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 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 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 […]
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 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — Despite the troop withdrawal, the United States expects to be heavily engaged in military projects in Iraq in 2012. U.S. Ambassador to Baghdad James Jeffrey said Washington has been committed to a range of military programs in Iraq that would last up to 2020. Jeffrey said the value of these […]
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 […]
Lt. Col. Frederick Peterson III (ret) departed from his prepared statement at a fundraiser for candidate Stephen A. Labate in New York’s 2nd congressional district. Click here to see the widely-viewed video of his remarks.
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The United States has drafted a plan with its Arab allies to establish a no-fly zone over Syria. Western diplomatic sources said the administration of President Barack Obama has reached agreement with Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies to impose measures meant to topple the regime of Syrian President Bashar […]