Flynn, Christie to join Trump for first intel briefing by DNI

Flynn, Christie to join Trump for first intel briefing by DNI

by WorldTribune Staff, August 17, 2016 Donald Trump was expected to bring New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn along on Aug. 17 as the GOP candidate received his first classified intelligence briefing. Career staffers from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), the nation’s top intelligence office, were […]

After disastrous Carter and Clinton administrations, time to reset U.S.-Taiwan relations

After disastrous Carter and Clinton administrations, time to reset U.S.-Taiwan relations

Special to WorldTribune.com By Parris H. Chang In recent months, both chambers of the U.S. Congress have passed the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) and the “six assurances” as cornerstones of U.S.-Taiwan Relations. The six assurances, which were given to Taiwan by then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan in July 1982, include U.S. pledges not to set a […]

‘They are here’: Former intel official charges White House puts lid on news of ISIL presence in U.S.

‘They are here’: Former intel official charges White House puts lid on news of ISIL presence in U.S.

by WorldTribune Staff, August 10, 2016 The former top intelligence official in the Obama administration said jihadists aligned with Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) are already in the United States and the White House is hiding information on that threat from the American public. “They are here,” Gen. Michael Flynn, former Defense Intelligence […]

Trump charges Clinton e-mails may have led to Iranian scientist’s execution

Trump charges Clinton e-mails may have led to Iranian scientist’s execution

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said his rival Hillary Clinton’s e-mails may be responsible for the death of an Iranian nuclear scientist who was executed for spying for the United States. “Many people are saying that the Iranians killed the scientist who helped the U.S. […]

Obama sets dangerous terms for generous military aid package to Israel

Obama sets dangerous terms for generous military aid package to Israel

Special to WorldTribune.com by Dr. Jack Caravelli, Geostrategy-Direct U.S. and Israeli officials are nearing completion of protracted negotiations over a planned decade-long deal for U.S. military assistance, despite deep bilateral political discord stemming mainly from nearly unbridled enmity between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The scope and nature of this assistance is […]

Department of Homeland Security gave Muslim group first ever security tour of major airport

Department of Homeland Security gave Muslim group first ever security tour of major airport

by WorldTribune Staff, August 8, 2016 The Obama administration granted a group of Somali Muslims unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to a major U.S. airport, a report said. According to government records obtained by Judicial Watch, the Somali group “complained to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson about feeling harassed and profiled” and that Johnson had a “sympathetic […]

Report calls Iran top Mideast threat to U.S. interests ‘by far’

Report calls Iran top Mideast threat to U.S. interests ‘by far’

by WorldTribune Staff, August 8, 2016 Iran “by far” poses the largest potential threat to U.S. bases, interests, and allies in the Middle East, according to the 2016 Index of U.S. Military Strength. A Heritage Foundation report said Iran is the greatest threat to U.S. interests in the region “by virtue of its ballistic missile […]

Iran angered at criticism over executions, hangs nuclear scientist for ties with U.S.

Iran angered at criticism over executions, hangs nuclear scientist for ties with U.S.

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Iran announced on August 7 that it hanged a nuclear scientist for handing over secret information to the United States, concluding a week in which the country came under criticism for its recent execution of up to 20 people. A judiciary spokesman was quoted as telling […]

Netanyahu disputes Obama claim that Israel’s security community agrees Iran deal is working

Netanyahu disputes Obama claim that Israel’s security community agrees Iran deal is working

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Israel took issue on August 5 with U.S. President Barack Obama’s claim that last year’s nuclear agreement with Iran is working to curb Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. Obama on August 4 said the agreement “worked exactly the way we said it was going to work” and “it’s […]

Former intel chief: U.S. misses the point on Moscow’s ‘highly effective’ operations

Former intel chief: U.S. misses the point on Moscow’s ‘highly effective’ operations

by WorldTribune Staff, August 5, 2016 U.S. politicians and media are seemingly oblivious to what Russia has in its sights – “nothing less than the democratic fabric of American society and the integrity of the system of Western liberal values,” the former head of Estonia’s intelligence service said. Writing for the European edition of  Politico, […]