Transcripts: Orlando terror attack triggered by U.S. drone strike killing ISIL commander

Transcripts: Orlando terror attack triggered by U.S. drone strike killing ISIL commander

by WorldTribune Staff, September 28, 2016 Terrorist Omar Mateen told a police negotiator that his attack on an Orlando nightclub was motivated by a U.S. drone strike in Iraq, transcripts made public by police show. The conversations between Mateen, who killed 49 people at the Pulse nightclub, and an Orlando police negotiator on June 12 […]

Coalition consensus: U.S. lacked ‘leadership and commitment’ to prevail against ISIL

Coalition consensus: U.S. lacked ‘leadership and commitment’ to prevail against ISIL

by WorldTribune Staff, September 28, 2016 America’s partners in the coalition fighting Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) have been disappointed in the Obama administration’s leadership in the effort to defeat the terror organization, a report said. Sen. Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Republican, told the Washington Free Beacon on Sept. 27 that members of the […]

Report: Obama orders Pentagon to downplay ‘competition’ with China

Report: Obama orders Pentagon to downplay ‘competition’ with China

by WorldTribune Staff, September 28, 2016 The White House has ordered U.S. defense officials not to speak publicly about military competition with China, a report said. The directive comes from the National Security Council (NSC) and instructs Pentagon officials to replace the phrase “great power competition” with something less likely to aggravate China in official […]

Unfair and unbalanced? Report suggests first debate’s moderator was DNC tool

Unfair and unbalanced? Report suggests first debate’s moderator was DNC tool

by WorldTribune Staff, September 27, 2016 Hillary Clinton appealed several times to the “fact-checkers” during the first presidential debate. Observers have been quick to point out on non-Mainstream Media outlets that Clinton and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) already had a fact-checker on hand: the debate’s moderator. NBC News’s Lester Holt challenged Trump multiple times […]

Pentagon reports seven Afghan trainees have gone missing from U.S. bases

Pentagon reports seven Afghan trainees have gone missing from U.S. bases

by WorldTribune Staff, September 27, 2016 A group of Afghan nationals undergoing military training in the U.S. went missing this month, including three who went AWOL the weekend of an Afghan-born terrorist’s bombing spree in New York and New Jersey. “During the month of September, seven Afghan students were considered absent without leave (AWOL) during […]

Who won the debate? Take your pick from a menu of instant polls

Who won the debate? Take your pick from a menu of instant polls

by WorldTribune Staff, September 27, 2016 With the exception of CNN, the network that for some reason is regarded as “generic” by doctors offices and airports, nearly all snap polls taken after the first presidential debate showed Donald Trump the clear winner. “Many in the media will probably declare Clinton the winner of last night’s […]

‘Handing out immunity deals like candy’: Ex-NSA analyst says FBI probe of Clinton emails was never serious

‘Handing out immunity deals like candy’: Ex-NSA analyst says FBI probe of Clinton emails was never serious

by WorldTribune Staff, September 25, 2016 The FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s mishandling of classified information via her private email server was a sham from the get-go, a former National Security Agency (NSA) analyst said. “From the moment the EmailGate scandal went public more than a year ago, it was obvious that the Federal Bureau […]

No ear mics allowed for debate moderators; But what about the candidates?

No ear mics allowed for debate moderators; But what about the candidates?

by WorldTribune Staff, September 25, 2016 While presidential debate moderators are not allowed to wear earpieces during the proceedings, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) has not specifically ruled out the use of ear mics for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in the first debate on Sept. 26. A voter in Maryland wrote FEC Commissioner Matthew […]

‘Misguided’ hacker who gave ISIL ‘hit-list’ of U.S. military targets sentenced to 20 years

‘Misguided’ hacker who gave ISIL ‘hit-list’ of U.S. military targets sentenced to 20 years

by WorldTribune Staff, September 25, 2016 A 20-year-old native of Kosovo who provided Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) a list of more than 1,000 U.S. government workers has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Ardit Ferizi, who was arrested last year in Malaysia, admitted hacking a private company and pulling out the […]

Carter: Obama did not inform military command of cash payments to Iran

Carter: Obama did not inform military command of cash payments to Iran

by WorldTribune Staff, September 23, 2016 U.S. President Barack Obama did not consult with his top military leaders before sending $400 million in cash to Iran earlier this year on the day four American hostages were released, a report said. During a Sept. 22 Senate Armed Services Committee meeting, in response to a question from […]