New judge in Flynn case has record of punishing DOJ overreach

New judge in Flynn case has record of punishing DOJ overreach

by WorldTribune Staff, February 18, 2018 The judge now presiding over the case against former national security adviser Mike Flynn has made it clear that he, and not special counsel Robert Mueller, “would be the judge of what evidence should be produced,” a longtime Washington journalists said. On Dec. 12, only a few days after […]

McMaster: Time to act against Iran as its proxies become more capable

McMaster: Time to act against Iran as its proxies become more capable

by WorldTribune Staff, February 18, 2018 Iran must be confronted as it continues to advance its power grab in the Middle East by supplying increasingly destructive weapons to its terror proxies in Syria, Yemen and Iraq, U.S. national security adviser H.R. McMaster said. “What’s particularly concerning is that this network of proxies is becoming more […]

Lawsuit seeks answers on unusually large number of ‘unmaskings’ of Americans by Samantha Power

Lawsuit seeks answers on unusually large number of ‘unmaskings’ of Americans by Samantha Power

by WorldTribune Staff, February 18, 2018 In her last year as U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power reportedly “unmasked” more than 260 Americans as part of an effort to track associates of Donald Trump although she later testified the requests were made not by her but in her name. A government watchdog group has […]

Winter games delays yet another moment of truth in Korea

Winter games delays yet another moment of truth in Korea

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk American policy-makers appear highly uncertain and divided among themselves as to moves toward negotiation between North and South Korea in the wake of the Winter Olympics. The view from the White House, is that President Donald Trump has succeeded in forcing the hand of Kim Jong-Un, compelling him to […]

House Intelligence chairman deviated from ‘collusion’ narrative, exposed scandal

House Intelligence chairman deviated from ‘collusion’ narrative, exposed scandal

by WorldTribune Staff, February 14, 2018 The Republican chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has singlehandedly blown the lid off abuses in the investigation of alleged Trump-Russia collusion. Rep. Devin Nunes has been so effective, it seems, that one liberal pundit actually accused him of being a Russian spy. “Is it possible […]

Days before leaving White House Obama questioned the sharing of intel with Trump

Days before leaving White House Obama questioned the sharing of intel with Trump

by WorldTribune Staff, February 13, 2018 On the final day of the Obama administration, an email national security adviser Susan Rice sent to herself indicated there were discussions of withholding classified information on Russia from the Trump administration, two Republican senators say. Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said […]

Obama’s portrait artist painted black women decapitating white women

Obama’s portrait artist painted black women decapitating white women

by WorldTribune Staff, February 13, 2018 The artist who created the official portrait of former President Barack Obama that was unveiled on Feb. 12 at the Smithsonian in past works depicted black women decapitating white women. Kehinde Wiley, the first African American to paint an official presidential portrait, also created two works in 2012 depicting […]

‘The swamp won’: Freedom Caucus charges GOP leadership caved on spending bill

‘The swamp won’: Freedom Caucus charges GOP leadership caved on spending bill

by WorldTribune Staff, February 12, 2018 A budget deal which increases government spending by $300 billion is a triumph for the D.C. swamp, the co-founder of the House Freedom Caucus said on Feb. 11. “I’m saying the swamp won and the American taxpayer lost,” Rep. Jim Jordan said on “Fox News Sunday”. Jordan said the […]

Was the FBI’s hiring of Christopher Steele authorized by British intelligence or was it not?

Was the FBI’s hiring of Christopher Steele authorized by British intelligence or was it not?

Special to WorldTribune.com By GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs The revelation that former British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS/MI6) officer Christopher Steele may have been illegally recruited by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation could have major ramifications for the UKUSA Accord (“Five Eyes”) signatory countries with the U.S.: the UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. The […]

Comey’s $2 million book deal: Did the FBI approve publication?

Comey’s $2 million book deal: Did the FBI approve publication?

by WorldTribune Staff, February 9, 2018 Flatiron Books, the publisher of former FBI Director James Comey’s upcoming book, said the fired director explores “what good, ethical leadership looks like, and how it drives sound decisions.” A government watchdog group wants to know if Comey, who received a reported $2 million advance for “Higher Loyalty: Truth, […]