by WorldTribune Staff, January 12, 2020 President Donald Trump has warned the Iranian regime against violently cracking down on demonstrators who for the past two days have been protesting Iran’s accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger plane. As anti-government protests again hit the streets in Iran’s major cities and the nation’s only female Olympic […]
FPI / Geostrategy-Direct.com By Richard Fisher China has used disinformation to conceal its role in promoting conflict with Iran in the wake of the spike in Persian Gulf and even global military tensions following the Jan. 3 American drone strike in Baghdad, Iraq, that killed Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani. Two days later, on […]
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, January 12, 2020 When the Obama administration went after Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi without congressional approval, the major media and Democrats cheered. Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton famously boasted: “We came, we saw, he died.” So, if the media and Dems had no problem with the Obama team’s leading role in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk People who split hairs over semantics ask if decapitation is the same as assassination. The debate assumes relevance in the wake of the killing of the Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. No, he wasn’t exactly decapitated, meaning his head wasn’t literally cut off from the rest of his body though […]
FPI / January 11, 2020 The United States congratulates Dr. Tsai Ing-wen on her re-election in Taiwan’s presidential election. We also congratulate Taiwan for once again demonstrating the strength of its robust democratic system, which — coupled with a free market economy and a vibrant civil society — makes it a model for the Indo-Pacific […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Golnaz Esfandiari, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Iran’s admission that it was responsible for the Jan. 8 downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet, which killed all 176 people on board including many Iranians and Iranian-Canadian citizens, has led to anger and accusations of recklessness and incompetency against the country’s leaders. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 10, 2020 Five states have been put on notice that their voter rolls are beset with irregularities. They have been warned not by government, but by a private legal watchdog. Judicial Watch has warned California, Colorado, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia that they must clean up their voter rolls or face […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 10, 2020 A Senate committee chairman is re-opening the case of the Obama administration’s alleged surveillance of journalist Sharyl Attkisson, who was investigating the Obama-era Benghazi and “Fast and Furious” scandals. Sen. Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Republican, wants answers from the Department of Justice and FBI on whether Obama-era officials secretly accessed […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Corporate WATCH By Joe Schaeffer It has become clear in recent years that those seeking to create a “New America” are following a very precise playbook. A leftist organization funded to the tune of over $1 million by globalist billionaire George Soros espouses a litany of divisive progressive social causes. This same […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 10, 2020 Arson and general carelessness are responsible for most of the bushfires that are devastating Australia, reports say. New South Wales police released a statement saying that, since Nov. 8, 2019, 183 people, including 40 juveniles, have been charged with 205 bushfire-related offenses. Of the 183 charged, 24 were cited […]