Special to WorldTribune.com The White House misled the American public on nuclear negotiations with Iran by “creating an echo chamber” in the press that “validated” everything they were given, a top adviser to President Barack Obama said. Ben Rhodes, in an interview with The New York Times, admitted that the dealings behind the accord struck […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Three former defense secretaries were blunt in their criticism of President Barack Obama and his “inexperienced advisers” for their distrust, micromanaging and second guessing of senior military commanders. A report by Fox News anchor Bret Baier revealed that low-level White House staffers went so far as to place phone calls to the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Grace Vuoto The pieces of the Benghazi puzzle are falling into place and the conclusions are damning: America’s intelligence community, our leading military commanders and then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta knew within fifteen minutes of the commencement of hostilities on Sept. 11, 2012 that the American compound in Libya was attacked […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has been warned by a former senior aide regarding his pro-Iran policy. Leon Panetta, a leading member of Obama’s first administration, said Iran could be using its current negotiations to gain time to develop nuclear weapons. Panetta, who served as defense secretary and CIA director, said Iranian […]
Sol W. Sanders Despite the distractions of a continuing unemployment crisis and the media’s concentration on stories of human depravity, the scandal of the death of four Americans including an ambassador in Benghazi — “a long time ago” according to the administration’s spokesman — will not be put down. Three sets of issues follow […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States, despite its latest $3 billion arms package, continues to deny an advanced bunker-buster munition to Israel. Officials acknowledged that the administration of President Barack Obama rebuffed at least three Israeli requests for the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, designed to destroy deep bunkers constructed by Iran and North Korea. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt’s General Staff has been monitoring the Islamist regime of President Mohammed Morsi. The military said it was following the Morsi crackdown on protests throughout Egypt and that it was prepared to intervene to stop abuse of civilians. “It keeps an eye on what goes on in the nation,” Egyptian Chief of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States, citing budget constraints, has reduced its military presence in the Gulf. The Defense Department said the U.S. Navy would reduce the number of aircraft carriers in the Gulf to one. The Pentagon decision ends the presence of at least two carriers in the Gulf as part of […]
Wesley Pruden Wars are won despite the generals. Every historian knows that. Combat is no place for a woman. Every grunt knows that. So do most women. Only generals are confused. The Joint Chiefs of Staff have finally succumbed to the pressure of the ladies who can’t imagine ever getting close to a gun, registered […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The administration of President Barack Obama has rebuffed reports by U.S. diplomats on the use of poison gas by the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. A cable from the U.S. consulate in Turkey asserted that chemical weapons might have been used in a Syrian military attack on Homs on […]