Writer says advice he gave Obama on dealing with Moscow applies more so for Trump

Writer says advice he gave Obama on dealing with Moscow applies more so for Trump

by WorldTribune Staff, January 2, 2017 An analyst who offered advice on Russia given to President-elect Barack Obama in 2008 says it is just as applicable now, if not more so, as Donald Trump prepares to take the oath of office on Jan. 20. “Viewed from the U.S., Russia may appear to be obsessed with […]

The beat goes on: Partisan ‘journalists’ exposed by WikiLeaks will also cover Trump White House

The beat goes on: Partisan ‘journalists’ exposed by WikiLeaks will also cover Trump White House

by WorldTribune Staff, January 3, 2017 If you can’t beat Trump, stay on the Trump beat. Many of the same “journalists” who were revealed in WikiLeaks’ publication of emails from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton campaign chair John Podesta to have worked in close coordination with the Clinton campaign have not been removed […]

Voters gave a resounding ‘No’ to mean Green extremists

Voters gave a resounding ‘No’ to mean Green extremists

by WorldTribune Staff, January 3, 2017 Donald Trump was able to break through the Democrats’ “blue wall” in the Midwest by standing up for working class Americans against well-funded climate change alarmists, an analyst said. “The biggest loser on election night was the Big Green movement in America dedicated to the anti-prosperity proposition that to […]

China angered at change in name of Taiwan embassy in Japan

China angered at change in name of Taiwan embassy in Japan

by WorldTribune Staff, January 3, 2017 Japan drew angry protests from China after changing the name of its Taiwanese embassy, a move Beijing saw as Tokyo taking a step toward recognizing Taiwan as a separate country. The name of Japan’s Taiwanese embassy in Taipei was officially changed in a ceremony on Jan. 3 from “The […]

ISIL justifies Istanbul massacre ‘for sake of Allah’s religion’

ISIL justifies Istanbul massacre ‘for sake of Allah’s religion’

by WorldTribune Staff, January 2, 2017 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) said one of its jihadists carried out the New Year’s Eve terror attack in Istanbul “to take revenge on Turkey, who serves the cross.” The attack at the Reina nightclub killed 39 people and wounded at least 150 others. The terrorist who […]

Losers: How the Party of Jefferson became the ‘Party of Soros’

Losers: How the Party of Jefferson became the ‘Party of Soros’

by WorldTribune Staff, January 2, 2017 Blinded by their desire to defeat George W. Bush’s re-election bid in 2004, Democrats allowed leftist billionaire George Soros to buy out their party, an analyst said. Defeating Bush “is the central focus of my life,” Soros declared at the time. It was “a matter of life and death.” […]

ESPN’s New Year’s eve nightmare: College football ratings in free fall

ESPN’s New Year’s eve nightmare: College football ratings in free fall

by WorldTribune Staff, January 2, 2017 Is it too late for the 24/7 sports network to return to being a network that focuses primarily on . . . sports? ESPN’s broadcast of the College Football Playoffs on Dec. 31 received just a 10.4 rating, down 32 percent from two years ago. The ratings may be […]

Iran has pocketed $10 billion in cash and gold since signing nuclear deal

Iran has pocketed $10 billion in cash and gold since signing nuclear deal

by WorldTribune Staff, January 2, 2017 In the three years since it signed a preliminary nuclear deal with world powers, Iran has received more than $10 billion in sanctions relief in the form of cash and gold, a report said. Large payouts in gold and cash from oil funds unfrozen in numerous countries “represent the […]

Obama’s unprecedented bid to undercut president-elect said to sacrifice U.S. interests

Obama’s unprecedented bid to undercut president-elect said to sacrifice U.S. interests

Special to WorldTribune.com By Gregory R. Copley, Editor, GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs Year-end 2016 saw something never before publicly witnessed in the U.S. political scene: a most direct and open attempt by an outgoing U.S. Administration to damage and limit the prospects of a newly-elected incoming Administration in such a way that U.S. global strategic […]

China to re-brand itself in new year with ‘soft power’ media offensive

China to re-brand itself in new year with ‘soft power’ media offensive

by WorldTribune Staff, January 1, 2017 China’s largest television network has re-launched its international on-air and online presence in an effort to promote “positive propaganda” overseas. Central China Television (CCTV) launched the new overseas offensive on Jan. 1 via the newly-named China Global Television Network (CGTN). The move is part of Beijing’s push to extend […]