‘Doublethink’: U.S. politics, Gaza ceasefire, and the future of Western civilization

‘Doublethink’: U.S. politics, Gaza ceasefire, and the future of Western civilization

Special to WorldTribune, April 15, 2024 Commentary by Laurence F Sanford The United States should demand a Gaza ceasefire — from Hamas. Instead, the Biden administration has demanded and succeeded in forcing Israel to withdraw troops from southern Gaza by threatening to cut off military aid. President Biden, after the Hamas Oct. 7 invasion, said […]

Israel-Hizbullah escalation alarms Biden White House

Israel-Hizbullah escalation alarms Biden White House

FPI / April 3, 2024 Geostrategy-Direct While officials in the Biden Administration call for calm amid heightened violence between Israel and the Hizbullah terror organization, an Iranian opposition leader said the current situation presents as good a time as any for the U.S. to attack Hizbullah’s provider Iran. Against UN and U.S. pressure to appease […]

Biden White House to Iran: Israel did it

Biden White House to Iran: Israel did it

by WorldTribune Staff, April 2, 2024 Team Biden quickly scrambled to inform Iran that it had “no involvement” in an Israeli air strike in Syria on Monday that resulted in the deaths of several top Iranian military personnel, a report said. Two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) generals and five officers were killed as Israel […]

Mideast payback, peril and U.S. 2024 presidential politics

Mideast payback, peril and U.S. 2024 presidential politics

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, February 12, 2024 The attack on Tower 22 was a accident waiting to happen. And it did. But then following the deadly drone assault on this exposed U.S. base in Jordan killing three soldiers, the clock started ticking. Unleashing massive American retaliatory airstrikes responding to the Iranian militia […]

Bombs away: It’s ‘déjà vu all over again’

Bombs away: It’s ‘déjà vu all over again’

Special to WorldTribune, February 1, 2024 Commentary by Laurence F Sanford “It’s like déjà vu all over again:” Quote attributed to Yogi Berra of the New York Yankees. “We’re going into a war that nobody voted for. The Biden admin believes Joe must be a “war-time president” in order to win this election — and they’re […]

Risky geopolitics: Answering a Red Sea maritime threat in an election year

Risky geopolitics: Answering a Red Sea maritime threat in an election year

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, January 12, 2024 Islamic Iran is pulling the puppet strings, and its local stooges are jumping to them threatening global commerce. But beyond Hamas terrorists in Gaza, or the Hizbullah in southern Lebanon, this new seaborne threat has emerged in the oft overlooked Red Sea, a vital waterway […]

Letter: Muslim lobby gains traction in U.S. with support of Biden Administration

Letter: Muslim lobby gains traction in U.S. with support of Biden Administration

LETTER TO THE EDITOR — January 11, 2024 Special to WorldTribune.com With less than 10 months before the U.S. elections, the Arab-Muslim community has increased its pressure on President Biden’s team. Thus, the Arab Center in Washington, DC recently stated that the White House position on the Israeli-Palestinian crisis is perceived as a betrayal among […]

2024 in preview: Flashpoints, elections, humanitarian crises

2024 in preview: Flashpoints, elections, humanitarian crises

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, December 31, 2023 Looking into the snow globe, it’s that time of year to predict and prognosticate what awaits this tired world in the New Year. There’s a certain trepidation in the air as we view the current and emerging crises, especially during a highly contested election year […]

From Abraham to Hamas: Raw history and Birzeit University poll counter simplistic rhetoric

From Abraham to Hamas: Raw history and Birzeit University poll counter simplistic rhetoric

Special to WorldTribune, November 21, 2023 Commentary by Mike Scruggs In a surprise attack on Oct. 7, a Hamas terrorist force of about 2,500  brutally murdered 1,200 Jewish civilians, including entire families with their children, even babies. Another 240 were taken hostage, including children and the elderly. Many victims were tortured, and many of the […]

Analysis: Outflanked by Iran and checked by U.S., Israel is not winning

Analysis: Outflanked by Iran and checked by U.S., Israel is not winning

FPI / November 17, 2023 Geostrategy-Direct Over the past five weeks, the 10 million residents of Israel have been bombarded with rockets — and disinformation, an analyst wrote. While Iran’s “hybrid warfare” of international diplomacy, strategic alliances and terror proxies has outflanked Israel’s military, the Biden administration has pushed for restraint. While in the court […]

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