Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States, despite repeated pledges to the contrary, has ruled out military intervention to stop Syria from using its chemical weapons. The administration of President Barack Obama has acknowledged that the U.S. Army would not be deployed to stop President Bashar Assad from firing CW at either Sunni rebels […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com ABU DHABI — In late 2012, the U.S. Navy reduced its presence in the Gulf. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said the Navy would operate one rather than two aircraft carrier groups in the region over the next few months. Panetta, the first U.S. defense secretary to visit Kuwait in nearly […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Compiled by Bill Gertz, Geostrategy-Direct.com The Pentagon unveiled a new defense strategy last week that calls for sharp cuts in the armed forces, a move that increases the risk that enemies will exploit U.S. military shortcomings by launching wars while U.S. forces are engaged in another regional conflict. President Obama hailed the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Iran has been developing a militia loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad. Officials said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was providing training and weapons to an unidentified militia meant to fight the Sunni revolt in urban areas. They said the militia would be similar to IRGC’s Basij, which quelled unrest […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States, in wake of the dismissal of Egypt’s military command, has advanced the F-16 multi-role fighter for the Arab state. The Defense Department has awarded a major contract to facilitate the procurement of F-16s by the Egyptian Air Force. The Pentagon selected American International Contractors for a $66.6 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has played down the dismissal of Egypt’s military command by its new Islamist president. The administration of President Barack Obama asserted that the dismissal of the military command by Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi would not affect relations with the United States. The administration said it expected those […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community is warning against relying on Israel for information on Iran. A former senior CIA official has warned that Israel could be skewing intelligence as part of its campaign for a U.S.-led strike on Iran. The former official, Ray McGovern, said Israel could be pressuring President Barack […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The United States has assured Egypt that it would receive advanced fighter-jets over the next two years. “We have a history of working with the Egyptian military leadership,” Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said. “We will continue to provide the aid and assistance we can to help them in this effort.” […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, East-Asia-Intel.com The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) administration has good reasons to feel the heat on the geopolitical front. Even as Beijing is embroiled in sovereignty disputes with a host of its neighbors over islets in the South and East China Seas, U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta earlier this […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Congress has again warned Egypt’s military regime of a cutoff in U.S. military aid. Officials said Congress has relayed messages to the military regime in Cairo that raised the prospect of a U.S. defense aid suspension for fiscal 2013, which begins in October. They said leading House and Senate members […]