Special to WorldTribune.com Analysis by GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin Sept. 6, 2017, began taking the initiative to control the “crisis” over North Korean strategic weapons, because Russia had more at stake in resolving the issue than perhaps any other nation-state. There was strong evidence that President Putin was working to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Russia said on September 1 it would respond harshly to any U.S. moves meant to hurt it, a day after the United States told Moscow to close its consulate in San Francisco and locations in Washington and New York. But Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 1, 2017 Republican senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee said in a letter to the FBI this week that then-FBI Director James Comey began drafting a statement exonerating Hillary Clinton in the investigation of her private email server before interviewing key witnesses – including Clinton herself. “Conclusion first, fact-gathering second – […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Libya is a shattered land. Awash in weapons and explosives, riven by tribal and political rivalries, flooded by illegal migrants, and haven to lethal terrorist groups, Libya remains North Africa’s glaring tragedy, six years after an Anglo/French/American military effort toppled the Gadhafi regime. Now with […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Washington staff, GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs U.S. President Donald Trumps was fully aware that his Aug. 21, 2017, speech on a supposedly new U.S. “strategy” on Afghanistan — his first major prime time policy speech since taking office — was neither his speech nor his policy. Neither was it, in any […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct Security analysts say satellite images show Iran is constructing a facility in northwestern Syria for the manufacturing of long-range Scud missiles. The analysts said the facility was similar to a rocket factory near Teheran, Israel’s Channel 2 reported on Aug. 17. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was closely […]
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 16, 2017 While he was heading up the FBI, Robert Mueller deleted documents and materials from anti-terrorism training curricula after secret meetings he had with Islamic organizations, a government watchdog group reported. One of the Islamist groups, Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), has emerged as an outspoken critic of President […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 13, 2017 In her capacity as U.S. ambassador to the UN Samantha Power requested the “unmasking” of “hundreds” of Americans, including members of Donald Trump’s campaign team. Why, the Wall Street Journal asked in an Aug. 11 editorial. In May, the House Intelligence Committee subpoenaed the unmasking requests from Power, former […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 9, 2017 A Maryland resident from Bangladesh was indicted by a federal grand jury on Aug. 8 on charges of attempted murder of a U.S. military member and attempting to provide material support to Islamic State (ISIS). Court records show that Nelash Das, 25, of Landover Hills, was arrested by federal […]
