Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has reported the preparation of troops to intervene in Libya. The Defense Department said the U.S. military has sent troops near the coast of the North African state over the last seven months. The Pentagon said the troops were on alert for any attack on U.S. diplomatic […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — NATO states are urging their nationals to leave Libya immediately. Western diplomatic sources said Britain, France and the United States were warning their contractors of an imminent Al Qaida-aligned attack in Libya. The sources said Al Qaida Organization in the Islamic Maghreb was believed preparing to attack an energy facility […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Libya has launched its new military in a crackdown on militias in the capital of the North African state. Officials said the Army deployment began in mid-January with the establishment of checkpoints on roads to Tripoli. They said commanders determined that the militias were expected to bring reinforcements from around […]
Wesley Pruden What did the president know, and when did he know it? Of what steel are the Republicans in Congress made? We’re about to find out. Big scandals from little leaks grow. Watergate was at first only “a third-rate burglary.” Bubba thought he was only trying to cover up the details of a failed […]
Jeffrey T. Kuhner President Obama is losing the trust of the American people. In fact, his administration is collapsing under the weight of its numerous lies and false statements. The result: Mr. Obama’s credibility is eroding, his popularity dwindling. The electorate is slowly but decisively turning against him. The administration has been caught in a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — NATO has become quietly concerned over the collapse of authority in Libya. Diplomats and non-government organizations have reported increasing violence in Libya since the election of the nation’s first parliament. They said the government in Tripoli has lost control over most of the North African state, including much of the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Western security firms have arrived to establish a presence in Libya. Industry sources said a range of Western security companies have sought to open offices in several Libyan cities. They said the companies were focusing on Benghazi, the headquarters of the rebel movement. “Benghazi is considered the safest city in […]