Obama rejected CIA plan in 2012 to stop ISIL, ex-officials say

Obama rejected CIA plan in 2012 to stop ISIL, ex-officials say

Special to WorldTribune.com President Barack Obama in 2012 rejected a covert CIA plan to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad that likely would have stopped the rise of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), former U.S. officials say. An upcoming book by a former CIA operative reveals the agency had forged a “muti-tiered plan” to […]

Unreported: The Pakistan time-bomb and a potential solution

Unreported: The Pakistan time-bomb and a potential solution

Special to WorldTribune.com By Sol W. Sanders Although the Obama Administration may well not recognize it, Pakistan is turning into the number one problem in fighting worldwide Islamic terrorism. The massacre of 79, many of them children, by an Islamic terrorist group aiming at Christians on a community playground on Eastern Sunday – large numbers […]

Democrat congresswoman questions Kerry on U.S. boost to Iran banks with terror ties

Democrat congresswoman questions Kerry on U.S. boost to Iran banks with terror ties

Special to WorldTribune.com A Democratic congresswoman has queried Secretary of State John Kerry on the Obama administration’s reported plan to allow Iran access to the U.S. financial system and whether Iranian banks who have supported terrorism will be included in the plan. “Reports that Iran may be allowed access to America’s financial system or the […]

WORLD MATTERS: Yes, European conservatives agree, U.S. politics and media are in free fall

Special to WorldTribune.com By Uwe Siemon-Netto Pardon an outburst from a fervent friend of the United States: Yes, Secretary of State John Kerry is right! This year’s election campaign is indeed an embarrassment to America! As Kerry said, America’s friends around the world are shocked. I am a European conservative, and I am shocked. I […]

Congress moves to stop Obama from granting Iran added sanctions relief

Congress moves to stop Obama from granting Iran added sanctions relief

Special to WorldTribune.com A group of congressmen is moving to cut off the Obama administration’s expansion of sanctions relief that could grant Iran access to the U.S. dollar and financial markets. The lawmakers say the sanctions relief goes beyond what was agreed to under the nuclear accord reached last year. The Obama administration said it […]

Gen. Dunford to Obama: Expand U.S. military presence in Iraq

Gen. Dunford to Obama: Expand U.S. military presence in Iraq

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The Pentagon will submit a proposal to U.S. President Barack Obama to increase the number of American troops in Iraq, the nation’s highest-ranking military officer said on March 25. “We have a series of recommendations that we will discuss with the president in the coming weeks […]

Americans would never submit to foreign rule; Why would President Obama ask the UK to do so?

Americans would never submit to foreign rule; Why would President Obama ask the UK to do so?

Special to WorldTribune.com By Liam Fox, ________________ At the start of last week I was in Washington, DC speaking on what the European referendum means for the United States. On the face of it, the U.S. should be a natural ally in the case for leaving the European Union.  The right to make your own […]

The long, global thread of jihadi terror extends to Brussels

The long, global thread of jihadi terror extends to Brussels

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — The tide of hate has come to Brussels with three terrorist attacks in the Belgian capital. Islamic State (ISIL) jihadi militants carried out coordinated bombings on the Brussels Airport as well as the Metro killing at least 31 people and wounding hundreds of civilians. Coincidentally […]

How the U.S. handles the baddest of bad actors: ISIL, Cuba and North Korea

How the U.S. handles the baddest of bad actors: ISIL, Cuba and North Korea

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk, EastAsiaIntel.com WASHINGTON – The hype surrounding President Obama’s visit to Cuba quickly gave way to fear and loathing as the world absorbed the news of the slaughter perpetrated in Brussels, for which ISIL, the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant, immediately claimed “credit.” No sooner were we treated to […]

Report: Belgian terrorists can enter U.S. without visa

Report: Belgian terrorists can enter U.S. without visa

Special to WorldTribune.com Belgian terrorists could easily slip into the United States with minimal security checks, a U.S. lawmaker said. Rep. Ron DeSantis, Florida Republican and a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told the Washington Free Beacon on March 22 that the Obama administration has not changed the current visa waiver program despite […]