Special to WorldTribune.com Monday, May 30, 2011 TEL AVIV — Less than a year after it signed an agreement for procurement of the F-35, Israel fears that it would be left without an advanced U.S. fighter-jet. Officials said the Israel Air Force and Defense Ministry have been scrambling to determine the future of the Joint […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Compiled by Bill Gertz, Geostrategy-Direct.com A provision of the fiscal 2012 defense authorization bill calls on the Obama administration to step up security measures designed to defeat the “insider threat,” which has resulted in the posting of hundreds of thousands of classified documents on the Internet. Section 922 of the bill, passed […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Based on an article by Cliff Kincaid for Accuracy in Media How principled a conservative is Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul? Directly referring to WikiLeaks and Army soldier Bradley Manning being held in detention, Paul said, “Should he be locked up in prison or should we see him as a political hero? […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Monday, April 18, 2011 By Cliff Kincaid, Accuracy in Media President Obama on Thursday hosted Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani of Qatar, otherwise known as the Boss of Al-Jazeera, for a meeting in the Oval Office. Obama called him “Your Highness” and “His Highness,” even though the Emir dropped his robes of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Wednesday, March 16, 2011 ABU DHABI — The U.S. Navy has begun to vacate its facilities in Bahrain, diplomatic sources said. However a statement by the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command denied that an evacuation was underway. Western diplomatic sources said many or most of the Navy’s Fifth Fleet has left Manama. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Wednesday, April 28, 2010 WASHINGTON — The administration of President Barack Obama has launched what officials termed a psychological warfare campaign meant to topple Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Sources in the administration and Congress asserted that the White House and State Department have sought to destabilize Netanyahu’s government by forcing him […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia has again topped a list of the world’s leading defense clients over the last decade. The Congressional Research Service asserted that the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom was the top weapons procurer in 2010. In a report by Richard Grimmett, CRS said Saudi Arabia received $1.2 billion worth of […]
Jeffrey T. Kuhner Ron Paul is poised to pull off a major upset. The Texas congressman is surging in the polls and may even win the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 3. He has run an effective — and at times brilliant — campaign. His scathing ads have eviscerated former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. As Mr. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Based on an article by Cliff Kincaid for Accuracy in Media As homosexual Army soldier Bradley Manning’s treason trial continues at Fort Meade, Maryland, the support he has received from Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has been curiously ignored by the major media, now touting Paul as someone who could win the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Compiled by Bill Gertz, Geostrategy-Direct.com Iranian state media displayed a captured U.S. intelligence-gathering aircraft identified as the RQ-170 unmanned aerial vehicle, a system that has been deployed to collect signals and imagery intelligence on Iranian nuclear programs and military forces. U.S. officials confirmed that the drone was lost Dec. 4 in eastern […]