Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com Last week, Jens Stoltenberg assumed the position of the Secretary General of NATO, replacing his hawkish predecessor, Anders Fogh Rasmussen. The new chief is quite Russia-friendly — so much so he was evenly vigorously recruited by the KGB as an agent during the twilight years of the Cold War. Stoltenberg […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com TEL AVIV — Israel has determined that Iran was intensifying espionage missions in the Jewish state. The Israeli intelligence community has determined that Teheran expanded operations in Israel over the last year amid the threat of an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities. Officials said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has been […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com With its recently-announced $3.5 billion deal to buy weapons from Russia, Cairo has undoubtedly undermined the U.S. Middle East policy and strategy. Though the agreement is preliminary, it is expected to face no major obstacles in the final delivery of the arms, including MiG-25 fighter jets, S-300 and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com The U.S. government has issued a sweeping ban on international passenger jets in the skies of 6 countries that pose danger to the safety of the flights. The six countries are Ukraine, Ethiopia, Iraq, Libya, North Korea and Somalia. … Five of the 6 countries listed are embroiled in civil […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com CAIRO — A rogue general has succeeded in reshaping Libya’s military. Libyan sources said Maj. Gen. Khalifa Hafter has amassed a force of 70,000 in the war against Al Qaida-aligned rebels. They said Hafter has overseen training of recruits in eastern Libya in an effort financed by Gulf Cooperation Council […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Compiled by Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com WASHINGTON — Al Qaida has targeted Christians for recruitment in operations against the United States, according to a new report. The Henry Jackson Society found that Al Qaida was wooing American Christians interested in Islam as potential recruits for operational and sleeper cells. In a 720-page report, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com JERUSALEM — For the first time, a senior Israeli official has acknowledged that the nation’s intelligence community was deceived by the Palestinian Authority in counter-insurgency cooperation. Yosef Kuperwasser, director-general of the Strategic Affairs Ministry, testified that the Israel Security Agency was accepting false and misleading data from the PA. Kuperwasser, a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com from Geostrategy-Direct.com WASHINGTON — A month after denying the threat, the United States has expanded its operation to find the missing surface-to-air missile arsenal of ousted Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi. The administration of President Barack Obama has approved a $30 million allocation to track and intercept SAM systems smuggled out of Libya. […]