Signers of the Declaration of Independence paid high price; ‘for if we stumble and fall …’

Signers of the Declaration of Independence paid high price; ‘for if we stumble and fall …’

July 4, 2016 Special to WorldTribune.com Bill Federer, www.AmericanMinute.com 38-year-old King George III ruled the largest empire that planet earth had ever seen. The Declaration of Independence, approved July 4, 1776, listed the reasons why Americans declared their independence from the King: __ He has made judges dependent on his will alone… __ He has […]

‘All-out war’: Gingrich charges NY Times, Washington Post securing establishment against Trump

‘All-out war’: Gingrich charges NY Times, Washington Post securing establishment against Trump

by WorldTribune Staff, July 3, 2016 The New York Times and Washington Post are engaged in an “all-out war” against the candidacy of Donald Trump, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said. In a July 3 radio interview with John Catsimatidis, Gingrich said “both The New York Times and The Washington Post have been in an […]

Iranian journalists warned by text message against ‘contact with hostile elements’ abroad

Iranian journalists warned by text message against ‘contact with hostile elements’ abroad

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Hundreds of journalists in Iran have been warned against contact with “hostile elements” outside the country via anonymous text messages. “All contact and collaboration with hostile elements based abroad, by e-mail, safe [online] portals, and other methods of communication is a crime and will be brought […]

Israeli minister: Facebook’s Zuckerberg has ‘blood of terror victims on his hands’

Israeli minister: Facebook’s Zuckerberg has ‘blood of terror victims on his hands’

by WorldTribune Staff, July 3, 2016 Facebook fails to block posts that incite violence and Mark Zuckerberg, the social media giant’s chairman and co-founder, has the “blood of terror victims on his hands,” an Israeli official said. Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan said Facebook and Zuckerberg share partial responsibility for terrorist attacks, including a Palestinian […]

U.S. Navy disciplines nine over January capture of sailors by Iran

U.S. Navy disciplines nine over January capture of sailors by Iran

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Nine U.S. Navy officers and three enlisted sailors have been disciplined or face discipline in connection with an incident in January during which 10 U.S. sailors were briefly taken captive by Iranian forces in the Persian Gulf. A U.S. Navy report about the incident said the […]

Never mind? ‘Scale of suffering for millions in Yemen is staggering’

Never mind? ‘Scale of suffering for millions in Yemen is staggering’

by WorldTribune Staff, July 1, 2016 The world has turned its back on the extreme suffering in Yemen, a London-based charity said. For months, non-government agencies (NGOs) have been trying to bring to light the plight that Yemenis face on a daily basis but their warnings have been mostly ignored, British charity Oxfam said. “The scale […]

Musical chairs at UN Security Council as world faces ’40 conflicts and 11 full blown wars’

Musical chairs at UN Security Council as world faces ’40 conflicts and 11 full blown wars’

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — The annual round of musical chairs in the UN Security Council came early this year as elections for five new non-permanent members to the fifteen member council were held as to give prospective countries more time to prepare for their two-year tenure beginning in January. […]

 WORLD MATTERS: An Edmund Burke conservative in Europe protests Brexit ‘bigotry’ by U.S. conservatives

  WORLD MATTERS: An Edmund Burke conservative in Europe protests Brexit ‘bigotry’ by U.S. conservatives

Special to WorldTribune.com By Uwe Siemon-Netto Of the half-billion people living in the European Union, 440 million are not British. These 440 million all live in functioning democracies. Most of those 27 countries are members of NATO, and therefore allies of the United States. And they sent soldiers to fight on the side of their […]

CIA’s Brennan warns ISIL could use Turkish airport strike as template for attack in U.S.

CIA’s Brennan warns ISIL could use Turkish airport strike as template for attack in U.S.

by WorldTribune Staff, June 30, 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is likely to attempt an attack like that on Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport in the United States, CIA Director John Brennan said. “I’d be surprised if Daesh (ISIL) is not trying to carry out that kind of attack in the United States,” Brennan […]