Post-Paris response: U.S. special forces to arrive in Syria ‘very soon’

Post-Paris response: U.S. special forces to arrive in Syria ‘very soon’

Special to WorldTribune.com United States special forces will arrive in Syria “very soon,” in the first deployment of U.S. ground troops since the coalition to fight Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) was formed. “This is focused on isolating the capital of ISIL in Raqqa,” U.S. special envoy Brett McGurk said on CBS’s “Face […]

More than 3,000 Syrians flee fighting for Turkey where critical election looms

More than 3,000 Syrians flee fighting for Turkey where critical election looms

Special to WorldTribune.com Turkey’s government reported that 3,337 Syrians had crossed into Turkey from Syria since June 3 amid heavy fighting between Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) and Kurdish forces. The Kurds are attempting to push ISIL out of Tel Abyad in Syria’s Hassakah province which is close to Turkey’s border town of […]

The latest celebrity media trend: Inappropriate behavior by female ‘cougars’

The latest celebrity media trend: Inappropriate behavior by female ‘cougars’

Special to WorldTribune.com By Grace Vuoto On the recent episodes of NBC’s America’s Got Talent the female judges, former Spice Girl band member Mel B. and former supermodel Heidi Klum are salivating over young male performers. This is part of a larger social trend whereby older women are dating younger men — and also talking […]

Report: U.S suspects Iraqi WMD in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley

Special to WorldTribune.com August 26, 2003 U.S. intelligence suspects Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction have finally been located. Unfortunately, getting to them will be nearly impossible for the United States and its allies, because the containers with the strategic materials are not in Iraq. Instead they are located in Lebanon’s heavily-fortified Bekaa Valley, swarming with […]

Earthquake in the Eurozone: High turnout in European Parliament vote driven by anger

Earthquake in the Eurozone: High turnout in European Parliament vote driven by anger

Special to WorldTribune.com Charles de Gaulle once said: “Europe is France and Germany. Everything else is just the garnishes.” … While France rocked the Continent with a triumph for Marine Le Pen and her anti-EU National Front, German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right pro-EU governing coalition emerged with a majestic 35.5 per cent of the vote, […]

Sisi resigns top military post, vows fight for ‘an Egypt free of fear’

Sisi resigns top military post, vows fight for ‘an Egypt free of fear’

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO  — Defense Minister Abdul Fatah Sisi has resigned as part of his drive to become Egypt’s next president. Sisi, who led the military coup against Egypt’s first Islamist president, declared his candidacy to succeed Mohammed Morsi. In a televised address, the 59-year-old Sisi said he was resigning his positions as minister […]

Al Qaida’s Iraq branch has presence in several Turkish cities

Al Qaida’s Iraq branch has presence in several Turkish cities

Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — A leading Al Qaida militia has established an operational presence in Turkey.   Officials said Al Qaida’s Islamic State of Iraq and Levant has maintained a presence in several Turkish cities. They said ISIL appeared to be most concentrated in the Syrian refugee camps in southeastern Turkey as well as […]

U.S. approves contract to maintain Iraq’s C-130J fleet

U.S. approves contract to maintain Iraq’s C-130J fleet

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has awarded a $24 million contract to support Iraq’s new C-130J air transport fleet. Under the award, Lockheed Martin would provide training and technology to help the Iraq Air Force maintain the aircraft. “This award is a sole-source award and is 100 percent foreign military sales for […]

By waiting until now to tell his story, Gates let down his country and its troops

By waiting until now to tell his story, Gates let down his country and its troops

Special to WorldTribune.com by Billy and Karen Vaughn We are all familiar with the U.S. Marine Corps slogan “Looking for a Few Good Men.” America’s military has plenty of “good men.” Yet, what it lacks in spades are good leaders. Recently we met former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on the set of Hannity. We […]

Propaganda as art: Think today’s Americans are not susceptible to mind control?

Propaganda as art: Think today’s Americans are not susceptible to mind control?

Special to WorldTribune.com By Loredana Vuoto Hollywood has mastered Joseph Goebbels’ famous propaganda strategy, “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.” The lie: same-sex couples are ‘the new normal’ and can provide a loving family for children. This was recently depicted at the 56th […]