Special to WorldTribune.com First of Two Parts By Gregory R. Copley, Editor, GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs It may be that the Washington, DC, campaign to isolate, capture, and subdue U.S. President Donald Trump has finally succeeded. If so, what does that mean for the global strategic environment? Does Donald Trump have options to regain control […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 22, 2017 Iran is “the cause of the problem” in Yemen and “can’t be part of the solution,” Yemen’s foreign minister said on Aug. 21. “Iran continues to support the Houthis, Iranian arms are smuggled in,” Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdulmalik al-Mekhlafi said at a news conference at the United Nations in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 22, 2017 Though he said his “instinct” was to “pull out” of Afghanistan, U.S. President Donald Trump on Aug. 21 said he had concluded “the consequences of a rapid exit are both predictable and unacceptable” leaving a “vacuum” that terrorists “would instantly fill.” As he backed away from his campaign stance […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 21, 2017 If you missed the “Great American Eclipse of 2017” on Aug. 21, you will have several more opportunities in the next decade, if you are willing to travel, to view an eclipse. If you’re staying put, it will be much longer. A solar eclipse’s path passes where you live […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 21, 2017 The IRS must name the specific employees it blames for targeting tea party groups for extra scrutiny and must prove it has halted the targeting of the groups, a federal judge ordered last week. Judge Reggie B. Walton also said the IRS must explain why the IRS delayed extending non-profit status to 38 […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 21, 2017 The USS John McCain guided-missile destroyer’s collision with an oil tanker in the early morning hours of Aug. 21 off the coast of Singapore marks the fourth incident involving the U.S. Pacific Fleet this year. Five U.S. sailors were injured and 10 are reported missing. Four of the five […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 21, 2017 Syrian President Bashar Assad said he was grateful to Russia, Iran and Iran-backed Hizbullah for helping him survive attempts from the West to overthrow him. “Their direct support – politically, economically, and militarily – has made possible bigger advances on the battlefield and reduced the losses and burdens of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 21, 2017 Iraq’s military launched an offensive on Aug. 19 to retake one of the last pockets of territory in Iraq held by Islamic State (ISIS). In announcing an offensive to retake Tal Afar, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi warned ISIS fighters in the city to “either surrender or die.” Tal […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 20, 2017 American voters made themselves heard last November, but since then Trump supporters have been subjected to non-stop invective and push-back from Washington’s “ruling class” and the Left in the dominant media culture. As pro-Trump conservatives debated over the weekend the meaning of Steve Bannon’s departure Friday from the White […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 20, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump, after consulting at Camp David with his national security aides, has made a decision on U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said. “I am very comfortable that the strategic process was sufficiently rigorous and did not go in with a pre-set position,” […]
