‘Compellence’: China seen favoring space strategy to defeat U.S. nuclear deterrence

‘Compellence’: China seen favoring space strategy to defeat U.S. nuclear deterrence

FPI / March 6, 2024 Geostrategy-Direct In forging a strategy to defeat U.S. nuclear deterrence, Chinese military brass consider space weapons easier to use than nuclear weapons, a U.S. Air Force think tank report said. The report by the China Aerospace Studies Institute, based on writings by People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officials, states that the […]

Ukrainian storm front threatens comfort zone of Western Europe

Ukrainian storm front threatens comfort zone of Western Europe

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, March 5, 2024 LONDON — A stormy geopolitical weather front is converging on Western Europe as the Ukrainian war in the East has entered its third year with no end in sight. Though the conflict remains largely frozen in military stalemate, its political reverberations throughout Europe, not to […]

VA reverses course, will not ban iconic WWII kiss photo from facilities

VA reverses course, will not ban iconic WWII kiss photo from facilities

by WorldTribune Staff, March 5, 2024 The iconic photo of a sailor kissing a woman in Times Square to mark the end of World War II will not be banned from Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities. VA Secretary Denis McDonough said he overruled plans to ban the photo from all department health care facilities. The ban […]

Border Patrol: Over 20,000 Chinese nationals tried to illegally enter U.S. since Oct. 1

Border Patrol: Over 20,000 Chinese nationals tried to illegally enter U.S. since Oct. 1

by WorldTribune Staff, February 21, 2024 Coming from the other side of the world, well-funded Chinese nationals have quickly become the fastest growing demographic crossing Joe Biden’s open border — an almost unbelievable 5,200 percent increase over two years. Border Patrol has reported that more than 20,000 Chinese nationals have been apprehended while attempting to illegally […]

Lawsuit alleges VA illegally stripped benefits from J6 defendants pre-trial

Lawsuit alleges VA illegally stripped benefits from J6 defendants pre-trial

by WorldTribune Staff, February 13, 2024 A lawsuit filed against the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) alleges that J6 defendants had their benefits reduced or removed pre-trial, which is against the VA’s stated policy. Three J6 defendants, military veterans JD (Jesus) Rivera, Hector Santos, and Kenneth Harrelson, brought their allegations to investigative journalist Breanna Morello, […]

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 […]

Marine who slammed brass for abandoning Bagram air base, gets appeal hearing

Marine who slammed brass for abandoning Bagram air base, gets appeal hearing

by WorldTribune Staff, February 11, 2024 Marine Corps Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, who in August of 2021 was relieved of his duties after he posted a video demanding “accountability” from senior leaders for failures in Afghanistan, has been granted an appeal by the Naval Discharge Review Board. In a four-minute, 45-second video posted to Facebook […]

Pentagon releases updated list of Chinese military companies operating in U.S.

Pentagon releases updated list of Chinese military companies operating in U.S.

FPI / February 7, 2024 Geostrategy-Direct The fact that most Americans are not aware of the following may be testimony to the power of money in the halls of power in Washington, D.C. Weapons makers and nuclear companies are included in the Pentagon’s list of nearly 50 Chinese military entities that are currently operating in […]

Winning without fighting: China’s ‘Volt Typhoon’ invaded U.S. critical infrastructure

Winning without fighting: China’s ‘Volt Typhoon’ invaded U.S. critical infrastructure

Special to WorldTribune, February 6, 2024 Commentary by Laurence F Sanford On Jan. 31, 2024, Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the House of Representatives Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), held a hearing titled “The CCP Cyber Threat to the American Homeland and National Security.” His opening remarks: “Our intelligence agencies have […]

Unreported: Moscow fills vacuum of power in Sub-Saharan Africa as France fades from scene

Unreported: Moscow fills vacuum of power in Sub-Saharan Africa as France fades from scene

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, February 6, 2024 While the wars in Ukraine, Gaza/Israel, and the Red Sea have grabbed the headlines, there’s a dangerously developing security situation throughout large parts of the African continent. The systemic chaos which has befallen a string of countries in the Sub-Saharan Sahel region has gone largely […]