Special to WorldTribune.com The chief of U.S. intelligence said Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is capable of launching a Paris-style attack in the U.S., a contradiction of President Barack Obama and his National Security Council (NSC), who have played down the threat. ISIL, which in the past six months has carried out major […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Days before President Barack Obama’s trip to Cuba, the Havana government said any attempt by the U.S. leader to call for the communist island to “change” would be a waste of time. The White House, meanwhile, said Obama still plans to deliver a pro-democracy message directly to Cubans. Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com WASHINGTON — The United States has launched a campaign against Israel in wake of its refusal to attack Syria. Diplomatic sources said Israel rebuffed a request by President Barack Obama to attack the Syrian Army as it advanced toward rebel strongholds in the Golan Heights in May 2014. The sources said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has dismissed the prospect of a breakthrough with Saudi Arabia. Officials said Obama would visit Saudi Arabia on the night of March 28. The officials said the president cut short his visit to Riyad after King Abdullah rejected Obama’s request to convene a Gulf Cooperation Council summit […]
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 — Morocco has been wary of the new foreign policy team of U.S. President Barack Obama, a report said. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy asserted that the North African kingdom has been concerned by Obama’s new foreign policy team. In a report, the institute said leading advisers, including the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The administration of President Barack Obama has acknowledged a dispute with Saudi Arabia. The White House has assessed that the United States and Saudi Arabia disagreed on a range of issues regarding threats in the Middle East. A senior official cited Egypt, Iran and Syria. This marked the first admission […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The administration of President Barack Obama has rejected Israel’s assessment of Iran’s nuclear capabilities and readiness to reduce its program. Officials said the U.S. intelligence community has dismissed Israel’s assessment of Iran’s nuclear program amid P5+1 negotiations with Teheran. They said the Israeli assessment of an imminent weapons-capable Iran was […]
Jeffrey T. Kuhner President Obama is presiding over an administration that has engaged in the systematic abuse of power. This is the real meaning of the Benghazi tragedy. State Department whistleblowers testified Wednesday at a House hearing about the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2012, in Libya, which resulted in the killing of four Americans […]
John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Speaking before delegates at last Autumn’s General Assembly, President Barack Obama eloquently stated “I would like to begin today by telling you about an American named Chris Stevens.” The President passionately described the unfailing commitment, selfless sacrifice and sense of duty of the fallen Ambassador Chris Stevens who along […]