America is in danger of going rogue under Obama

America is in danger of going rogue under Obama

Jeffrey T. Kuhner President Obama is on the verge of plunging America into another war. Unlike Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya, however, bombing Syria would trigger a regional conflagration — one that potentially could lead to a global war. World War I began in Sarajevo. World War III may start in Syria. Hyperbole? In 1914, Europe […]

Obama’s war: How does striking Syria on behalf of Al Qaida boost U.S. interests?

Obama’s war: How does striking Syria on behalf of Al Qaida boost U.S. interests?

Jeffrey T. Kuhner U.S. military intervention in Syria would be immoral, illegal and treasonous. It would benefit our mortal enemy, Al Qaida, and possibly trigger a wider Mideast war. President Obama is playing with fire. He is dangerously putting his ego above the national interest. Bombing Syria threatens to leave his presidency in tatters. In […]

U.S. shutters 22 Mideast embassies after warning on resurgent Al Qaida

U.S. shutters 22 Mideast embassies after warning on resurgent Al Qaida

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has shut embassies throughout the Middle East after being alerted to an imminent Al Qaida attack. Officials said the State Department has ordered the closure of embassies in such Middle East states as Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait and Libya. They said 22 embassies would be closed from […]

Syrian endgame: Diplomacy, for once, may be the only option

Syrian endgame: Diplomacy, for once, may be the only option

John J. Metzler PARIS — Spiraling sectarian violence, expanding regional destabilization, and the looming danger of proxy conflict between the United States and Russia, are among the dangers in the widening Syrian civil conflict which has taken over 93,000 lives. Equally an escalating humanitarian disaster continues to engulf a country where now approximately a third […]

NATO data: Assad winning the war for Syrians’ hearts and minds

NATO data: Assad winning the war for Syrians’ hearts and minds

Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — After two years of civil war, support for the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad was said to have sharply increased. NATO has been studying data that told of a sharp rise in support for Assad. The data, compiled by Western-sponsored activists and organizations, showed that a majority of Syrians […]

Tunisian Islamists sentenced for attack on U.S. embassy

Tunisian Islamists sentenced for attack on U.S. embassy

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The 20 Islamists charged with attacking the U.S. embassy in Tunis in 2012 were convicted on May 28 and given suspended sentences of two years. Defense attorney Anwar Oued Ali, who reported the sentences, did not elaborate. The trial of the so-called Salafists began in Tunis on May 28 amid […]

Political thugocracy at the top: Several special prosecutors should be appointed

Political thugocracy at the top: Several special prosecutors should be appointed

Jeffrey T. Kuhner President Obama is facing a perfect storm of scandals, cover-ups and criminality that threatens to sweep him from power. This week marks the 40th anniversary of the first Watergate hearings. They eventually brought down President Nixon, forcing him to resign. Mr. Obama is the liberal Nixon — a corrupt chief executive, who […]

Creative diplomacy needed as conflict in Syria threatens its neighbors

Creative diplomacy needed as conflict in Syria threatens its neighbors

John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Decrying a rising death toll and an escalation of violence, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly called yet again for progress towards a political transition to defuse Syria’s civil war, now in its third year. Though the resolution strongly condemns the Syrian government of Bashar Assad for its increased use […]

Counterinsurgency and the ‘Sunni Awakening’ in Iraq

Counterinsurgency and the ‘Sunni Awakening’ in Iraq

Special to WorldTribune.com By Brian M Downing Most accounts of the Second Iraq War (2003-11) attach great importance to counterinsurgency programs in ending the conflict there. The shift from using heavy firepower to winning hearts and minds is said to have created a “Sunni Awakening,” which changed the course of the war and brought a […]

Hundreds of Europeans have been recruited to fight in Syria

Hundreds of Europeans have been recruited to fight in Syria

Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Europe has served as a key recruitment ground for the Sunni revolt in Syria, a report said. The International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation asserted that up to 600 Europeans have been recruited for the war against the regime of President Bashar Assad. In a report, the center said […]