Nikki Haley to Palestinians and the UN: ‘I will not shut up’

Nikki Haley to Palestinians and the UN: ‘I will not shut up’

by WorldTribune Staff, February 21, 2018 U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said she will continue to “speak hard truths” after the Palestinian Authority’s top negotiator had told her to “shut up.” Saeb Erekat, the Palestinian negotiator, had said last month that Haley “needs to shut up and realize the Palestinian leadership is not […]

‘Europe’s last hope is Christianity,’ says Hungary’s Orban

‘Europe’s last hope is Christianity,’ says Hungary’s Orban

by WorldTribune Staff, February 20, 2018 European governments who support the influx of millions of migrants and refugees have “opened the way to the decline of Christian culture and the advance of Islam,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said. “We are those who think that Europe’s last hope is Christianity,” Orban said in his annual […]

Judge sets terms for Mike Flynn to withdraw guilty plea

Judge sets terms for Mike Flynn to withdraw guilty plea

by WorldTribune Staff, February 21, 2018 A judge’s revised standing order in the case against Mike Flynn may lead to the former national security adviser withdrawing his guilty plea and reveal additional corruption by the feds, a columnist said. Judge Emmet Sullivan on Feb. 16 set forth his position that, “if material exculpatory evidence is […]

Israel’s gun policy called validation of NRA’s argument

Israel’s gun policy called validation of NRA’s argument

by WorldTribune Staff, February 20, 2018 In 1974, Palestinian terrorists took more than 100 students hostage at an Israeli school in the town of Ma’alot, killing 26 and wounding 68. Following the attack, Israel passed a law mandating armed security in schools, provided weapons training to teachers and continues to run frequent active shooter drills. […]

Networks gave major play to Russian-sponsored anti-Trump rally

Networks gave major play to Russian-sponsored anti-Trump rally

by WorldTribune Staff, February 20, 2018 CNN and MSNBC unwittingly gave blanket, enthusiastic coverage to a November 2016 anti-Trump rally in New York City that was organized by the same Russian trolls who last week were indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller. According to Mueller’s indictment: “In or around November 2016, Defendants and their co-conspirators […]

A strong Taiwan and U.S.-backed Asian democracies can counter China

A strong Taiwan and U.S.-backed Asian democracies can counter China

Special to WorldTribune.com By Parris H. Chang For decades Taiwan has enjoyed the widespread bipartisan support in the U.S. Congress, no matter what the stance of the executive branch. When President Jimmy Carter established diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China (PRC), de-recognized Taiwan’s Republic of China(ROC) or KMT regime, and terminated the U.S.-ROC […]

The Russians are coming! Fortunately, our founding fathers were wise

The Russians are coming! Fortunately, our founding fathers were wise

Special to WorldTribune.com By Sol W. Sanders Much too much is being made of the naming of Russian agents operating in the U.S. and their ostensible efforts to thwart our electoral process. There is a suspicion that part of the hullabaloo is an attempt to draw attention away from more important scandalous matters, including the […]

‘Gamechanger’: U.S. crude oil production hit a five-decade high in 2017

‘Gamechanger’: U.S. crude oil production hit a five-decade high in 2017

by WorldTribune Staff, February 20, 2018 In November 2017, U.S. crude oil production hit 10.038 million barrels per day, a level that had not been reached since 1970. “American crude oil is a gamechanger in international trade, global politics and domestic energy security,” Todd Staples, president of the Texas Oil & Gas Association, said in […]

Will Vatican kowtow to Beijing on church freedoms?

Will Vatican kowtow to Beijing on church freedoms?

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler NEW YORK — Imagine an agency of the United States government directly choosing and appointing the Catholic Bishops of Washington D.C., St. Louis, Denver and Boston. In other American dioceses there’s close coordination between the fictional “American Religious Affairs Council” and the Vatican on choosing a particular prelate. […]

Former Nixon assistant says Obama ‘created the environment’ for DOJ abuses

Former Nixon assistant says Obama ‘created the environment’ for DOJ abuses

by WorldTribune Staff, February 19, 2018 Loyalists to President Barack Obama’s “transformative” agenda to remake America had “everything to lose” if his radical agenda was reversed, analyst Monica Crowley said. “Obama created a climate in which the potentially criminal misuse of the DOJ and the FBI, as currently being unraveled, was not just acceptable but […]