by WorldTribune Staff, August 22, 2017 Though he said his “instinct” was to “pull out” of Afghanistan, U.S. President Donald Trump on Aug. 21 said he had concluded “the consequences of a rapid exit are both predictable and unacceptable” leaving a “vacuum” that terrorists “would instantly fill.” As he backed away from his campaign stance […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 21, 2017 Latin American nations should not fall prey to the U.S.’s “coercive behavior” and should reject calls for them to sever relations with North Korea, a spokesperson for the North’s Foreign Ministry said. Pyongyang said U.S. Vice President Mike Pence’s move to openly press Chile, Brazil, Mexico and Peru to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 21, 2017 The IRS must name the specific employees it blames for targeting tea party groups for extra scrutiny and must prove it has halted the targeting of the groups, a federal judge ordered last week. Judge Reggie B. Walton also said the IRS must explain why the IRS delayed extending non-profit status to 38 […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 20, 2017 American voters made themselves heard last November, but since then Trump supporters have been subjected to non-stop invective and push-back from Washington’s “ruling class” and the Left in the dominant media culture. As pro-Trump conservatives debated over the weekend the meaning of Steve Bannon’s departure Friday from the White […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 18, 2017 All week, DrudgeReport.com has conducted a death-watch on White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon, and for weeks his imminent departure has been trumpeted by a Trump-obsessed national media. Then, today, in a rare tweet, Drudge posted Bannon’s political obituary after “one hell of a run.” From Obama-era holdovers at […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 18, 2017 The former IT aide to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and other congressional Democrats has been indicted in federal court on four felony counts, including conspiracy and making false statements. A grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued the indictments on Aug. 17, about […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk Small gestures would be so helpful in bringing about reconciliation with North Korea. Take, for instance, the cases of the three U.S. citizens still held in the North. They are all Korean-Americans, two of them former teachers at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, the other a businessman […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Jeffrey T. Kuhner Is President Trump engaging in moral equivalence? This is the charge being leveled against him by the liberal media, Democrats and establishment Republicans in the wake of the violence in Charlottesville. The simple answer is: No. Obviously, white supremacists are to blame for the death of a 32-year-old woman […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 16, 2017 After Iran, citing new sanctions imposed by the Trump administration, threatened to walk away from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Trump Administration was quick to respond. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said the Islamic Republic can’t be allowed to “hold the world hostage” over […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 16, 2017 While he was heading up the FBI, Robert Mueller deleted documents and materials from anti-terrorism training curricula after secret meetings he had with Islamic organizations, a government watchdog group reported. One of the Islamist groups, Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), has emerged as an outspoken critic of President […]
