‘Very suspicious’: Matt Drudge suggests U.S. government shut down his site

‘Very suspicious’: Matt Drudge suggests U.S. government shut down his site

by WorldTribune Staff, December 30, 2016 Matt Drudge tied the Obama administration to one of the worst DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks in the history of his powerful Drudge Report website on Dec. 29. “Is the US government attacking DRUDGE REPORT? Biggest DDoS since site’s inception. VERY suspicious routing [and timing],” Drudge tweeted to his 457,000 followers. Drudge […]

Patriot groups ‘locked and loaded’ after Obama includes Bundy Ranch property in national monument designation

Patriot groups ‘locked and loaded’ after Obama includes Bundy Ranch property in national monument designation

by WorldTribune Staff, December 30, 2016 Some members of patriot groups who supported Cliven Bundy during his 2014 standoff with the feds are preparing for another battle after President Barack Obama designated a new national monument in Nevada on land near the site of the Bundy Ranch standoff. “Get your gear ready,” wrote Jon Ritzheimer, who also […]

Hill: Obama is under mounting pressure to prove his charge that Russia interfered with election

Hill: Obama is under mounting pressure to prove his charge that Russia interfered with election

by WorldTribune Staff, December 29, 2016 President Barack Obama has warned of retaliatory measures, including sanctions, against Russia for its alleged interference in the presidential election. Obama, however, “has provided little documentation to back up” his accusations against Moscow and is being pressed by both Republicans and Democrats to do so, The Hill reported on […]

Russia, Turkey, Iran see zones of influence in Syria with Assad temporarily remaining in power

Russia, Turkey, Iran see zones of influence in Syria with Assad temporarily remaining in power

by WorldTribune Staff, December 29, 2016 Syria would be divided into zones of regional power and President Bashar Assad would be allowed to remain in control under a “compromise” agreement worked out by Russia, Turkey and Iran. Under the deal, the new federal structure in Syria would be controlled by Assad’s Alawite sect. Assad’s powers […]

Terrorism in France credited with rightward turn by millennials

Terrorism in France credited with rightward turn by millennials

by WorldTribune Staff, December 28, 2016 Mass casualty terror attacks and high unemployment are driving French millennials toward a conservative party typically labeled ultra-right by the media. Marine Le Pen’s National Front is the political party with the most support among French citizens aged 18-34, according to a report released by polling organization Odoxa on […]

Document said to confirm U.S. collusion with Palestinians on UN vote

Document said to confirm U.S. collusion with Palestinians on UN vote

by WorldTribune Staff, December 28, 2016 American officials told a Palestinian delegation in a closed door meeting that the U.S. would not veto a UN Security Council resolution against Israeli settlements, according to a newly leaked document. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and White House National Security Adviser Susan Rice told a Palestinian delegation […]

Iran plans to build aircraft carrier as part of naval upgrade

Iran plans to build aircraft carrier as part of naval upgrade

by WorldTribune Staff, December 28, 2016 Iran is looking to construct an aircraft carrier and heavy submarines as it upgrades its naval capabilities, a senior Iranian official said. “Building an aircraft carrier is also among the goals pursued by the navy and we hope to attain this objective,” Deputy Navy Commander for Coordination Adm. Peiman […]

Turkey conducting 10,000 investigations of social media users following 1,600 arrests

Turkey conducting 10,000 investigations of social media users following 1,600 arrests

by WorldTribune Staff, December 28, 2016 In the six months since the failed coup attempt, Turkey has arrested more than 1,600 people and is investigating at least 10,000 others who are accused of supporting terror groups or insulting Turkish officials on social media. Social media access is frequently restricted or cut off in Turkey to […]

Report: ISIL is going down, but Salafi-Jihadists continue bloody crusade for Islamist sovereignty

Report: ISIL is going down, but Salafi-Jihadists continue bloody crusade for Islamist sovereignty

by WorldTribune Staff, December 27, 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) will be defeated in Iraq and Syria in 2017, but the driving force behind its bloody ideology, the establishment of a Salafi Sunni Islam Kingdom on earth, will not go away, analysts say. ISIL “is arguably more dangerous and effective than Al […]

Poll raises questions about how tolerant liberals actually are

Poll raises questions about how tolerant liberals actually are

by WorldTribune Staff, December 27, 2016 Turns out liberals, quick to whip up a post and an angry emoticon when it comes to pointing out the alleged intolerance and bigotry of conservatives, are a long way from the altruism they espouse. According to a new poll by the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), Democratic […]