Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, East-Asia-Intel.com Nothing illustrates better the conservative turn that Chinese politics and foreign policy have taken under the Xi Jinping administration than the way ministers and senior cadres are reviving the credos – and familiar sayings – of Chairman Mao Zedong. Consider the reaction of the new Chinese ambassador to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Cliff Kincaid The possible involvement of a Saudi in the Boston terror attacks is being curiously ignored or downplayed by most of the mainstream media. Steve Emerson, Glenn Beck, and others have pressed for answers, however. Beck has issued a full report with updates on the controversy. When Rep. Jeff Duncan, […]
Sol W. Sanders America’s prostituted mainline media and supercilious celebrity culture are helping to facilitate the Obama administration’s destruction of U.S. government credibility. The impression is growing that President Obama’s pomposity on strategy and policy are hollow rhetoric despite their ballyhooing by a kept press, increasingly unconvincing to his domestic audience and to the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States, after weeks of stalling, has acknowledged that the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad used chemical weapons in attacks on Sunni rebels. The administration of President Barack Obama said the U.S. intelligence community determined that Assad was believed to have fired CW munitions at rebel strongholds in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — A $3 billion weapons deal was expected to ensure that the United States could block any Israeli attack on Iran. Analysts said the U.S. offer of advanced aircraft to Israel was meant to stop any attack by the Jewish state on Iran. They said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The administration of President Barack Obama has approved the sale of at least $10 billion worth of weapons to the Middle East. Officials said the administration briefed Congress on the sale of fighter-jets, missiles, radars and other major military platforms to U.S. allies in the Middle East. They identified the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — The United States intends to send hundreds of troops to Jordan amid the civil war in neighboring Syria. Officials said the U.S. military has approved plans to deploy at least 200 soldiers in Jordan in 2013. They said the U.S. soldiers would help Jordan secure its northern border with Syria […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The administration of President Barack Obama has drafted a budget to help fund Israel’s Iron Dome program. Officials said the administration has inserted funding in the Defense Department’s annual budget for the procurement of the Iron Dome missile and rocket system for Israel. They said this marked the first time […]
Sol W. Sanders A bitter and unresolved struggle behind the scenes for control of North Korea, the world’s most regressive regime, is the likeliest explanation for Pyongyang’s unprecedented deluge of threats against South Korea, the U.S. and Japan. For heavy hangs the head of Kim Jong-Un, heir to the world’s only Communist monarchy, a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The administration of President Barack Obama has dismissed congressional objections to purchase military helicopters from Russia. The Defense Department said it would proceed with the procurement of Mi-17 utility helicopters from Russia. The Pentagon said the helicopters would be transferred to the Afghanistan military. “The Department of Defense has notified […]