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Gertz: U.S. intel officials charge ‘cover up’ of Iran’s terror role in Egypt, Libya, Syria

By Editor One on October 5, 2012 Egypt, Geostrategy-Direct, Iran, Libya, Life, Recent Hits, Syria, U.S. Intelligence, U.S. Military, U.S. Politics

Times247.com Weeks before the presidential election, President Barack Obama’s administration faces mounting opposition from within the ranks of U.S. intelligence agencies over what career officers say is a “cover up” of intelligence information about terrorism in North Africa. Intelligence held back from senior officials and the public includes numerous classified reports revealing clear Iranian support […]

Rice: ‘Peace really does come through strength’

By Editor One on August 30, 2012 Life, U.S. Culture, U.S. Intelligence, U.S. Military, U.S. Politics

Special to WorldTribune.com Condoleezza Rice’s remarks at the Republican Convention, Wed Aug 29. Good evening. Distinguished delegates, fellow Republicans, fellow Americans. We gather here at a time of significance and challenge. This young century has been a difficult one. I will never forget the bright September day, standing at my desk in the White House, […]

Former Cheney official: Neither U.S. party will back pre-emptive strike on Iran

By Editor One on August 24, 2012 Exclusives, Iran, Israel, Life, Mideast, Stateside, Top Stories, U.S. Military

Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — A former senior U.S. official has warned Israel not to expect help from Washington in any attack on Iran. A former White House adviser ruled out the prospect that Washington would launch a strike on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. David Wurmser, a senior adviser to then-Vice President Richard Cheney, said […]

35 years later, who will be the next Anwar Sadat?

By Editor One on August 15, 2012 Egypt, Exclusives, Israel, Life, Top Stories, Trude B. Feldman, U.S. Intelligence, U.S. Military, U.S. Politics

Special to WorldTribune.com November 28, 2007 By Trude B. Feldman, White House and State Dept. Correspondent ANNAPOLIS, Maryland – It is now 30 years since Egyptian President Mohammed Anwar el Sadat electrified the world and altered indelibly the Arab-Israeli conflict with his startling three-day journey to Jerusalem. [See also: Morsi looks to revise 1979 Egypt-Israel […]

Grounds for American optimism in times that require courage

By Editor One on June 25, 2012 Columnists, COMMENTARY, Exclusives, Life, Recent Hits, Sol Sanders, Stateside, Top Stories, U.S. Economy, U.S. Military, U.S. Politics

Sol W. Sanders [See Archive] “A policy of strategic ambiguity” is a striped-pants way of saying “keep your opponent guessing”. It can also be a Foggy Bottom euphemism for lack of policy or not knowing what to do in a difficult situation. It has the advantage of keeping your opponent off balance, never quite […]

Obama administration pushes to ratify Law of Sea treaty to deter China

By Editor One on June 5, 2012 China, Exclusives, Geostrategy-Direct, Life, NE Asia, Stateside, U.S. Military

Special to WorldTribune.com Compiled by Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com Senior Obama administration officials last week urged the Senate to approve a bill authorizing the U.S. to become a party to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Doing so, they said, would better deter China’s “excessive” claims in the Western Pacific region. “As a […]

NATO states announce missile shield already in place

By Editor One on May 29, 2012 Africa / Europe, Exclusives, Geostrategy-Direct, Life, Russia, Stateside, Top Stories, U.S. Military

Special to WorldTribune.com Compiled by Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com NATO took a step forward toward completing a comprehensive ballistic missile shield by announcing that an “interim capability” to destroy incoming missiles was already in operation. “The United States and our European allies are investing in common security and it is an excellent example of the renewed […]

Report: Taiwan weighs gamechanger with purchase of U.S. F-35B stealth jetfighters

By Editor One on May 20, 2012 China, Exclusives, Life, NE Asia, Stateside, Taiwan, Top Stories, U.S. Military

Special to WorldTribune.com In a major policy reversal, Taiwan’s defense officials have indicated they may forego further upgrades to their current F-16A/B fleet and instead purchase the next-generation F-35B stealth fighter, according to Taiwan’s China Times. Taiwan’s mainstay combat aircraft is the F-16A/B block 20. Taiwan currently has 145 such advanced aircraft in service. However, […]

China demonstrating the will to dominate; West losing the will to resist

By Editor One on May 18, 2012 Africa / Europe, China, Columnists, COMMENTARY, Exclusives, Lev Navrozov, Life, NE Asia, Russia, Stateside, Top Stories, U.S. Intelligence, U.S. Military

Lev Navrozov From Moscow, the capital of the slave country founded in 1917, I came to New York, to the 21st floor of a skyscraper. The owners of the slave country had created their radio and television and even their own art and philosophy — in short, they created a new culture, with inevitable shortcomings. […]

U.S. ties Israel aid to Iron Dome technology access

By Editor One on May 2, 2012 Exclusives, Israel, Life, Mideast, Top Stories, U.S. Military

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has conditioned aid for Israeli missile and rocket defense to propriety rights in the new Iron Dome system. Congress has stipulated that U.S. aid for the production of Israeli missile defense systems would be linked to access to technology. The House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee, in […]