Report: Foot-dragging over release of JFK files reveal continued tensions between Trump, intel agencies

Report: Foot-dragging over release of JFK files reveal continued tensions between Trump, intel agencies

by WorldTribune Staff, October 29, 2017 The Oct. 26 congressionally-mandated release of 2,800 pages of files on the Kennedy assassination again shone a spotlight on President Donald Trump’s rocky relationship with his intelligence agencies. Just hours before the release of the files, White House lawyers reportedly were still fielding requests for additional redactions from the […]

Wall Street Journal calls for Mueller’s resignation; FBI informant ‘threatened’ by DOJ

Wall Street Journal calls for Mueller’s resignation; FBI informant ‘threatened’ by DOJ

by WorldTribune Staff, October 27, 2017 Recent revelations of the FBI’s role in the investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election make it impossible for Robert Mueller to conduct an objective probe and he should resign as special counsel, the Wall Street Journal’s editorial board said on Oct. 26. “It is no slur against […]

Saudi crown prince vows return to moderate Islam: ‘We didn’t know how to deal’ with fire Iran sparked

Saudi crown prince vows return to moderate Islam: ‘We didn’t know how to deal’ with fire Iran sparked

by WorldTribune Staff, October 27, 2017 Saudi Arabia will return to “what we were before – a country of moderate Islam that is open to all religions and to the world,” Crown Prince Mohammad said on Oct. 24. “We will not waste 30 years of our lives dealing with extremist ideas; we will destroy them […]

Mattis at the DMZ highlights difference between 2 Koreas: ‘Our goal is not war’

Mattis at the DMZ highlights difference between 2 Koreas: ‘Our goal is not war’

by WorldTribune Staff, October 27, 2017 Standing at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) just meters away from North Korea, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Oct. 27 said the United States seeks the “irreversible denuclearization” of North Korea, but “not war.” “As Secretary of State Tillerson has made clear, our goal is not war but rather […]

Pence: Trump order stops ‘funding ineffective’ UN agencies; U.S. to directly aid persecuted Christians

Pence: Trump order  stops ‘funding ineffective’ UN agencies; U.S. to directly aid persecuted Christians

by WorldTribune Staff, October 27, 2017 The U.S. will no longer rely on the United Nations to provide humanitarian aid to persecuted religious minorities in the Middle East, Vice President Mike Pence said. “My friends, those days are over,” Pence said at the annual In Defense of Christians summit in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 25. “Our fellow […]

Silenced: U.S. social media giants bow to China’s Xi Jinping

Silenced: U.S. social media giants bow to China’s Xi Jinping

by WorldTribune Staff, October 26, 2017 Sacrificing principle, not to mention truth, for the elusive attraction of China’s massive market, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube have bowed to Beijing and compromised the standards of journalistic integrity once fiercely upheld by the American free press. The most recent suspension by Twitter means that three social media platforms […]

Flashback: As FBI director, Mueller declined to act on a number of major scandals

Flashback: As FBI director, Mueller declined to act on a number of major scandals

by WorldTribune Staff, August 8, 2017 Special counsel Robert Mueller, described as “utterly incorruptible” by major Washington, D.C. political and media players, appears to be leaving no stone unturned in his investigation of Russia, the Trump team and the 2016 election. Recent leaks indicate that Mueller is even looking into one of President Donald Trump […]

‘Dirtiest trick’: DNC bought and paid for Russian dossier, but Democrat media focus on Flake

‘Dirtiest trick’: DNC bought and paid for Russian dossier, but Democrat media focus on Flake

by WorldTribune Staff, October 26, 2017 When news broke this week that Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee had funded the discredited dossier from Russian sources that smeared President Donald Trump, the major media’s long-running narrative on Trump-Russia collusion was effectively neutralized. Those who were paying attention and can think critically could immediately see […]

Ex-CIA director: Let Israel deter Iran with U.S. bunker buster bombs

Ex-CIA director: Let Israel deter Iran with U.S. bunker buster bombs

by WorldTribune Staff, October 26, 2017 Selling Israel bunker buster bombs would allow it to take out underground aspects of Iran’s nuclear program and deter the Islamic Republic from breaking out with a nuclear weapon, former CIA and NSA director Michael Hayden said. “I can imagine circumstances where the U.S. might want to take steps […]

Kim Jong-Un sends terse congratulatory message to China’s Xi Jinping

Kim Jong-Un sends terse congratulatory message to China’s Xi Jinping

by WorldTribune Staff, October 26, 2017 North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un sent a brief message of congratulations to Xi Jinping on Oct. 25 after the Chinese leader was elected as general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China at the 19th party congress. The message “expressed the conviction that the relations […]