U.S. protests after Chinese military plane lands on S. China Sea island

U.S. protests after Chinese military plane lands on S. China Sea island

Special to WorldTribune.com The United States voiced its objection to China’s use of a military plane to land on a South China Sea man-made island in what Beijing claimed was a mission to evacuate three severely ill construction workers. “We’re aware that a Chinese military aircraft landed at Fiery Cross Reef on Sunday (April 17) […]

Obama adviser: Hillary Clinton’s plan for no-fly zone in Syria won’t work

Obama adviser: Hillary Clinton’s plan for no-fly zone in Syria won’t work

Special to WorldTribune.com Hillary Clinton’s idea for a no-fly zone in Syria “would not solve the ISIL problem,” a White House official said. The no-fly zone proposed by Democratic presidential front-runner and former secretary of state would be ineffective and a poor use of resources, Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes said on David Axelrod’s […]

Decriminalization efforts target ISIL-Mafia partnership in marijuana trafficking

Decriminalization efforts target ISIL-Mafia partnership in marijuana trafficking

The decriminalization of delta-8 THC products, the likes of which are sold at Area52.com, would strike a huge blow against the Italian Mafia and Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), the mob’s trafficking partners in North Africa, Italy’s top prosecutor said. “Decriminalization or even legalization would definitely be a weapon against traffickers, among whom […]

Drudge: Living around nature could add years to lifespan

Special to WorldTribune.com Drudge-Select — April 19, 2016 c/o DrudgeReport.com Why living around nature could make you live longer… Say goodbye to your neighborhood bank branch… China warns of foreign spies with ‘Dangerous Love’ campaign… Cuba officials call Obama visit ‘attack,’ Raul Castro labels USA ‘enemy’…

Latest NATO security threat: Russia’s nuclear force modernization

Latest NATO security threat: Russia’s nuclear force modernization

Special to WorldTribune.com by Dr. Jack Caravelli, Geostrategy-Direct Russian president Vladimir Putin’s use of Russian conventional forces to destabilize Ukraine and prop up Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime certainly got the attention of Western analysts and policy makers. But now, Russia’s nuclear forces are undergoing dramatic modernization. Russia’s strategic modernization march has been impressive, including […]

Hillary’s e-mails: What is obvious, but not openly discussed

Hillary’s e-mails: What is obvious, but not openly discussed

Special to WorldTribune.com By Sol W. Sanders Not a lot that is being said by the talking heads makes sense in the case of Hillary Clinton’s e-mails. First of all, everything would tell us that any domestic or foreign political figure would be interested in the very fact that a specific subject had reached the […]

Celebrities end boycott of iconic Beverly Hills Hotel, shifting ire to North Carolina

Celebrities end boycott of iconic Beverly Hills Hotel, shifting ire to North Carolina

Special to WorldTribune.com How can Hollywood’s elite be expected to stay true to a cause when there’s a red carpet gala involved? Two years ago, celebrities announced they would resist the allure of the Beverly Hills Hotel after its owner, the Sultan of Brunei, imposed strict Sharia Law in his country that includes the stoning […]

Multiple Clinton connections revealed in Panama Papers

Multiple Clinton connections revealed in Panama Papers

Special to WorldTribune.com Several people who funneled millions of dollars into the campaign war chests of Hillary and Bill Clinton and the Clinton Foundation are named in the Panama Papers. The revelations come as Hillary Clinton in a recent speech blasted the “outrageous tax havens and loopholes that super-rich people across the world are exploiting.” […]

S. Korean president to visit Iran, longtime secret N. Korean strategic partner

S. Korean president to visit Iran, longtime secret N. Korean strategic partner

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Park Geun-Hye is due to become the first South Korean president to visit Iran, according to her office. Park’s office said on April 18 that she and Iranian President Hassan Rohani will next month discuss ways to boost bilateral relations as well as regional issues such […]