Special to WorldTribune.com Taylor Force, the American military veteran murdered by a Palestinian terrorist in Israel on March 8, was remembered as a “good, good man” who left a legacy of service. A native of Lubbock, Texas, Force was a graduate of West Point, a U.S. Army Field Artillery officer who served in Afghanistan and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk, EastAsiaIntel.com Ho hum, here we go again. That seems to be the response to the latest rhetorical blasts from Pyongyang as U.S. and South Korean forces dive into their annual war games. A “preemptive nuclear strike”? Destruction of “bases of aggression”? Incineration of Seoul in “a sea of fire […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Caitlyn Jenner ruffled liberal feathers recently when she bashed Hillary Clinton as a “f—ing liar” who the former Olympic decathlon champion would never vote for. In an episode from Season 2 of her reality show “I Am Cait,” Jenner embarks on a bus tour with a group of transgender friends, who are […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Five years after the Arab Spring revolutions which swept the Middle East, the expansive North African country of Libya has descended into a dangerous downward spiral in which competing governments, militias, and terrorist elements are all part of a chaotic witches’ brew on the doorstep […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Egyptian security forces have discovered smuggling tunnels connecting Gaza to Sinai that are large enough to drive trucks through. Egyptian officials believe the tunnels are the source of weapons being used in Sinai by the affiliate of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). Most of the weapons were smuggled into Gaza […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Libya is “a mess” and the plan pushed by Hillary Clinton that ended in the overthrow and death of long-time dictator Col. Moammar Gadhafi “didn’t work,” President Barack Obama said. Sources have said that Obama leaned against intervention but was ultimately persuaded by then-secretary of state Clinton. “We got a UN mandate, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Norman Bailey The U.S. presidential election reflects forces that will tear Western society apart unless capital ownership expands beyond the elite. There is a bitter joke in the U.S. that every two years the American people are asked to choose between the stupid party and the evil party, which is which […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Saudi Arabia has long been flush with cash but is now seeking a loan to help offset a $100 billion budget deficit. The kingdom is looking to snag a loan of between $6 billion and $8 billion, sources told Reuters. The proposal, for a five-year U.S. dollar loan of that size, would […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Pundits of all stripes and political leanings are jumping on the anti-establishment bandwagon. Conservative bulwark Rush Limbaugh called GOP candidate and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz the “closest in our lifetimes we have ever been to Ronald Reagan.” “I think he has the ability to appeal to everybody,” said Limbaugh in a Fox […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty A top Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) militant commander who U.S. officials said was “likely” killed by air strikes last week was actually only badly wounded, Syrian observers and activists say. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has a network of observers within […]
