2016 killing of Iran-backed Hizbullah commander was ‘inside job,’ Israel says

2016 killing of Iran-backed Hizbullah commander was ‘inside job,’ Israel says

by WorldTribune Staff, March 22, 2017 The death of Hizbullah’s military commander in Syria was an “inside job,” an assassination carried out by the Iran-backed group itself, the chief of Israel’s armed forces said. Hizbullah had claimed that Mustafa Badreddine was killed in May 2016 in an artillery attack by anti-Assad rebels near Damascus, but […]

Comey sheds light on Russians’ thought process about Hillary Clinton’s chances

Comey sheds light on Russians’ thought process about Hillary Clinton’s chances

by WorldTribune Staff, March 21, 2017 Like most U.S. pollsters and pundits, the Russians apparently felt Donald Trump had no chance of winning the presidency so set out to undermine Hillary Clinton, FBI Director James Comey said on March 20. “Late in the summer they concluded based on the polling that a lot of people […]

Hemingway and Trump: Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean the FBI isn’t on your case

Hemingway and Trump: Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean the FBI isn’t on your case

by WorldTribune Staff, March 21, 2017 Bestselling novelist Jack Engelhard notes that U.S. President Donald Trump “can take heart from Ernest Hemingway…” In the last years of his life, Hemingway “was especially fearful of the FBI and the IRS” and believed “he was being wiretapped,” Engelhard, author of Indecent Proposal, wrote for Israel’s Arutz Sheva […]

North Carolina economy booming despite slights from NCAA, NBA, Bruce Springsteen

North Carolina economy booming despite slights from NCAA, NBA, Bruce Springsteen

by WorldTribune Staff, March 21, 2017 North Carolina’s economy continues to roll in the aftermath of high-profile boycotts by the NCAA, the NBA, and the Boss over the state’s HB2 transgender bathroom bill. Earlier this month, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest told Texas lawmakers, who are considering a bill similar to HB2, that the economic effect […]

Hillary Clinton supporters now blame both FBI’s Comey and the Russians

Hillary Clinton supporters now blame both FBI’s Comey and the Russians

by WorldTribune Staff, March 21, 2017 First, Hillary Clinton supporters blamed FBI Director James Comey for her epic fail. Then, they blamed Russian interference in the election. Now, it’s Comey’s failure to inform the public of Russian interference. In testimony before the House Intelligence Committee on March 20, the FBI director confirmed a months-long probe […]

Israel set to deploy final layer of missile defense shield

Israel set to deploy final layer of missile defense shield

by WorldTribune Staff, March 21, 2017 The middle layer of Israel’s missile defense shield will be deployed within the next two weeks, a senior Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) officer said on March 20. The David’s Sling system gives the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) “more capabilities and more effectiveness,” said Brig. Gen. Tzvika Haimovitch, head of […]

Shock and awe: Trump plan defunds public broadcasting, slashes swamp budgets

Shock and awe: Trump plan defunds public broadcasting, slashes swamp budgets

by WorldTribune Staff, March 20, 2017 The Trump administration’s pledge to phase out government funding for public broadcasting was met with cheers from conservatives and jeers from the Left. Under a budget plan released on March 16, President Donald Trump’s administration proposed to fully defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and its subsidiaries National Public […]

Trump to host Egypt’s Sisi in early April

Trump to host Egypt’s Sisi in early April

by WorldTribune Staff, March 20, 2017 Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Sisi will make his first state visit to Washington on April 3. A White House official confirmed on March 19 that President Donald Trump will host the Egyptian leader, Reuters reported. Former President Barack Obama had never extended a formal invitation to Sisi, who was elected […]

Nothing mainstream about ‘Mediacrats’: Texas congressman credits partisan press for poll numbers

Nothing mainstream about ‘Mediacrats’: Texas congressman credits partisan press for poll numbers

by WorldTribune Staff, March 20, 2017 The media can’t be considered “mainstream” when it “doesn’t represent a majority of the American people,” a Texas congressman said. “The media and Democrats are so close in association and so close in their philosophical views that we might as well use one word to describe both, and that’s […]

Moscow calls in Israeli ambassador over jet fighter strikes in Syria

Moscow calls in Israeli ambassador over jet fighter strikes in Syria

by WorldTribune Staff, March 20, 2017 Russia said it summoned Israel’s ambassador over Israeli airstrikes that hit close to Russian forces near the Syrian city of Palmyra. Deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov told Interfax news agency that Ambassador Gary Koren was summoned on March 17 and “asked about” the strikes. Russia said earlier this month […]