Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki has neutralized Iraq’s U.S.-trained and -equipped military, a report said. The Brookings Institution said Al Maliki purged the Iraqi military of commanders suspected of disloyalty. In a report, the institution said those forced out by the Shi’ite Al Maliki included some of the most professional […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Advocates of a U.S. attack on the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad have been linked to America’s arms industry. The Public Accountability Initiative asserted that so-called military experts invited by mainstream U.S. media to discuss an attack on Assad were linked to the defense industry. In a report, the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has been using the Sunni revolt in Syria as a lever in nuclear talks with Iran. Western diplomatic sources said the administration of President Barack Obama has proposed a settlement in which Teheran would retain influence in Syria as part of a so-called grand bargain that would […]