DIA head backs Hamas: Defeat could open way for ISIL; No Mideast peace ‘in my lifetime’

DIA head backs Hamas: Defeat could open way for ISIL; No Mideast peace ‘in my lifetime’

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community has warned that Al Qaida could replace Hamas in the Gaza Strip. A leading member of the U.S. intelligence community said Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant could dominate the Gaza Strip. Defense Intelligence Agency director Michael Flynn said the toppling of Hamas by Israel […]

New U.S. policy expands drone ops against Al Qaida in Yemen

New U.S. policy expands drone ops against Al Qaida in Yemen

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Yemen has approved a U.S. plan to expand and streamline unmanned aerial attacks on Al Qaida. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama has won Sanaa’s approval for an expanded UAV campaign against Al Qaida in the Gulf Arab state. They said the CIA and Joint Special Operations Command, […]

Obama’s armed forces: Sending U.S. troops on ICC business against Kony but not Sudan’s Bashir

Special to WorldTribune.com By Cliff Kincaid You may not have heard of PSD-10 because it has received no significant coverage from the major media. Yet, President Obama issued “Presidential Study Directive 10” last August 4, 2011, and posted it on the White House website. It amounts to a new and potentially far-reaching exercise of American […]