by WorldTribune Staff, February 13, 2017 As Senate Democrats continue to stonewall President Donald Trump’s nominees to key Defense Department positions, analysts said the president can take heart that his No. 1 man is already in place at the Pentagon – James “Mad Dog” Mattis. “Loyalty to the president, especially one who was as courageous […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 8, 2017 A federal court hearing on his immigration travel ban, the audio of which was carried live on national television, turned into a “political” and “disgraceful” show that marked a “sad day” for the United States, President Donald Trump said on Feb. 8. The president’s comments came the morning after […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 2, 2017 If President Donald Trump is serious about “draining the swam”, he will need to focus on the Justice Department, situated right “in the heart of the swamp,” a Washington insider said. Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions “is going into an agency characterized by people like fired Acting AG Sally […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 5, 2017 Middle East countries, which deal with the threat of terrorism on a 24/7 basis, are widely backing U.S. President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority nations. Mideast governments who are dealing with the consequences of former President Barack Obama’s “fecklessness … want the United States […]
By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — The rumble of artillery and the cracks of Kalashnikovs shatter the Winter chill. The refugees, the displaced and the injured have become part of the broken landscape which reflects the agony of previous battles. Yet the wider silence is broken by the unwavering voices who remind us that […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 3, 2017 U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned Friday that any North Korean use of nuclear weapons on the United States or its allies would be met with an “effective and overwhelming” response. Mattis issued the statement during an appearance with his South Korean counterpart, Defense Minister Han Min Koo. “North […]
