Ahmadinejad mounting political comeback as Iranians sour on nuclear deal

Ahmadinejad mounting political comeback as Iranians sour on nuclear deal

by WorldTribune Staff, August 26, 2016 The rising unpopularity in Iran of the nuclear deal with world powers has helped spur the re-emergence of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the Islamic Republic. When his tenure ended in 2013, the former Iranian president was “deeply unpopular at home, roundly blamed for a major decline in both domestic prosperity […]

Kurdish forces vow ‘no retreat’ from ‘our own land’ as Turkey invades Syria

Kurdish forces vow ‘no retreat’ from ‘our own land’ as Turkey invades Syria

by WorldTribune Staff, August 26, 2016 Kurdish officials have denounced  Turkey’s incursion into Syria which observers said was aimed more at keeping Kurdish forces at bay than driving Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) out of border areas. Turkey sent more tanks into Syria on Aug. 25, one day after launching an operation against ISIL […]

U.S. Navy patrol ship fires warning shots at Iran fast-attack boats

U.S. Navy patrol ship fires warning shots at Iran fast-attack boats

by WorldTribune Staff, August 26, 2016 A U.S. Cyclone class patrol ship on Aug. 25 fired warning shots after Iranian fast-attack boats “harassed” the American vessel in waters north of the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy said. The USS Squall “resorted to firing three warning shots from their 50-caliber gun, which caused the Iranian vessel […]

‘Dinner at her house’: Clinton sought to evade blatant ethics conflicts by involving aides

‘Dinner at her house’: Clinton sought to evade blatant ethics conflicts by involving aides

by WorldTribune Staff, August 25, 2016 Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used her top aides to circumvent ethics agreements, emails released on Aug. 23 reveal. The emails show Clinton aides Huma Abedin and Cheryl Mills were in regular contact with Clinton Foundation officials on topics ranging from the programming at Clinton Global Initiative events to […]

Prof tries to explain in an op-ed why the UNC faculty is 12:1 Democrats

Prof tries to explain in an op-ed why the UNC faculty is 12:1 Democrats

by WorldTribune Staff, August 25, 2016 Democrats outnumber Republicans by 12 to 1 on the faculty at the University of North Carolina. The reason? Because most Republicans are climate change deniers. That’s the logic being used by professor William Snider, director of the UNC Neuroscience Center. And if you don’t toe the prof’s line, well […]

Report: Sec. Clinton helped jailed foundation donor get $10 million for bogus Haiti project

Report: Sec. Clinton helped jailed foundation donor get $10 million for bogus Haiti project

by WorldTribune Staff, August 25, 2016 While secretary of state, Hillary Clinton helped pave the way for a Clinton Foundation donor to receive $10 million for a project to help rebuild earthquake-ravaged Haiti. The project turned out to be a scam and the donor turned out to be a felon, according to a report by […]

UN investigation concludes both Syria and ISIL used chemical weapons in attacks

UN investigation concludes both Syria and ISIL used chemical weapons in attacks

by WorldTribune Staff, August 25, 2016 A United Nations investigation found that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces and Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) carried out attacks using chemical weapons. The UN’s Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) found that the Syrian regime dropped chemical weapons on two villages in northwestern Idlib province: Talmenes on April […]

Turkey invades Syria, targets ISIL-held border town ahead of Kurdish militia

Turkey invades Syria, targets ISIL-held border town ahead of Kurdish militia

by WorldTribune Staff, August 24, 2016 Turkish tanks and special forces rolled across the border on Aug. 24 in an unprecedented operation to drive Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) out of the Syrian town of Jarabulus. Turkey’s army was backed by international coalition airstrikes in its effort to take the ISIL-controlled territory ahead […]

Soros documents reveal plan to expand Democrat base by 10 million voters

Soros documents reveal plan to expand Democrat base by 10 million voters

by WorldTribune Staff, August 24, 2016 Leftist billionaire George Soros plans to add 10 million voters “by lowering barriers to voter registration,” according to leaked documents. “A 220-page guide detailing the plan was among more than 2,500 hacked Soros documents released by DC Leaks, which publishes documents from influential officials around the world,” the Washington Free Beacon reported […]

Clinton strategy after devastating ‘State-for-sale’ expose? ‘Run out the clock’

Clinton strategy after devastating ‘State-for-sale’ expose? ‘Run out the clock’

by WorldTribune Staff, August 24, 2016 Washington, DC insiders are saying Democrat presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, who has avoided meeting the press through most of the 2016 campaign, will attempt to “run out the clock”as scandals surrounding her candidacy continue to mount. The question is whether Clinton can pull off that well-known sports tactic until […]