Special to WorldTribune.com U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has struck out many more times than hitting safely during his career, and even spent time on the disabled list after recently breaking his leg. And while negotiating an acceptable nuclear deal with Iran won’t get the 71-year-old Kerry into the Hall of Fame, many experts […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The United States will not press Iran over its past nuclear activities since, through superior intelligence gathering, “we know what they did,” Secretary of State John Kerry said on June 16. Previously, the U.S. had insisted Iran answer a set of questions from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about its past […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Qatar, which hosts the Hamas leadership, has offered the highest pledge to finance the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip. The Gulf Cooperation Council emirate pledged $1 billion to rebuild the Gaza Strip in wake of its 50-day war with Israel in July and August 2014. Kuwait and the United Arab […]
By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com WASHINGTON — The debate is so familiar. Should the United States plunge into a war in a region about which all too little is really understood? President Obama, having foresworn war, now is edging into a conflagration in Syria and Iraq that is sure to go on for years and may […]
By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Speaking in the somber shadow of the September 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America in 2001, President Barack Obama sought to stake out an ambitious military and political strategy to degrade and defeat the new surge of Middle Eastern terrorism now sweeping Iraq and Syria. Yet […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The United States is said to have been discussing a no-fly zone over Syria in an effort to stop Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Diplomatic sources said President Barack Obama has been promoting a plan for a Western-backed coalition to impose a no-fly zone over northern Syria. They […]
Special to WorldTribune.com “I studied the Koran a great deal … I came away from that study with the conviction that by and large there have been few religions in the world as deadly to men as that of Muhammad”. (Alexis de Tocqueville) By Alexander Maistrovoy President Obama shared another revelation recently, claiming that Islamic […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to a ceasefire without approval of his Cabinet and amid warnings that Hamas would soon resume attacks. Officials acknowledged that the Egyptian-arranged ceasefire did not include demands by Netanyahu, particularly the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip. They said the agreement on Aug. 26 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Congress has demanded a U.S. investigation into the use of United Nations facilities by Hamas’ military in the Gaza Strip. Three senators have called on the administration of President Barack Obama to investigate Hamas storage of rockets at facilities of the UN Relief and Works Agency. The senators said Hamas […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, East-Asia-Intel.com Even though President Xi Jinping has urged more “communication and cooperation” between his country and the United States, the on-going Strategic and Economic Dialogue (SED) between top officials from both sides has confirmed their “frenemy” status. While welcoming Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew […]