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 ABU DHABI — Qatar has formally hosted Afghanistan’s Taliban movement, long aligned with Al Qaida. The Gulf Cooperation Council emirate has announced the establishment of a Taliban presence, which included an office in Doha. In a statement, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said the emirate viewed the Taliban presence as a means to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates has reported a plot to destabilize the Gulf Cooperation Council state. Officials said the UAE captured a cell linked to Al Qaida in December. They said the cell consisted of nationals from Saudi Arabia assigned to conduct a destabilization campaign in the region. “The security […]
TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has launched a command to protect the south. The military’s Southern Command introduced a territorial brigade assigned to the port city of Eilat. The brigade would be assigned to the Edom unit, responsible for the defense of 30 percent of Israel. “This brigade would focus on the terrrorist threat from Sinai,” […]
Jeffrey T. Kuhner President Obama has been caught in a web of deception — one that threatens to ensnarl his re-election bid. Multiple e-mails and diplomatic cables reveal that the administration deliberately deceived the public. Libyagate now haunts Mr. Obama, relentlessly eroding his credibility and trustworthiness. It is a stake aimed at the heart of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Cliff Kincaid It is a subject that Mitt Romney and Barack Obama don’t want to talk about. But former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy on Wednesday offered a virtual indictment of top State Department official Huma Abedin as a security risk and said that Obama’s embrace of the anti-American Muslim Brotherhood constitutes […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — President Bashar Assad is said to have regained control over most of Syria’s largest city. Western intelligence sources said Assad’s military, through nightly ground and daily air operations, has blocked a rebel advance into Aleppo. They said rebel forces were confined to several neighborhoods on the outskirts of Aleppo, areas […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — For the first time, the United States has allowed the purchase of weapons for Sunni rebels in Syria. The Treasury Department has issued a license for a non-profit group to collect money for military equipment for the Sunni revolt against Syrian President Bashar Assad. Officials said the waiver reflected a […]
May 23, ,2008 Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The FBI lacks agents fluent in Arabic and must undergo a review of its counter-insurgency program, a top official testified. Bassem Youssef, a chief in the FBI’s Communications Analysis Unit, said the agency has refused to hire or train agents fluent in Arabic. In written testimony to […]