by WorldTribune Staff, September 3, 2017 In the wake of North Korea’s test of a 100-kiloton hydrogen bomb, U.S. President Donald Trump had harsh words for the Kim Jong-Un regime in Pyongyang, but also came down hard on South Korea for what he said was Seoul’s policy of “appeasement.” “South Korea is finding, as I […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 3, 2017 Canada, which participated in the Korean War and is still technically at war with North Korea, faces a “unique vulnerability” should Pyongyang decide to target the Great White North, an analyst said. “At present, Canada does not possess any means to deter or counter” a North Korean nuclear ballistic […]
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 […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 31, 2017 The United States and South Korea carried out a major show of force on Aug. 31, staging air-to-ground precision-strike drills near North Korea’s border in response to Pyongyang’s continued missile launches. Two U.S. B-1B supersonic bombers and four F-35B stealth jets trained with South Korea’s F-15K fighter jets over […]
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 Dr.Fariborz Saremi, August 28,2017 Since the Second World War German leaders have, understandably, shrunk from the idea that their country can exercise leadership on the global stage. The view in Bonn and then Berlin was that German power should be exercised through Europe. But the EU is no longer enough. Foreign […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 28, 2017 Pakistani officials said U.S. President Donald Trump’s outline for a new strategy in Afghanistan “won’t work.” Saying that Trump’s plan is “doomed to failure,” Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi told Bloomberg in an interview published on Aug. 27 that “From Day One, we have been saying very clearly […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk Donald Trump’s notion of “fire and fury” for North Korea inspires cheers, fears and jeers. Is he threatening the biblical “fire and brimstone,” or does his rhetoric more closely resemble Shakespeare’s “tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”? Yes, there are those who think […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 24, 2017 The commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet has been fired after the Aug. 21 collision of the USS John McCain and an oil tanker, the second deadly collision involving U.S. vessels in recent months. “Adm. Scott Swift, commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, today relieved the commander of Seventh Fleet, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 22, 2017 There are no indications that electronic systems on the USS John McCain were hacked in a cyberattack, but “all possibilities” will be considered in a review of the Aug. 20 incident, the U.S. chief of naval operations said. It was the second deadly collision at sea of its kind […]
