Free transfer of technology could snuff out a relatively new concept: freedom

Free transfer of technology could snuff out a relatively new concept: freedom

Lev Navrozov I call countries that are not free “slave countries,” though Soviet propaganda proclaimed that “Soviet Russia” was the only first “free” country in the world even after it conquered some countries to the west of it, after which those countries became “free” countries in the Soviet propaganda, in contrast to “the rest of […]

Emerging U.S. strategy builds a ‘geopolitical economy’ along China’s periphery

Emerging U.S. strategy builds a ‘geopolitical economy’ along China’s periphery

Special to WorldTribune.com By Brian M. Downing, FreePressers.com One can scarcely read anything on world affairs these days without seeing discussion of the decline of the U.S. and the rise of China. In recent weeks, however, President Obama spoke plainly, bluntly, and even disparagingly to China. At the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, Obama chided China, […]

New legislation aims to prevent another WikiLeaks security disaster

New legislation aims to prevent another WikiLeaks security disaster

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 […]

Ron Paul calls accused traitor Bradley Manning a ‘hero’

Ron Paul calls accused traitor Bradley Manning a ‘hero’

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 […]

Worse than Watergate: The Obama administration’s culpability for gun smuggling and murder

Worse than Watergate: The Obama administration’s culpability for gun smuggling and murder

Jeffrey T. Kuhner A year ago this week, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was murdered. He died protecting his country from brutal Mexican gangsters. Two AK-47 assault rifles were found at his death site. We now know the horrifying truth: Agent Terry was killed by weapons that were part of an illegal Obama administration […]

U.S. intel: ‘Technical problem’ caused crash of U.S. drone in Iran

U.S. intel: ‘Technical problem’ caused crash of U.S. drone in Iran

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has assessed that a fault in an advanced unmanned aerial vehicle led to its crash in Iran. Officials said the U.S. intelligence community has determined that the downing of a U.S. Air Force RQ-170 Sentinel earlier this month was the result of a technical mishap. They said […]

Iran claims it captured, reverse-engineered several U.S., Israeli drones since 2004

Iran claims it captured, reverse-engineered several U.S., Israeli drones since 2004

Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Iran has claimed the interception of Israeli-origin as well as western unmanned aerial vehicles. A senior military official said Iran has downed several Israeli UAVs since 2004. The unidentified official told Iran’s Fars News Agency that the interceptions took place over the Gulf. Officials said Iran has developed the capability […]

Court rules Hamas arm in U.S. tried to derail Israel-Palestinian peace effort

Court rules Hamas arm in U.S. tried to derail Israel-Palestinian peace effort

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — A U.S. federal appeals court has determined that Hamas employed the United States to derail an Israeli peace initiative with the Palestinians. The federal appeals court in Texas ruled that Hamas invested heavily in its presence in the United States during the 1990s. The 5th Circuit court, in a Dec. […]

Out of options: Report says U.S. must prepare to strike Iran before 2013

Out of options: Report says U.S. must prepare to strike Iran before 2013

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States must plan for a campaign to destroy Iran’s nuclear weapons program, a leading think tank said. The American Enterprise Institute stated that the United States is unlikely to stop Iran’s nuclear program either through sanctions or deterrence. As a result, the Washington-based institute said in a report […]