Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has granted Saudi Arabia preferred status in air travel. The Investigative Project on Terrorism asserted that the administration of President Barack Obama has approved plans to grant favored status to Saudi air travelers. IPT, which has briefed Congress and the U.S. law enforcement community, said the Homeland […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Cliff Kincaid The lawsuit over the sale of Al Gore’s Current TV to Al Jazeera is adding to the controversy. The media executive who claims to have arranged the sale says the idea was to make the Terror TV channel “palatable to U.S. lawmakers,” a formulation that suggests foreign lobbying on […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Cliff Kincaid Rep. Tim Murphy, who holds a senior position on the House Energy and Commerce Committee as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, has called on the Obama administration to explain whether Al Jazeera’s purchase of Current TV from former Democratic Vice President Al Gore was given any […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Cliff Kincaid Apparently on the defensive over its unorthodox entry into the U.S. media market, Al Jazeera has hired a high-powered lobbying firm on Capitol Hill to stave off an investigation of the curious transaction with former Democratic Vice President Al Gore. The firm, DLA Piper, represented Al Jazeera in the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Cliff Kincaid The Obama administration is facilitating the activities of foreign jihadists and Al Qaida throughout the Middle East, while claiming that it is fighting Al Qaida and that the organization has been “decimated.” This monumental deception is being carried out not only by the administration but its supporters. It is […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Cliff Kincaid If Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) lets the Al Jazeera-Al Gore deal go through without scrutiny, then every broadcast entity or communications facility in America is ripe for the plucking by any of our nation’s enemies and adversaries. For those who haven’t been paying attention lately, […]