Gowdy: No one elected judges to ‘second guess’ commander in chief on national security

Gowdy: No one elected judges to ‘second guess’ commander in chief on national security

by WorldTribune Staff, February 12, 2017 Rep. Trey Gowdy, in a blistering rebuke of an appeals court’s decision that blocked President Donald Trump’s temporary immigration ban, said “there is no right to come to this country for non-citizens.” Gowdy, who chairs the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations, said “no one familiar with […]

Obama now heads a 501(c)(4) dedicated to keeping Trump in its crosshairs

Obama now heads a 501(c)(4) dedicated to keeping Trump in its crosshairs

by WorldTribune Staff, February 12, 2017 “Old soldiers never die, they just fade away,” famously said the late Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Former President Barack Obama is not an old soldier and is back to leading from behind. In an effort to salvage his legacy, Obama, from behind the scenes, is leading a group of leftist […]

First foreign trip by Mattis signaled urgency of simmering crisis in Northeast Asia

First foreign trip by Mattis signaled urgency of simmering crisis in Northeast Asia

Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct James Mattis chose Seoul and Tokyo as his first ever overseas visits days after he was sworn in as the new U.S. Secretary of Defense. He arrived in Seoul on Feb. 2 for a two-day visit and went on to Tokyo afterwards and held meetings with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe […]

Assad asked if some Syrian refugees are terrorists: ‘Definitely’

Assad asked if some Syrian refugees are terrorists: ‘Definitely’

by WorldTribune Staff, February 10, 2017 There are terrorists among the waves of refugees that have fled Syria, President Bashar Assad said on Feb. 9. Assad, in an exclusive interview with Yahoo News at a presidential office in Damascus, said U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order that temporarily banned refugees from Syria “is an American […]

Silicon Valley and the extreme reaction to Trump’s immigration order: Brilliance, greed, naivete

Silicon Valley and the extreme reaction to Trump’s immigration order: Brilliance, greed, naivete

by William R. Hawkins, FamilySecurityMatters.org The massive opposition to President Donald Trump’s executive order pausing for a few months immigration from seven war-torn countries, failed states and adversarial regimes seems totally irrational. Normal partisanship cannot account for the extreme rhetoric and violent actions that erupted within hours of the order being issued. What, after all, […]

Letter from alleged 9/11 mastermind to ‘head of the snake’ hits U.S. backing for Israel

Letter from alleged 9/11 mastermind to ‘head of the snake’ hits U.S. backing for Israel

by WorldTribune Staff, February 10, 2017 In a letter to former President Barack Obama, Khalid Shaikh Mohammad said the United States “reaped what it sowed” on 9/11 due to its attacks on Muslim countries and its unwavering support for Israel. A judge ruled the letter, written in 2015, could be sent to the White House […]

Israel’s Iron Dome intercepts three ISIS missiles fired from Egypt

Israel’s Iron Dome intercepts three ISIS missiles fired from Egypt

by WorldTribune Staff, February 9, 2017 Three rockets fired by the Islamic State (ISIS) affiliate in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula were intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Feb. 8. The IDF confirmed that four missiles were fired in the direction of the southern Israeli resort city of […]

‘We want the same thing’: Saudi energy chief encouraged by Trump policies

‘We want the same thing’: Saudi energy chief encouraged by Trump policies

by WorldTribune Staff, February 9, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump is finding an unlikely energy ally in Saudi Arabia. Though Trump during the campaign singled out Saudi as a country that would find its oil exports to the U.S. blocked, Saudi Minister of Energy Khalid al-Falih said the kingdom is encouraged by “the pro-industry, pro-oil […]

Showdown: Historically, trade wars lead to real wars

Showdown: Historically, trade wars lead to real wars

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk President Donald Trump’s most fearsome offensive on the world stage has nothing to do with immigration reform, or building that wall all along the U.S. border with Mexico, or defense or treaty alliances or the North Korean nuke-and-missile threat. It’s all about U.S. trade relations with the rest of […]

CNBC perplexed by ‘surprising’ European poll on Muslim migration

CNBC perplexed by ‘surprising’ European poll on Muslim migration

by WorldTribune Staff, February 9, 2017 CNBC on Feb. 8 said it was shocked by a recent survey of 10 European nations which revealed strong, continent-wide opposition to Muslim migration. Readers who have followed the European migrant crisis are well aware of the outrage across the continent sparked by the open door policy to Muslim […]