Keystone XL: A pipeline to …well, almost …eternity

Keystone XL: A pipeline to …well, almost …eternity

Sol W. Sanders Camouflaged by Congressional political badminton and President Barack Obama’s demagoguery, the Keystone XL Pipeline Project represents solutions to economic and security issues far exceeding its general appreciation. Half truths on all sides have obscured the project’s underlying fundamentals. Some are only emerging as additional research and technology is applied — most of […]

Obama, Arab allies eye no-fly zone that could ‘paralyze’ Syrian military

Obama, Arab allies eye no-fly zone that could ‘paralyze’ Syrian military

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 […]

Drastic fixes for critical crises or dodgy compromises for bumps in the road?

Drastic fixes for critical crises or dodgy compromises for bumps in the road?

Sol W. Sanders “Moderation in all things”, said a pre-Christian North African Roman dramatist, Terence [Publius Terentius Afer]. But like so many artists, he latched on to a beautiful artifact but got the logic wrong. He’s echoed these days in the oft repeated mantra from talking heads calling for compromise. It usually follows a description […]

U.S. move allows investments in South Sudan oil production

U.S. move allows investments in South Sudan oil production

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has decided to ease sanctions on the new republic of South Sudan. The U.S. measure was implemented five months after South Sudan seceded from Khartoum in July. Sudan, on the U.S. State Department list of terrorist sponsors, has been under sanctions by Washington since 1997. Officials said […]

Neither Barack nor Teddy, but more like Vladimir

Neither Barack nor Teddy, but more like Vladimir

Jeffrey T. Kuhner President Obama has been reborn as a populist. At a major speech this week in Kansas, Mr. Obama outlined the themes of his 2012 re-election campaign. He is a champion of the middle class, which he claims is under siege. Their enemies are big business, corporations and the rich. He chose Osawatomie […]

Socialist groupthink is transforming America

Socialist groupthink is transforming America

Special to WorldTribune.com Based on an article by Cliff Kincaid for Accuracy in Media Democrats say they have dirt on Newt Gingrich, but he appears ready to speak out on the dirt he has on them. In a reference to his new book, Gingrich has accurately described the socialist infiltration of America: “The Left has […]

Out of options: Report says U.S. must prepare to strike Iran before 2013

Out of options: Report says U.S. must prepare to strike Iran before 2013

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States must plan for a campaign to destroy Iran’s nuclear weapons program, a leading think tank said. The American Enterprise Institute stated that the United States is unlikely to stop Iran’s nuclear program either through sanctions or deterrence. As a result, the Washington-based institute said in a report […]

New Burma Road: Watch for the geopolitical landmines

New Burma Road: Watch for the geopolitical landmines

John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — With the historic visit of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Burma, the highest profile American diplomatic contact in fifty years, the United States has entered a high stakes geopolitical chess game in Southeast Asia. Burma, a political pariah state has long been courted by China, coveted by India, […]

Hillary on a roll: Is Pyongyang next?

Hillary on a roll: Is Pyongyang next?

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com SEOUL — Hillary Clinton would like nothing better than to wrap up her tour as one of America’s most successful secretaries of state than by going to North Korea and persuading North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Il to return to six-party talks in return for a serious sign of […]