Special to WorldTribune.com Washington Times At the White House on Saturday morning — less than 48 hours after authorizing airstrikes against Islamist militants and humanitarian air drops to save the lives of trapped Iraqi civilians — President Obama blamed his predecessor, George W. Bush, for the absence of American troops in Iraq and rejected the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Famed comedian and actor Robin Williams, 63, died Aug. 11 of an apparent suicide. His wife since 2011, graphic designer Susan Schneider, issued the following statement: “This morning, I lost my husband and my best friend, while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings. I am […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Thomas Sowell People are arguing about what the United States got out of the deal that swapped five top level terrorist leaders for one American soldier who was, at best, absent from his post in a war zone. Soldiers who served in the same unit with him call him a deserter. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Mona Charen The United Nations plays a supporting role in every war between Hamas and Israel. U.N. spokesmen routinely issue statements, accusations and denials about everyone’s conduct, including their own (most recently they had to account for why they returned rockets, discovered in a U.N. school, to Hamas). Israel was denounced […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Michelle Malkin The voice on the other end of the line is exasperated. “It’s insane,” he wants America to know. “We’re in a war zone.” And there’s no room for apathy. “This is coming to a town near you,” he warns. The man on the phone is a veteran of the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Over the past week the terror group Islamic State [of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)] surged ahead on multiple fronts and scored numerous victories, leaving a wake of death and destruction. Hundreds of Yezidis have reportedly been killed in the city of Sinjar in northwest Iraq, and The Daily Star of Lebanon is […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The Ebola pandemic — which has killed 887 in West Africa including 255 in Liberia — has terrified people so much that some local leaders discern divine meaning in it. According to Front Page Africa and the Daily Observer, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf called on Tuesday for all residents to fast for […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Bill Gertz, Washington Free Beacon Human smuggling groups in Central America and disinformation about American entry policies are the main drivers behind the current crisis involving more than 50,000 illegal immigrant children that sought entry into the United States, according to U.S. officials. According to Customs and Border Protection, about 52,000 children […]
Special to WorldTribune.com World Net Daily Israel Today translated a report from a Hebrew-language news site, which noted the Iron Dome battery failed three times to intercept an incoming rocket headed toward Tel Aviv last week. The commander recalled: “A missile was fired from Gaza. Iron Dome precisely calculated [its trajectory]. We know where these […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Mona Charen “Meet the Press” featured a segment this week that illustrates the planted liberal axioms that dominate our political culture. The topic was Congress’s failure to “get anything done” this term. Political director Chuck Todd set the stage: “New polling from NBC News, The Wall Street Journal and Marist … […]