John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Less than a week after the spectacular closing ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics, Russian President Vladimir Putin decided for an encore and invaded the sovereignty of neighboring Ukraine. The chill winds of the Cold War have returned to Europe and the halls of diplomacy. Taking advantage of Ukraine’s […]
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 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has expanded support for Sunni rebels in Syria. Western diplomatic sources asserted that the administration of President Barack Obama ordered an expansion of pro-rebel operations against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. They said the administration has directed the CIA to train Syrian rebels in neighboring […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Algeria’s armed forces on Jan. 17 attempted a rescue operation of foreign hostages held by Al Qaida at a natural gas facility. [Reuters reported that, according to a source, six hostages and eights captors were killed when the Algerian military opened fire on a vehicle being used by the captors. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Egypt, despite a longstanding agreement to demilitarize much of the Sinai Peninsula, has deployed U.S.-origin missiles and combat platforms near the border with Israel. Western defense sources said the Egyptian Army has deployed in Sinai a range of assets supplied by the United States. They cited main battle tanks and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has urged the United States to halt Egypt’s re-militarization of the Sinai Peninsula. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sent a message to Cairo through the United States for an immediate withdrawal of Egyptian Army missiles and main battle tanks from Sinai. The message, citing violations to the […]
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 has opened a secret dialogue with members of the embattled regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Western diplomatic sources said the CIA and State Department were sending messages to middle and senior level members of the Assad regime. The sources said the messages, sent through relatives […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has acknowledged that it approved the entry of an Egyptian member of an Al Qaida-aligned group. The State Department confirmed reports that it granted a visa to Hani Nour Eddin, a senior member of the Al Qaida-aligned Gamiat Islamiya. The department said Eddin, a parliamentarian, was part […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has been tracking Iranian sales of unmanned aerial vehicles to Venezuela. Officials said Iran regards Venezuela as a key ally in South America. They said thousands of Iranian advisers, including members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, have been working to bolster the military and security forces […]