FPI / August 23, 2019 By Richard Fisher, Geostrategy-Direct.com On Aug. 15, the Trump administration informally told the U.S. Congress that it had approved the $8 billion sale of Lockheed-Martin F-16V fighters to Taiwan, that now requires Congressional approval to proceed. Taiwan has been seeking upgraded and more capable F-16s since 1997, in the wake […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 23, 2019 Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff has a challenger for the California congressional seat he has held since 2013. According to a report by Route Fifty, the challenger is drag queen Maebe A. Girl. “We need more everyday people in Congress — its overwhelmingly older, white, wealthy men, and that’s just […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 23, 2019 South Korea’s government on Aug. 22 announced that it was scrapping a military-intelligence sharing pact with Japan weeks after being urged to do so by communist North Korea. Japan had sought an extension of the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) despite increased tension between the two countries. […]
by Christopher Sparks, WorldTribune Staff, August 23, 2019 In the 1984 classic Footloose (and the 2011 remake), dancing is prohibited in the small town that city boy Ren McCormack moves to. In the 2019 version of Footloose, the Left is moving to ban former Trump White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer from dancing on the […]
FPI / August 22, 2019 Geostrategy-Direct.com In becoming the first sitting U.S. Secretary of State to visit the Federated States of Micronesia earlier this month, Mike Pompeo hailed the island nations of the Pacific as “small islands” which “are big strongholds of freedom.” Washington has long held sway over the region, but analysts say China […]
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, August 22, 2019 There’s real panic in DNC land. So much so that the Democrats are turning to Hillary Clinton and Mexico for a fundraising miracle. In July, the Republican National Committee (RNC) nearly tripled the fundraising of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). “Our eventual nominee won’t stand a chance against […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 22, 2019 China would “pay a price they wouldn’t want to pay” in a military conflict with the United States, President Donald Trump said after a report said the U.S. has lost its military edge in the Indo-Pacific to China. “America no longer enjoys military primacy in the Indo-Pacific and its […]
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by WorldTribune Staff, August 22, 2019 The de facto leader of the Democratic Party, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, insists that the Electoral College is a racist “scam.” The socialist New York Democrat made the argument on Aug. 19 in an Instagram story that shows her driving along a deserted highway and saying, “many votes here, as […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 22, 2019 President Donald Trump on Aug. 21 signed a memorandum which eliminates federal student loan debt for some 25,000 of America’s disabled military veterans. “The debt of these disabled veterans will be entirely erased. It will be gone. They will sleep well tonight,” Trump told a crowd of veterans at […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 21, 2019 The Trump administration on Aug. 21 moved to effectively end “catch and release.” Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan and Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar announced a “final rule” which will result in the termination of the Flores Settlement Agreement (FSA). The FSA, which is […]