Saudis warn of ‘disastrous consequences’ after Obama’s veto of 9/11 bill overturned

Saudis warn of ‘disastrous consequences’ after Obama’s veto of 9/11 bill overturned

by WorldTribune Staff, September 30, 2016 A U.S. law allowing victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to sue Saudi Arabia will lead to “disastrous consequences,” the kingdom warned on Sept. 29. The House of Representatives approved the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) earlier this month. It was passed by the Senate […]

As the world watched anxiously: Foreign policy double talk in the first presidential debate

As the world watched anxiously: Foreign policy double talk in the first presidential debate

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk The exchanges between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in their first debate left an uneasy feeling about U.S. foreign policy. While Trump worried about all the money the U.S. has been squandering overseas, Clinton came through with ritual affirmation of U.S. treaty commitments. Their words were empty, less than […]

Coalition consensus: U.S. lacked ‘leadership and commitment’ to prevail against ISIL

Coalition consensus: U.S. lacked ‘leadership and commitment’ to prevail against ISIL

by WorldTribune Staff, September 28, 2016 America’s partners in the coalition fighting Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) have been disappointed in the Obama administration’s leadership in the effort to defeat the terror organization, a report said. Sen. Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Republican, told the Washington Free Beacon on Sept. 27 that members of the […]

‘Handing out immunity deals like candy’: Ex-NSA analyst says FBI probe of Clinton emails was never serious

‘Handing out immunity deals like candy’: Ex-NSA analyst says FBI probe of Clinton emails was never serious

by WorldTribune Staff, September 25, 2016 The FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s mishandling of classified information via her private email server was a sham from the get-go, a former National Security Agency (NSA) analyst said. “From the moment the EmailGate scandal went public more than a year ago, it was obvious that the Federal Bureau […]

Carter: Obama did not inform military command of cash payments to Iran

Carter: Obama did not inform military command of cash payments to Iran

by WorldTribune Staff, September 23, 2016 U.S. President Barack Obama did not consult with his top military leaders before sending $400 million in cash to Iran earlier this year on the day four American hostages were released, a report said. During a Sept. 22 Senate Armed Services Committee meeting, in response to a question from […]

Iran’s Rouhani says West, Saudis are responsible for spread of terrorism

Iran’s Rouhani says West, Saudis are responsible for spread of terrorism

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has blamed world powers for the spread of terrorism over the past 15 years and what he called a less secure world. Rouhani told the UN General Assembly on Sept. 22 that “repression and military intervention” by unnamed countries had caused terrorism […]

Former Reagan defense official says next president needs new toolbox for 2017 challenges

Former Reagan defense official says next president needs new toolbox for 2017 challenges

by WorldTribune Staff, September 22, 2016 The next U.S. president will have to abandon “assumptions and ideas that have been outrun by global reality,” although they are held dear by foreign policy elites from both parties, a former Reagan administration defense official told an online strategic forum. Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton will assume office […]

Limbaugh: In second term of the first black president, rioting is the new normal

Limbaugh: In second term of the first black president, rioting is the new normal

by WorldTribune Staff, September 22, 2016 Text from Rush Limbaugh’s Sept. 21 show: It’s a sad observation, folks. I’m telling you, a sad, sad observation but it’s an observation that I don’t think I’m alone in making. It seems like rioting is almost expected now when there is a cop shooting. A cop shooting, period.  Don’t care about […]

Administration set to green light sales of jetliners to Iran by Boeing, Airbus

Administration set to green light sales of jetliners to Iran by Boeing, Airbus

by WorldTribune Staff, September 22, 2016 The United States has given Airbus the go-ahead to sell its aircraft to Iran and Boeing said it expects to get the green light to sell its planes to the Islamic Republic “shortly”. Europe’s Airbus on Sept. 21 said it had received approval from the U.S. Treasury Department to […]

Evidence points to money laundering by pro-Clinton info warrior David Brock

Evidence points to money laundering by pro-Clinton info warrior David Brock

by WorldTribune Staff, September 21, 2016 Hillary Clinton supporter and Media Matters chief David Brock is laundering cash through the many pro-Clinton organizations he runs out of his office in Washington, D.C., a report said. Brock “has 7 non-profits, 3 Super PACs, one 527-committee, one LLC, one joint fundraising committee, and one unregistered solicitor crammed into […]