Wesley Pruden Joe Biden, a gun nut. Who knew? The veep never fails to entertain, even when he’s trying not to, and this time his boss is probably not amused. Joe famously pushed President Obama to endorse same-sex marriage by sniffing the orange blossoms first, but if his advice for Americans to buy a shotgun […]
Wesley Pruden Nobody does tough-talking better than a Republican senator. It’s not easy talking tough, and the follow-through can be even harder. Last week John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina roasted and toasted Chuck Hagel, as if the republic would be in deadly peril if he were confirmed as secretary of […]
Sol W. Sanders JERUSALEM — One of the most quoted of Maynard Milord many clever aphorisms is: “You can’t push on a string”. Keynes was referring to extending credit to an unreceptive investment market. [Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke are you listening?] The quip comes to mind this morning on the eve of President Barack […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States vetoed Israel’s plans to bomb Syria’s nuclear reactor, with senior officials threatening to sever military aid to the Jewish state, a new book said. Elliott Abrams, a former deputy national security advisor, recalled how President George W. Bush opposed Israel’s plans to destroy Syria’s nuclear reactor facility […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the CIA is said to have secretly converted to Islam in Saudi Arabia. A former FBI agent reported that CIA nominee John Brennan secretly converted to Islam between 1996 and 1999 when he served as CIA station chief in the Saudi capital of Riyad. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Cliff Kincaid Apparently on the defensive over its unorthodox entry into the U.S. media market, Al Jazeera has hired a high-powered lobbying firm on Capitol Hill to stave off an investigation of the curious transaction with former Democratic Vice President Al Gore. The firm, DLA Piper, represented Al Jazeera in the […]
Wesley Pruden Barack Obama says he’s not a Muslim, but a Christian. That’s his business, between the president and God. The president clearly has a soft spot in his heart for Islam. He once described the call to evening prayer, which he first heard as a child in a Muslim school in Indonesia, as “one […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The United States has pledged to accelerate delivery of 20 F-16 multi-role fighters to Egypt in 2013. Officials said Egypt would receive all of the F-16 Block 52 aircraft this year. They said the arrival of the four aircraft marked the first delivery of the F-16s in 2013 as part […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — A U.S. security contractor has been fined for failing to report casualties of its employees in Iraq. The U.S. Labor Department fined the Sandi Group $75,000 for failing to report on the death of its staffers in Iraq. Sandi, based in Washington, was said to have delayed reporting of 30 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States, citing budget constraints, has reduced its military presence in the Gulf. The Defense Department said the U.S. Navy would reduce the number of aircraft carriers in the Gulf to one. The Pentagon decision ends the presence of at least two carriers in the Gulf as part of […]