‘Crime of the century’: Obama gambled that large-scale illegal surveillance would justify itself

‘Crime of the century’: Obama gambled that large-scale illegal surveillance would justify itself

by WorldTribune Staff, September 21, 2017 In casting its wide surveillance dragnet on team Trump, the Obama administration gambled that if it spied on enough “people long enough … something was bound to turn up,” an analyst said. “Desperate Obama cronies had figured out that they could bypass many of the limitations on the conventional […]

Tillerson: Trump sees same flaws in Iran nuclear deal of N. Korean agreements

Tillerson: Trump sees same flaws in Iran nuclear deal of N. Korean agreements

by WorldTribune Staff, September 20, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump “wants to redo” the Iran nuclear deal, assessing that the same “kick the can down the road” mistakes governments made with North Korea were made in negotiating the Iran deal, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sept. 19. “I think we’re all well familiar […]

Hungary to hold ‘national consultation’ on ‘public enemy’ Soros

Hungary to hold ‘national consultation’ on ‘public enemy’ Soros

by WorldTribune Staff, September 20, 2017 Officials in Hungary said the country would hold a “national consultation” to investigate public views on leftist billionaire George Soros. The so-called “Soros plan” includes Europe accepting a million migrants per year and the demolition of Hungary’s hugely successful anti-migrant border fence, Lajos Kosa, a top official in the […]

Egypt’s Sisi salutes ’more than 40 years’ of peace with Israel, calls on Palestinians to ‘overcome differences’

Egypt’s Sisi salutes ’more than 40 years’ of peace with Israel, calls on Palestinians to ‘overcome differences’

by WorldTribune Staff, September 20, 2017 Egypt’s more than 40 years of peace with Israel can be repeated in the Palestinian territories if Palestinian Arabs are willing to overcome their differences with Israelis and one another, Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Sisi said in an address to the UN General Assembly on Sept. 19. Addressing Israelis, […]

Susan Rice admits unmasking Trump aides Flynn, Bannon, Kushner

Susan Rice admits unmasking Trump aides Flynn, Bannon, Kushner

by WorldTribune Staff, September 20, 2017 Obama administration national security adviser Susan Rice told a congressional committee last week that she asked intelligence agencies to unmask the names of three Trump advisers, according to news reports. Rice had previously denied any role in politicizing intelligence information she had access to despite reports to the contrary. […]

Gorka: Nothing ‘hidden’ about the Deep State, it was ‘overt … in our faces’

Gorka: Nothing ‘hidden’ about the Deep State, it was ‘overt … in our faces’

by WorldTribune Staff, September 19, 2017 The sheer number of serious national security leaks in the Trump White House thus far is a shocking “seven times” the average number of leaks in previous administration, said Sebastian Gorka, former deputy assistant to President Donald Trump. In a Sept. 15 Judicial Watch panel discussion, “Exposing the Deep […]

Trump at UN slams rogue states: ‘Rocket man’ on suicide mission, Iran deal an ‘embarrassment’

Trump at UN slams rogue states: ‘Rocket man’ on suicide mission, Iran deal an ‘embarrassment’

by WorldTribune Staff, September 19, 2017 In his first address to the UN General Assembly, President Donald Trump on Sept. 19 said the U.S. will “forever be a great friend to the world” but that he will “defend America’s interests above all else.” During his 40-minute address, Trump had tough words for North Korea and […]

Reports: Wiretapping of Manafort based on discredited Russian dossier

Reports: Wiretapping of Manafort based on discredited Russian dossier

by WorldTribune Staff, September 19, 2017 U.S. officials investigating alleged Trump-Russia collusion obtained a FISA warrant to wiretap former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort, before and after the election, based on the bogus dossier of ex-British spy Christopher Steele, reports say. Fox News’s Ed Henry reported that the warrant was obtained “after the FBI embraced […]

North Carolina in the running for Amazon’s second HQ

North Carolina in the running for Amazon’s second HQ

by WorldTribune Staff, September 19, 2017 North Carolina is hoping that a new budget initiative with enhanced incentives for businesses will entice Amazon to choose the Tar Heel state as the location for its second headquarters. Earlier this month, Seattle-based Amazon said it would spend $5 billion in construction and hire up to 50,000 high-paying […]

Egypt court sentences Morsi to 25 years in Qatar spy case

Egypt court sentences Morsi to 25 years in Qatar spy case

by WorldTribune Staff, September 17, 2017 Egypt’s Court of Cassation, in a final ruling issued on Sept. 16, sentenced Mohammed Morsi to 25 years in prison in a case accusing the former president of spying for Qatar. The court reduced Morsi’s sentence from an original 40 years in the case, which centered on the leaking […]