Sol W. Sanders Originally published Oct. 28, 2013 The U.S. is transfixed by the Obama administration’s massively bungled attempt to nationalize one sixth of the economy, the health welfare system. But the rest of the world watches the slow motion unfolding of another debacle: the loss of post-World War II American leadership of the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com LONDON — Israel has been preparing to purchase naval combat vessels from Germany. A leading German daily said Berlin has agreed to an Israeli request for two naval destroyers. The newspaper, Bild, reported the cost of procurement at 1 billion euro. Bild said the German ships would be equipped with torpedoes […]
Jeffrey T. Kuhner History is repeating itself. The recent interim nuclear deal signed by the United States and other major powers with Iran in Geneva paves the way for war. President Obama is the new Neville Chamberlain, the British prime minister who boasted of creating “peace in our time” after signing an agreement with Nazi […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Europeans have been volunteering for Israel’s military. A report said that hundreds of Europeans joined the Israeli military. The report by the Euro-Mid Observer for Human Rights said dozens of of the Europeans were also involved in missions against the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. “A […]
Sol W. Sanders The U.S. is transfixed by the Obama administration’s massively bungled attempt to nationalize one sixth of the economy, the health welfare system. But the rest of the world watches the slow motion unfolding of another debacle: the loss of post-World War II American leadership of the worldwide alliance for peace and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — A leading Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle has reached a milestone in the NATO stabilization campaign in Afghanistan. Executives said the Heron-1 UAV, operated by the German military and Cassidian, has exceeded more than 15,000 flight hours in Afghanistan. Heron-1, produced by the state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries, has been assigned to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com In a case reminiscent of the Cold War era, a German court near Stuttgart on July 2 sentenced two Russian agents, planted in West Germany during the 1980s and active until their arrest in October 2011. Andreas Anschlag, 54, and his wife Heidrun, 48, were planted by the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Germany has reported a major military order from the Middle East. Germany’s Rheinmetall said it received an order of 475 million euros from an unidentified Arab military. The company said it would supply the L-55 artillery for more than 60 Leopard-2A7 main battle tanks. “Rheinmetall will be supplying vital subsystems […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, East-Asia-Intel.com The usually deferential official Chinese media has characterized Premier Li Keqiang performance during his just-completed four-nation visit as “Li-style diplomacy.” The last leg of Li’s first overseas trip as head of government – a mere two-day stopover in Berlin – has demonstrated the hard edge of enhanced hard-power […]
John J. Metzler NEW YORK — “Trade is the cheapest way to produce growth,” exclaimed European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso before an executive audience adding, that a planned Transatlantic trade pact between the USA and Europe Union would produce a “win-win solution in trade” for both sides of the Atlantic. “Our partnership,” stated President […]