GREATEST HITS 2013: Analyst: Obama has formed strategic alliance with Muslim Brotherhood

GREATEST HITS 2013: Analyst: Obama has formed strategic alliance with Muslim Brotherhood

Special to WorldTribune.com Originally published June 30, 2013 WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has launched a drive for a U.S. alliance with the ruling Muslim Brotherhood movement in Egypt, a leading analyst said. Analyst Barry Rubin asserted that Obama has formed a U.S. strategic alliance with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and other countries. Rubin, […]

Morocco re-invites U.S. for exercise after Obama reverses position on western Sahara

Morocco re-invites U.S. for exercise after Obama reverses position on western Sahara

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Morocco has agreed to renew a major military exercise by the United States. Officials said the North African state re-invited the United States to launch African Lion-2013, one of the largest exercises in the region. They said Rabat, which suspended African Lion a day before its scheduled start in mid-April, […]

Report: Centcom chief ousted for differences with White House on Iran, Arab Spring

Report: Centcom chief ousted for differences with White House on Iran, Arab Spring

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama was believed to have dismissed a key military commander amid plans to reconcile with Iran. The U.S. magazine Foreign Policy said Central Command chief Gen. James Mattis might have been forced out because of his warnings of Iran’s nuclear weapons drive. In the magazine’s daily Situation Report, […]