How Israeli intelligence stole Iran’s nuke secrets; Pompeo impressed; The N. Korean angle

How Israeli intelligence stole Iran’s nuke secrets; Pompeo impressed; The N. Korean angle

by WorldTribune Staff, May 1, 2018 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address on April 30 in which he revealed thousands of top-secret files related to Iran’s nuclear weapons program was hailed as one of Israel’s “greatest achievements” in intelligence gathering. A new report details how Israel acquired some 110,000 files – 55,000 pages and 55,000 digital […]

Time warp hit WorldTribune.com

Time warp hit WorldTribune.com

by WorldTribune Staff, May 1, 2018 At about 3 p.m. Eastern time on May 1, several days of content at WorldTribune vanished into cyberspace. How could this happen? Here’s what we know. In the past month we have added an additional Firewall to repel “unauthorized” bots from all over the world that were causing the […]

What Macron said about French-American ties (page A10 in the NY Times)

What Macron said about French-American ties (page A10 in the NY Times)

Special to WorldTribune By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Stressing the shared values and security interests which have united France and the United States for over two centuries, French President Emmanuel Macron visited Washington, D.C. This first formal State Visit of the Trump presidency was reserved for the USA’s oldest European ally, not to […]

Passive aggressive Mexico enables the ongoing migrant invasion of the USA

Passive aggressive Mexico enables the ongoing migrant invasion of the USA

Special to WorldTribune.com Jeffrey T. Kuhner America is being invaded. This is the real meaning of the Central American migrant caravan that has just crossed our southern border with impunity. For over six weeks, the mainstream media has documented — and cheered on — hundreds of illegal immigrants from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador as […]

‘Bunker-busting’ strikes on Syrian bases reportedly destroyed Iran missiles

‘Bunker-busting’ strikes on Syrian bases reportedly destroyed Iran missiles

by WorldTribune Staff, April 29, 2018 Multiple missile strikes hit several military bases in Syria on April 29. The target of at least some of the attacks appeared to be warehouses containing Iranian missiles, reports say. Al-Akhbar, a Lebanese pro-Hizbullah newspaper, said the attacks in Hama and in the Aleppo countryside were apparently carried out […]

Former DNI Clapper’s credibility, continued security clearance challenged

Former DNI Clapper’s credibility, continued security clearance challenged

by WorldTribune Staff, April 30, 2018 Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper continues to retain his security clearance despite leaking information on the Trump dossier to the media outlet he now works for, a report said. At the White House Correspondents Association dinner on April 28, CNN reporters were awarded the Merriman Smith Award […]

Pompeo hits ground running, rallies allies against Iran’s regional aggression, missile program

Pompeo hits ground running, rallies allies against Iran’s regional aggression, missile program

Three days after being confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on April 29 that U.S. President Donald Trump has “a comprehensive Iran plan that is designed to counter the full array of threats emanating from Teheran.” In his first foreign trip in his new role, former CIA Director Pompeo said […]

Opting out not an option for parents confronted by California’s sexual orientation curriculum

Opting out not an option for parents confronted by California’s sexual orientation curriculum

by WorldTribune Staff, April 29, 2018 Under the California Healthy Youth Act, parents of students in the state’s public schools reportedly can’t pull their children out of sex-education classes which discuss gender identity and sexual orientation. In a letter to the Orange County Board of Education, General Counsel Ronald Wenkart noted that, under the California […]

Kanye West vs. groupthink: A powerful defense of liberty from an unlikely source

Kanye West vs. groupthink: A powerful defense of liberty from an unlikely source

Special to WorldTribune.com By Grace Vuoto Should we laugh or cry that it is currently renowned rapper and fashion designer Kanye West who is holding high the torch of free speech and free thought? He sounds almost like John Stuart Mill in his bold defense of liberty. “You don’t have to agree with Trump but […]