Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — On a picture perfect September morning, the Grim Reaper struck in New York. Hijacked aircraft slammed into the Twin Towers of the Word Trade Center shattering the myth that terrorism “can’t happen here.” Before long, the towers were like two belching black smokestacks set against […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump vowed to “shoot out of the water” any Iranian vessels that harass the U.S. Navy, if he is elected. At a rally in Florida on September 9, Trump said he would make the U.S. military “so strong that nobody’s going […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 9, 2016 CIA Director John Brennan says it will take quite a significant amount of time befor Syria and Iraq can recover from the devastation caused by Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). “I don’t know whether or not Syria and Iraq can be put back together again. There’s been […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Iranian Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri fell out of favor with the clerical establishment, lost his status as Ayatollah Khomeini’s hand-picked successor and deputy, spent five years under house arrest, and was scorned for his support for the opposition “Green Movement” before his death in 2009. By Golnaz Esfandiari, Radio Free Europe […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 9, 2016 North Korea announced its fifth nuclear weapons test only hours after South Korea noted unusual seismic activity near the North’s northeastern nuclear test site. Four of the five tests have taken place during the Barack Obama administration and the first under the George W. Bush administration. The U.S. policy […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Even the defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIO) militants in Iraq and Syria will not extinguish the extremist group’s threat to the civilized world, top U.S. intelligence officials say. “The threat that I think will dominate the next five years for the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 8, 2016 A Tajik national and U.S.-trained sniper has been promoted to minister of war by Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). Gulmurod Khalimov replaces the red-bearded Tarhan Batirashvili, better known as “Omar the Chechen,” who was killed in a U.S. airstrike in July. The 41-year-old Khalimov underwent U.S. special […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 7, 2016 Syrian regime forces and Iran-backed Hizbullah fighters are planning a large-scale operation against anti-Assad forces in Syria near the border with Israel, Iranian state media reported. “The Syrian army and Hizbullah fighters have been working on a joint plan to end militancy in Southern Syria, particularly near the Golan […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has blasted Saudi Arabia over its management of the hajj, suggesting Muslim countries should challenge Riyadh’s control of the annual Muslim pilgrimage. “Because of these [Saudi] rulers’ oppressive behavior towards God’s guests, the world of Islam must fundamentally reconsider the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 6, 2016 The Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is interviewing candidates to replace its dead spokesman whose job description included planning the international attacks that terrorized the West over the past year. ISIL is said to have two candidates on its short list to replace Abu Mohamed al-Adnani, who […]
