Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct Israel dispatched a team of commandos to Afghanistan to gather intelligence on Iranian military movements in the region and to train in the nation’s rugged terrain, reports say. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) special forces soldiers are operating from an American Air Force base in Shindand, in the western province […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 12, 2019 Democrats must push for the U.S.-Mexico border to be demilitarized and all border barriers destroyed to allow migrants to freely flow into the United States, an op-ed in The New York Times said. “Democrats should follow their voters, who increasingly want more open borders, and reframe the immigration debate […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 10, 2019 Iran’s “Death to America” chants are aimed at President Donald Trump and the U.S.’s other “rulers,” and will continue to be used at state-organized rallies and events, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said. ” ‘Death to America’ means death to Trump, [national security adviser] John Bolton, and [Secretary […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 10, 2019 President Donald Trump said during his State of the Union address on Feb. 5 that America would “never be a socialist country.” Democrats seem to think otherwise. According to a Gallup poll from August 2018 Gallup, 57 percent of Democrats view socialism in a positive light, and 47 percent […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 8, 2019 What exactly is the Green New Deal? After a huge build-up and amid heavy media coverage, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Feb. 7 unveiled her plan. The Wall Street Journal’s Kimberly Strassel tweeted of the deal’s unveiling: “By the end of the Green New Deal resolution (and accompanying fact sheet) […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Two satellite-imagery companies have released photos that suggest Iran has attempted a second launch of a satellite after the failure of the first lift-off in January. The United States on Jan. 15 condemned the previous launch attempt, warning that Washington “will not stand for Iran’s blatant […]
Special to WorldTribune, February 6, 2019 Following is the full text of the 2019 State of the Union Address February 5, 2019 9:07 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States — (applause) — and my fellow Americans: We meet tonight at a moment […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 4, 2019 Israel has begun construction on a new barrier, including underground sections, along its border with the Gaza Strip. “Over the weekend we began building the above-ground barrier along the Gaza border,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told journalists before the weekly cabinet meeting on Feb. 3. Netanyahu said the 20-foot-tall […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Norman Bailey The downfall of all the great civilizations has often been credited to external forces, such as the barbarian tribes that overran the western half of the Roman Empire in the fifth century CE. In fact, such external forces are always facilitated and preceded by internal social, political and economic […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 3, 2019 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Feb. 2 said the U.S. plans to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, citing Russia’s “continued noncompliance.” “Today the United States provided Russia and other Treaty Parties with formal notice that the United States will withdraw from the INF Treaty in […]
