Illegal who admitted to shooting Kate Steinle may get off scot-free

Illegal who admitted to shooting Kate Steinle may get off scot-free

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, February 21, 2020 The sanctuary state of California is going all out to ensure that the illegal immigrant who killed Kate Steinle is freed of all charges, an analyst said. Jose Garcia Zarate, who admitted to shooting and killing Steinle but was acquitted of her murder, is now facing federal gun […]

Red Scare redux: NY Times floats another Russia-Trump collusion story

Red Scare redux: NY Times floats another Russia-Trump collusion story

by WorldTribune Staff, February 21, 2020 The allure of another Red Scare was just too enticing for the Gray Lady. Last summer, Dean Baquet, the executive editor of The New York Times, said that, after the Mueller report, the paper had to shift the focus of its coverage from the Trump-Russia affair to the president’s […]

Chinese loan offer to Solomon Islands dwarfs Pacific nation’s GDP

Chinese loan offer to Solomon Islands dwarfs Pacific nation’s GDP

by WorldTribune Staff, February 21, 2020 A Chinese businessman has floated a $100 billion loan offer to the tiny Pacific island nation of Solomon Islands, a report said. The offer has raised concern over China’s major power grab in the region, especially since the funds represent an amount of money that is nearly 70 times […]

Ilhan Omar married her brother, Somali friend of the Minnesota Democrat says

Ilhan Omar married her brother, Somali friend of the Minnesota Democrat says

by WorldTribune Staff, February 21, 2020 Rep. Ilhan Omar married her brother in order to get him the documentation he needed to go to school in the United States, a member of the Minneapolis Somali community said, according to a report. Abdihakim Osman, who claims to be a friend of Omar, “is the first person […]

Media allege that Trump offered Julian Assange a quid-pro-quo pardon

Media allege that Trump offered Julian Assange a quid-pro-quo pardon

FPI / February 21, 2020 Several major media outlets ran with an unsubstantiated rumor which claimed a California Republican congressman had acted on orders from President Donald Trump to offer WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a pardon in exchange for Assange saying Russia was not involved in the 2016 DNC emails leak. Former Rep. Dana Rohrabacher […]

Trump lowers the boom on Russia over support to Venezuela

Trump lowers the boom on Russia over support to Venezuela

FPI / February 21, 2020 By Paul Crespo Ostracized and considered illegitimate by the United States and most of Latin America and Europe,  Venezuela’s Maduro regime has had one constant supporter — Russia. This support has included everything from symbolic visits by Russian bombers to reported security assistance via Russian state-connected mercenaries from the Wagner […]

‘Con job’: Trump, backed by Gallup, slams Obama claims on economy

‘Con job’: Trump, backed by Gallup, slams Obama claims on economy

by WorldTribune Staff, February 20, 2020 Barack Obama’s claim that his Recovery Act “paved the way” for the current economic boom is just the “latest con job” from the former president, President Donald Trump said. In a Feb. 17 tweet, Trump noted: “Did you hear the latest con job? President Obama is now trying to […]

Roger Stone gets 40 months; Brennan, Comey, Clapper not charged

Roger Stone gets 40 months; Brennan, Comey, Clapper not charged

by WorldTribune Staff, February 20, 2020 Roger Stone on Thursday was sentenced to more than three years in prison. U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson said the up to nine years originally sought by federal prosecutors was excessive. Still, the judge’s sentence was far more than the probation sought by Stone’s defense and, analysts […]

India visit seen building on key alliance amid Trump-era shift on China

India visit seen building on key alliance amid Trump-era shift on China

FPI / February 20, 2020 By Lee Cohen The Trump administration sees India as an important strategic ally in the region, particularly useful in pushing back against China’s Asian reach. While the past several years have yielded little significant progress in trade relations, the bilateral economic and defense relationships between the U.S. and India are […]