No, FBI Director Comey: ‘Reasonable prosecutors’ certainly would bring charges against Hillary Clinton

No, FBI Director Comey: ‘Reasonable prosecutors’ certainly would bring charges against Hillary Clinton

by WorldTribune Staff, July 6, 2016 FBI Director James Comey’s definition of a “reasonable prosecutor” differs from that of a lot of people, former Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew McCarthy being one of them. In recommending against prosecuting Hillary Clinton, Comey on July 5 said no “reasonable prosecutor” would bring charges as there was “no intent” […]

Signers of the Declaration of Independence paid high price; ‘for if we stumble and fall …’

Signers of the Declaration of Independence paid high price; ‘for if we stumble and fall …’

July 4, 2016 Special to WorldTribune.com Bill Federer, www.AmericanMinute.com 38-year-old King George III ruled the largest empire that planet earth had ever seen. The Declaration of Independence, approved July 4, 1776, listed the reasons why Americans declared their independence from the King: __ He has made judges dependent on his will alone… __ He has […]

Turkey, Ukraine plan secret jihad to reclaim Crimea from Russia

Turkey, Ukraine plan secret jihad to reclaim Crimea from Russia

Special to WorldTribune.com By Yossef Bodansky, Senior Editor, Global Information System / Defense & Foreign Affairs Turkey’s President Reçep Tayyip Erdoğan and Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko by the end of June 2016 had embarked on a further escalation of their confrontation with Russia through the sponsorship of jihadism on the Crimean Peninsula. This campaign is […]

U.S. Navy disciplines nine over January capture of sailors by Iran

U.S. Navy disciplines nine over January capture of sailors by Iran

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Nine U.S. Navy officers and three enlisted sailors have been disciplined or face discipline in connection with an incident in January during which 10 U.S. sailors were briefly taken captive by Iranian forces in the Persian Gulf. A U.S. Navy report about the incident said the […]

Top Democrat calls on Obama to stop Boeing sale to Iran

Top Democrat calls on Obama to stop Boeing sale to Iran

by WorldTribune Staff, June 30, 2016 A top House Democrat is urging the Obama administration to halt Boeing’s planned sale of more than 100 planes to Iran. Rep. Brad Sherman of California said it is “virtually certain” Iran will use the planes for nefarious purposes, such as delivering arms to the Syrian regime or the […]

ISIL’s multi-pronged terror strikes kill 89 in 3 countries

ISIL’s multi-pronged terror strikes kill 89 in 3 countries

by WorldTribune Staff, June 29, 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), which promised to unleash mass casualty attacks during the holy month of Ramadan, is suspected of carrying out terror strikes in Turkey, Yemen and Lebanon over a two-day period that left at least 89 people dead and wounded hundreds more. Turkish officials […]

The die is cast: Brexit will revive the ‘Special Relationship’ and sink the Eurocracy

The die is cast: Brexit will revive the ‘Special Relationship’ and sink the Eurocracy

Special to WorldTribune.com By Sol W. Sanders Back in 1887 the famous poet and storyteller Oscar Wilde quipped: ‘We [English] have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language’. We got another example of this malediction in the blah-blah-blah which has attended Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. What is most […]

U.S. grants ‘extension of relief’ to China firm in Iran sanctions case

U.S. grants ‘extension of relief’ to China firm in Iran sanctions case

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The U.S. government has extended through August 30 a reprieve for ZTE Corporation from tough export restrictions imposed for allegedly violating sanctions against Iran. The Commerce Department on June 27 said the reprieve will allow the Chinese smartphone maker to continue exporting equipment containing U.S. technology. […]

Long-term Boeing consultant, former ambassador, was key advocate for Iran nuclear deal

Long-term Boeing consultant, former ambassador, was key advocate for Iran nuclear deal

by WorldTribune Staff, June 27, 2016 A former State Department official who advocated for the Iran nuclear accord failed to disclose his ties to Boeing and the aircraft maker’s ultimate interest in the deal’s success. Thomas Pickering, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel, was one of the most persistent advocates for the nuclear deal and […]