by WorldTribune Staff, September 19, 2016 The president is not running this year, but he has made clear that this election is mainly about him. A vote for anyone other than Hillary Clinton is a vote against the legacy of President Barack Obama, the president warned black Americans. “My name may not be on the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 19, 2016 Turkey’s military presence in Iraq is a “hostile act” that is impeding the Iraqi army’s plans to liberate Mosul from Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Sept. 18. “What I want to confirm is that the presence of the Turkish forces […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 19, 2016 CNN on Sept. 17 cited Donald Trump for using the word “bombing” to describe the explosion in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood, insisting the GOP candidate was hinting at terrorism before authorities had determined a cause. Meanwhile, when Hillary Clinton used the word “bombing” to describe the incident, CNN […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 19, 2016 While addressing a dinner held by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation on Sept. 17, Obama joked that Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) was no big deal compared to the uproar over his birth certificate. At about the same time, a terrorist bomb exploded in Manhattan, injuring 29 […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 18, 2016 A U.S. airstrike that hit a Syrian army position on Sept. 17 allowed Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) to advance on, an ultimately overrun it, the Syrian army said. The airstrike at Jebel Tharda near Deir Ezzor airport is “conclusive evidence” that the U.S. and its allies […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs Can the United States recover its position in East Asia and the Indo-Pacific, or has the tide turned, isolating Washington’s support base in the region? Growing evidence now points to the reality that the last major summit attendance of U.S. President Barack Obama — the G20 Leaders’ Summit […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 18, 2016 Hillary Clinton, from day one, was not assigned a state.gov email address, something that “was planned in advance,” the State Department’s former inspector general said. “That’s a change in the standard. It tells me that this was premeditated” to skirt the rules governing federal records management, said Howard J. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 18, 2016 Iran’s leadership will never use a nuclear weapon if they produce one because Teheran knows Israel has 200 nukes pointed at the Islamic Republic, former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said in an email leaked to the public last week. “Iranians can’t use one if they finally make […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 18, 2016 Biased and dishonest reporting on the 2016 presidential election have contributed to the American media credibility rating with its audience, which has hit an all-time low, according to a Gallup poll. Just 32 percent of Americans say they have a great deal or fair amount of trust in the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk WASHINGTON — The Chinese remain the great enigma when it comes to figuring out whether they’re friend or foe, honorable adversaries or dangerous rivals for power and influence from the Korean peninsula to the South China Sea and beyond. Nobody believes they’re doing much to discourage North Korea’s nuclear […]
