In first defense white paper in years, China targets U.S. Pacific Command, Taiwan

In first defense white paper in years, China targets U.S. Pacific Command, Taiwan

FPI / August 2, 2019 Geostrategy-Direct.com In the first defense white paper it has released in several years, China identifies the United States as its main adversary, warns that it is set to use military force against Taiwan and says that developing space weapons is among its vital strategic interests. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) […]

Swamp uber alles: Senate sends budget ‘monstrosity’ to White House

Swamp uber alles: Senate sends budget ‘monstrosity’ to White House

by WorldTribune Staff, August 2, 2019 The Senate on Aug. 1 passed a budget agreement that conservative critics blasted as a “monstrosity” that will add $2 trillion to the national debt, raises federal spending limits and suspends the debt ceiling for two years. Utah Sen. Mike Lee, one of 23 Republicans who voted against the […]

‘Google Camp’: Carbon-spewing elites hunker down at Sicily resort

‘Google Camp’: Carbon-spewing elites hunker down at Sicily resort

Commentary by WorldTribune Staff, August 2, 2019 Earth to leftist hypocrites, there is this thing called video conferencing. Google this week hosted a conference for favored political and celebrity elites at a posh resort on the Italian island of Sicily. Climate change was the main topic of the so-called “Google Camp.” Many of the attendees […]

The Second Amendment hit with another round of lead poisoning in The Empire State

The Second Amendment hit with another round of lead poisoning in The Empire State

FPI /August 2, 2019 Analysis by James Fite, LibertyNation.com Governor Andrew Cuomo took a few potshots at the already dying right to keep and bear arms in The Empire State as he signed more gun control bills into law. Surprise, surprise. New York is hardly a bastion of respect for the Second Amendment and has […]

American flag embraced by Hong Kong protesters as U.S. tracks Chinese troop movements

American flag embraced by Hong Kong protesters as U.S. tracks Chinese troop movements

by WorldTribune Staff, August 1, 2019 Protesters in Hong Kong have increasingly brandished the American flag as a symbol of resistance amid the threat of force from military and paramilitary forces from communist China. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is closely monitoring a situation described by an administration official as a “congregation of Chinese forces on […]

Report: Comey referred for indictment, as investigation expands; FBI agents went to fired director’s home

Report: Comey referred for indictment, as investigation expands; FBI agents went to fired director’s home

by WorldTribune Staff, August 1, 2019 A month after he was fired by President Donald Trump, FBI agents visited the home of ex-FBI Director James Comey and collected “as evidence” four memos that allegedly detail conversations he had with the president, according to documents obtained by government watchdog group Judicial Watch. Meanwhile, Department of Justice […]

They watched the Democrat debate so we didn’t have to

They watched the Democrat debate so we didn’t have to

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, August 1, 2019 Let’s have a show of hands. Who actually watched the July 31 Democratic debate on CNN. Anyone? Anyone? For those otherwise engaged in the “pursuit of happiness,” analysts with sharp pens such as Ralph Z. Hallow of The Washington Times and Dan Flynn of the American Spectator provided […]

Update: Ratcliffe withdraws from consideration for director of national intelligence

Update: Ratcliffe withdraws from consideration for director of national intelligence

by WorldTribune Staff, August 2, 2019 Rep. John Ratcliffe will not be the next Director of National Intelligence, President Donald Trump said in an Aug. 2 tweet. Trump said Ratcliffe withdrew after realizing how difficult his Senate confirmation process would be. The president tweeted: “I explained to John how miserable it would be for him […]

Chinese covert op targets Trump re-election via Wall Street, K Street

Chinese covert op targets Trump re-election via Wall Street, K Street

by WorldTribune Staff, July 31, 2019 China plans on using “four weapons” to prevent President Donald Trump from winning a second term, Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan recently revealed. “China has been protesting western powers trying to interfere in the domestic politics of China but in fact China is not only trying interfere in the […]

Baltimore’s murder rate higher than those of Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala

Baltimore’s murder rate higher than those of Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala

by WorldTribune Staff, July 31, 2019 The murder rate in Baltimore is 56 per 100,000 residents. That is more than the murder rates in the Northern Triangle countries of Central America — El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras — an analysis said. The Princeton Policy Advisors analysis reported the murder rate in El Salvador is 50 […]