Sol W. Sanders Some old dead white man said: “All historical analogies are odious”. He meant they stink because time, place and dramatis personae of any historical event are so particularistic, drawing similarities with another event defies logic. Yet, yet … we amateur historians play at the game and often. And perhaps there is value […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The ousted regime of President Hosni Mubarak say Hamas and Hizbullah triggered the revolt in Egypt in 2011. Mubarak’s interior minister asserted that Hamas and Hizbullah sent operatives to foment strife during the protests against the regime in January and February 2011. The former minister, Habib Adli, said the Iranian […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Lebanon and the United States have intensified military cooperation amid the revolt in neighboring Syria. Lebanon and the United States have convened a series of high-level military talks in 2012 in an effort to help border security for the Arab state. In the latest meeting, U.S. Fifth Fleet commander Vice […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has decided to deploy the Air Force to defend its new natural gas fields. Officials said the Israel Air Force was assigned to launch patrols around gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean Sea near Lebanon. They said the Air Force has deployed unmanned aerial vehicles to help protect […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel is bracing for additional attacks by Iran. Officials said Iran was working with Hizbullah to attack Israeli interests abroad. They said the two were conducting reconnaissance and planning major strikes against Israeli tourists and embassies in Asia, Europe and South America. “I call on Israelis abroad to show awareness […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The United States has continued training of the Lebanese military despite the fact its government is dominated by Iran-sponsored Hizbullah. U.S. Central Command has been examining training programs with the Lebanese military in 2012. On Feb. 13, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Bartlett, director of exercises at Centcom, met Lebanese commanders and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel has determined that the Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah bombed diplomatic targets of the Jewish state. The bombings on Feb. 13, denied by Teheran, took place amid an Israeli alert of an imminent Iranian-sponsored attack in Asia. Officials said Iran was seeking to avenge the assassination of a nuclear scientist in January […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Hizbullah has asserted that its only means of financial and military support stem from Iran. Hizbullah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah said Iran marked the sole supplier of the Shi’ite militia in Lebanon. Nasrallah said Hizbullah was not engaged in illicit financial activity, including drug trafficking and money-laundering. “We have been receiving […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Syrian opposition has reported the rebel capture of a major Sunni city. Opposition sources said the rebel Free Syrian Army has captured most of the central Syrian city of Homs. They said FSA was withstanding heavy missile and artillery shelling by the Syrian Army and security forces. “The rebels […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community has assessed that a fragmented opposition and powerful foreign support could sustain the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad throughout 2012. Officials said the assessment took into account the strong military, intelligence and financial support the Damascus regime has received from China, Iran and Russia. The […]