Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has kept Israel out of a program for the secret detention of Al Qaida operatives, a report said. The Open Society Foundations said the CIA has worked with 54 countries in a secret program to detain and interrogate Al Qaida operatives. In a report, the group said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Egyptian Army has disobeyed orders by President Mohammed Morsi to employ live fire against civilian rioters. Western diplomatic sources said senior Army commanders have ordered their troops not to open fire on civilians amid the nationwide unrest in Egypt. They said this violated a directive by Morsi that infantry […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is said to have been quietly recruiting Muslims to serve as U.S. diplomats. Judicial Watch said the Obama administration was hiring Muslims at the State Department. The fiscal watchdog said the recruitment was part of the administration’s outreach to Muslims to work for the federal government. “The […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Cliff Kincad It is fun to watch Big Oil critic Al Gore squirm as he is questioned about selling out to the oil-rich dictatorship in Qatar. But his sale of Current TV to Al Jazeera is not a laughing matter. This transaction is a homeland security threat that violates numerous U.S. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has warned of the collapse of Syria, which has the largest chemical weapons stockpile in the Middle East. Israel Air Force commander Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel said the Jewish state was encountering the collapse of the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Eshel said Syria, with a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has sent what was termed a tough message to Israel that demanded progress toward a Palestinian state as well as restraint toward Syria. Western diplomatic sources said Obama relayed the message to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the latter’s apparent re-election. The sources said Obama warned Netanyahu […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has transferred four advanced fighter-jets to Egypt. The U.S. Air Force has formally relayed four F-16 Block 52 multi-role fighters to Egypt. Officials said the transfer to the Egyptian Air Force took place on Jan. 22 in the United States. “The recent transfer of four F-16 Block […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Cliff Kincaid The liberals continue to pretend that “gun control” laws will stop “gun violence,” even while providing the fuel, in the form of potent marijuana, which can spark violence and murder. A case in point is a Florida teenage gunman, Benjamin Bishop, the subject of a Tampa Bay Times article […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Foreign security contractors for U.S. diplomatic facilities have been deemed inadequate, a report said. The State Department said the majority of foreign security contractors hired to protect U.S. embassies and consulates were deemed insufficient and inadequate. The department’s inspector-general surveyed foreign guards deployed around 86 diplomatic posts. “OIG [Office of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Thomas J. Basile You have to hand it to the President. He is very transparent about his vision for America and his ideological crusade to, in his words, “remake” this nation. He’s not the kind of guy who keeps you guessing. I actually like that about him. It’s his hubris but […]