GREATEST HITS, 3: ‘Shame’: Victor Davis Hanson delivers scathing indictment of failed ‘coup’

GREATEST HITS, 3: ‘Shame’: Victor Davis Hanson delivers scathing indictment of failed ‘coup’

CELEBRATING 21 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE: Countdown: Top stories of 2019 by WorldTribune Staff, February 20, 2019 The first “coup” in U.S. history in which government bureaucrats sought to overturn an election and to remove a sitting U.S. president has failed, a columnist noted. “Not thugs in sunglasses and epaulettes, not oligarchs in private jets, not […]

U.S. strike takes out Iran’s top commander, strategic mastermind

U.S. strike takes out Iran’s top commander, strategic mastermind

FPI / January 3, 2020 Qasem Soleimani, Iran’s legendary top terror commander who U.S. officials say was responsible for the killing of hundreds of American service members and wounding of thousands more, was killed in a Jan. 2 airstrike ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump. “At the direction of the President, the U.S. military has […]

White House ‘right-sizing’ NSC after ‘coup attempt’ by Obama holdovers

White House ‘right-sizing’ NSC after ‘coup attempt’ by Obama holdovers

by WorldTribune Staff, January 2, 2020 The Trump administration is significantly downsizing the White House National Security Council not only to improve efficiency but, analysts say, to rid the NSC of Obama-era holdovers suspected of leaking President Donald Trump’s conversations with foreign leaders. White House national security adviser Robert C. O’Brien said in a recent […]

GREATEST HITS, 4: Secret Service finally releases Obama family’s travel receipts: $105.66 million

GREATEST HITS, 4: Secret Service finally releases Obama family’s travel receipts: $105.66 million

CELEBRATING 21 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE: Countdown: Top stories of 2019 by WorldTribune Staff, September 15, 2017 Government travel expenses for President Barack Obama and his family totaled $105,662,975, according to records obtained from the Secret Service by a government watchdog group. One trip to Martha’s Vineyard, in August 2016, racked up $2,512,380.88 in hotel bills, […]

Environmentalists declare war as Bureau of Land Management exits swamp

Environmentalists declare war as Bureau of Land Management exits swamp

by WorldTribune Staff, January 2, 2020 Leftist environmentalists and other so-called progressive groups who are outraged over the Trump administration’s decision to move the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) out of Washington, D.C. are now demanding that the agency’s director step down. By moving the agency to Grand Junction, Colorado, the Trump administration “seeks to […]

Leader of raid on U.S. Embassy in Baghdad attended White House meeting with Obama

Leader of raid on U.S. Embassy in Baghdad attended White House meeting with Obama

by WorldTribune Staff, January 1, 2020 Several pro-Iranian faction leaders were among those leading the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Dec. 31. One of them, Hadi al-Amiri, met with President Barack Obama in the White House in 2011, reports say. Amiri, a member of the Iraqi parliament, was formerly head of the […]

President Trump puts Iran on notice: ‘Not a warning, a threat’

President Trump puts Iran on notice: ‘Not a warning, a threat’

by WorldTribune Staff, January 1, 2020 Iran will pay a heavy price for its role in the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, President Donald Trump said on Dec. 31. Later in the day, the president said that price will not likely include war with Iran. “The U.S. Embassy in Iraq is, & […]

Cornered: Sanctions cost Iran ‘$200 billion surplus income’, proxies storm U.S. compound in Iraq

Cornered: Sanctions cost Iran ‘$200 billion surplus income’, proxies storm U.S. compound in Iraq

by WorldTribune Staff, December 31, 2019 Since President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018 and re-imposed sanctions, Iran has lost 90 percent of its oil exports, the value of its currency has fallen sharply and inflation has surpassed 40 percent. “Iran would have earned $200 billion surplus income…if […]

GREATEST HITS, 7: Records point to unmistakable conclusion: FBI officials plotted president’s ouster

GREATEST HITS, 7: Records point to unmistakable conclusion: FBI officials plotted president’s ouster

CELEBRATING 21 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE: Countdown: Top stories of 2019 by WorldTribune Staff, September 12, 2019 Records from the Department of Justice confirmed reports of efforts by top DOJ officials to respond to media inquiries about talks within the DOJ/FBI allegedly invoking the 25th Amendment to “remove” President Donald Trump from office. The documents also […]

Looking ahead to 2020: Standoffs, abuse, hope

Looking ahead to 2020: Standoffs, abuse, hope

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler NEW YORK — Peering into the crystal snow globe, it’s time to predict, prognosticate and presage into the year ahead.  Without a pun we need the proverbial 2020 vision to decipher the political and security landscape that awaits us in the new year with both long running static […]