Sol W. Sanders One of the more bizarre aspects of the current deluge of Washington scandals is that their very numbers permit President Barack Obama to finesse and continue to play a role as No. 1 observer and chief political fundraiser. The almost weekly additions to news of the administration’s dereliction of duty and […]
Times247.com Obama’s State Department is giving away seven strategic, resource-laden Alaskan islands to the Russians. Yes, to the Putin regime in the Kremlin. … The seven endangered islands in the Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea include one the size of Rhode Island and Delaware combined. The Russians are also to get the tens of thousands […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Congress, citing threats by China and Iran, has become concerned over plans to ease controls over U.S. arms exports. The focus of congressional concern has been the Obama administration’s effort to revise the U.S. Munitions List. The list, managed by the State Department, would remove restrictions on entire categories of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States, frustrated by security restrictions, intends to significantly reduce its presence in Iraq. Officials said the State Department has decided to drop plans to expand the U.S. embassy in Baghdad to become the largest in the world. They said the department has acknowledged that embassy staffers would be […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The State Department said it was examining the prospect of closing the U.S. embassy in Damascus and evacuating American staffers. The department said a final decision could be taken by next month. “While no decision has been made, we have serious concerns about the deteriorating security situation in Damascus,” the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — A former State Department official said the 16,500 security personnel retained to provide security in Iraq are increasingly vulnerable to a range of insurgency groups. Peter Van Buren, a former State Department reconstruction team leader in Iraq, said his former employer has instituted rules that endanger private contractors. “The security […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has lost track of many large weapons sold to Gulf Cooperation Council states, a report said. The General Accountability Office said that the Defense Department and State Department failed to account for up to 20 percent of U.S. weapons sold to the six GCC states from 2005 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has significantly eased restrictions on military aircraft exports in what could benefit Arab allies in the Middle East. The administration of President Barack Obama has released a draft that would transfer responsibility for military aircraft from the State Department to the Commerce Department. Under the administration plan, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has ignored human rights and civilian relations in military education programs in the Middle East, a report said. The Government Accountability Office, in a report titled “International Military Education and Training,” asserted that the Defense Department and State Department have ignored human rights in military education programs […]