by WorldTribune Staff, November 1, 2020 An American take hostage in Nigeria was rescued in a daring operation by SEAL Team 6, Pentagon officials announced on Saturday. Six militants were killed and one captured as SEAL Team 6 secured the freedom of Philipe Nathan Walton. President Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday: “Last night, our Country’s […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler Turn down the shouting, tone down the hype and tune in for a serious moment on U.S. foreign policy. In the closing stages of the seemingly perpetual U.S. Presidential election campaign, the final debate was slated to cover foreign policy — it really didn’t. But let’s first focus […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 12, 2020 President Donald Trump on Sunday indicated that he will look into the possibility that Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) have visited Earth. During an interview with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo, Trump was asked about the existence of UFOs. He replied: “Well, I’m gonna have to check on that. I […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler The rising tide of China’s military modernization, expansion, and force projection capabilities has long haunted policymakers from the United States to East Asia. But while many Washington politicians were premised on the paradigm of China’s “peaceful rise” and a world of global commerce with only occasional political friction, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has spoken with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy about U.S. concerns over China’s attempt to purchase a Ukrainian engine manufacturer, the State Department said on Aug. 29. Pompeo raised concerns over “malign” Chinese investment in Ukraine, including Beijing’s efforts to acquire […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 4, 2020 The Pentagon’s “culture of hostility towards religion” must be addressed, Sen. Ted Cruz said in a letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper. Cruz, Texas Republican, accused the Defense Department of “religious discrimination” in the letter, specifically asking whether the department had brought discipline in a case involving Air Force […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Bill Federer, July 20, 2020 In the decades prior to the Revolutionary War, tensions arose between the two largest global powers: Britain, led by King George II, and France, led by King Louis XV. Because of their alliances with other nations, fighting escalated into the first global war — the Seven […]
FPI / July 16, 2020 By Judicial Watch Judicial Watch announced that it has obtained 1,483 pages of teaching materials and 26 pages of budget records from the Department of Defense (DoD) produced by the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI) that are used by DoD’s “equal opportunity advisors” to train service members on diversity […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 9, 2020 Democrat Sen. Tammy Duckworth is continuing her hold on more than 1,000 military promotions because the Department of Defense has not promoted Alexander Vindman, a star witness in the Democrats’ partisan impeachment of President Donald Trump. Last week, Duckworth announced she would block Senate confirmation of 1,123 senior military […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 5, 2020 A Patriot missile battery intercepted a rocket targeting the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Saturday, reports say. The rocket fell inside the Green Zone, the center of the international presence in the Iraqi capital, Al Arabiya reported. The U.S. government has blamed pro-Iranian militias for a series of rocket […]
