Thousands of Ukrainian tech experts assisted China military projects

Thousands of Ukrainian tech experts assisted China military projects

Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com A state-run Chinese newspaper has disclosed the great extent to which Ukraine has since 1991 helped the People’s Liberation Army gain key Soviet- and Russian-designed advanced weapons. [See: Putin’s gambit undermined Beijing’s ‘backdoor’ tech ties to Ukraine] Thousands of Ukrainian weapons’ experts have gone to China to participate in […]

The Cadillac Ad: Celebrating the American Dream that will survive the Left’s big lie

The Cadillac Ad: Celebrating the American Dream that will survive the Left’s big lie

Special to WorldTribune.com By Myrna Sokoloff The new “Poolside” commercial by Cadillac, starring Neal McDonough, is great if you believe in capitalism and hard work. It is stunning in that it is not anti-business. The man in the ad has pride in working 60 hours per week. He is very proud he made money, can […]

Why some insiders think missing plane landed in Pakistan

Why some insiders think missing plane landed in Pakistan

LIGNET.com As the search for Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 drags on without a trace of wreckage at sea, the likelihood of foul play looms larger. One country keeps rising to the top of the list of suspects: Pakistan. Ten days after the flight vanished, LIGNET learned that engineers at Boeing, the plane’s manufacturer, believed the […]

Flights from hell were better than the one without an end

Flights from hell were better than the one without an end

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com The disappearance of Malaysian Airlines 777 confronts the world with a crisis that’s never going to end. The loss of 239 people is tragic enough, but the implications for air travel are still more frightening. The point, which nobody had believed was possible, is that a plane can […]

Report: Israeli missile defense has prevented mass casualties

Report: Israeli missile defense has prevented mass casualties

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Israel’s missile and rocket defense umbrella has saved numerous civilians, a report said. A report by Yale University determined that Israel prevented massive casualties through its missile and rocket defense systems. The report said the missile batteries as well as fortified rooms cut potential casualties from attacks from the Hamas-ruled […]

Decline of the West: Seven strategic ramifications of Crimea’s return to Russia

Decline of the West: Seven strategic ramifications of Crimea’s return to Russia

Special to WorldTribune.com Gregory R. Copley, GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs Crimea’s March 16, 2014, referendum to join Russia — there were only two options: join now, or join later — marked a significant watershed in the post-post-Cold War restructuring of the global strategic architecture. Not because it was so geopolitically surprising, but because it was […]

U.S. reports spreading Al Qaida ‘footprint’ in N. Africa, Levant

U.S. reports spreading Al Qaida ‘footprint’ in N. Africa, Levant

Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community has determined that Al Qaida was expanding in North Africa. Officials said Al Qaida has formed groups throughout North Africa and the Sahel regime. They cited the new Al Murabitoun, which has been operating in Algeria and Niger over the last year. “This newly formed […]

Recalling Reagan’s scorned warnings against dangers of dependency on Russian energy

Recalling Reagan’s scorned warnings against dangers of dependency on Russian energy

John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — A deteriorating and dangerous diplomatic showdown continues over Ukraine as the United States and European Union rhetorically push back against Vladimir Putin’s power grab in the Crimea. In an emergency Security Council meeting, Ukraine’s embattled Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk made an impassioned plea for his country’s sovereign right “to […]

East Asian winners, losers and scam artists — not to mention China

East Asian winners, losers and scam artists — not to mention China

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com MANILA  One long-running story forever dominates the front pages here. That’s corruption, bribery and cheating on a mass scale — so massive as to bear comparisons with that in big bully China. The story now is that of a few senators sending special funds to an agency charged […]

Theme at Beijing’s annual National People’s Congress: Peace through Chinese strength

Theme at Beijing’s annual National People’s Congress: Peace through Chinese strength

Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, East-Asia-Intel.com The 12.2 percent budget boost for the People’s Liberation Army has stolen the limelight at China’s annual meeting of the National People’s Congress (NPC), which opened in Beijing on Wednesday. Also remarkable are assertive foreign policy-related remarks made by Premier Li Keqiang and the NPC spokesman Fu Ying, […]