest son of current leader Kim Jong-Il, a lawmaker said. As part of efforts to shorten the learning curve, Kim Jong-Un practiced controlling the military during his father’s overseas trips, Hwang Jin-Ha from the Grand National […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has disclosed that annual defense and security exports topped $7 billion in 2010. The Defense Ministry reported a sharp rise in foreign defense sales over the past decade. Officials attributed the increase to Al Qaida’s air suicide strikes in the United States in 2001 in which more than […]
By Jeffrey T. Kuhner President Obama is empowering radical Islam across the Arab world. He is presiding over both the American decline and the rapid advance of our mortal jihadist enemies. From the Middle East to North Africa, the Arab Spring has turned into an Islamist winter. Contrary to the administration’s claims, the popular uprisings […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has finally reported the size of its military presence in Kuwait. The Defense Department said it was deploying 23,000 American troops in Kuwait. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said those troops would be on alert for any emergency in the region. “We have about 40,000 troops in that […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Tunisia’s long-banned Islamist opposition has won what is regarded as the first free elections in the North African state. Officials said Ennahda party was the winner in parliamentary elections held on Oct. 23 in Tunisia. They said Ennahda, banned for decades by the former regime of President Zein Bin Abidine […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has reported the resumption of natural gas to neighboring Israel and Jordan. A senior official said Egypt renewed operations of the Arab Gas Pipeline on Oct. 23 in wake of an attack on the facility in the Sinai Peninsula. The official said the gas was now priced at double […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has recalled its ambassador from Syria because of threats to his safety. Officials said the State Department said U.S. ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, has returned to Washington. They said Ford received threats by elements aligned with the regime of President Bashar Assad. “Ambassador Robert Ford was […]
Sol W. Sanders While the Obama Administration has been busy lining the pockets of its campaign contributors with solar power handouts, an energy revolution is taking place even the Washington Luddites and GOSplanners can’t buck. American technology, borrowing offshore deep-water drilling techniques, has started exploiting huge deposits of natural gas buried deep in the earth […]