Pence warns North Korea not to test U.S. ‘resolve’

Pence warns North Korea not to test U.S. ‘resolve’

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty U.S. Vice President Mike Pence warned North Korea not to test President Donald Trump’s resolve, saying that “all options are on the table” in curbing Pyongyang’s missile and nuclear weapons programs. Pence said during a press conference in Seoul on April 17 that recent U.S. military […]

Turkey’s referendum could create ‘one-man rule,’ threatens EU ties

Turkey’s referendum could create ‘one-man rule,’ threatens EU ties

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan began to set post-referendum strategy for the country after declaring a “clear victory” in the April 16 vote that gave him sweeping new powers but was also challenged as illegitimate by the opposition. Turkey’s Central Election Committee (CEC) on late April […]

Egypt’s Sisi uses social media, puts heat on imams in campaign to reform Islam

Egypt’s Sisi uses social media, puts heat on imams in campaign to reform Islam

by WorldTribune Staff, May 31, 2015, Republished April 26, 2017 After placing Egypt at the forefront of a “religious revolution” in a New Year’s speech, President Abdul Fatah Sisi has tasked clerics with combating radicalism in schools, mosques and the media. “You, imams, are responsible before Allah. The entire world is waiting. The entire world […]

China and Iran are world leaders in executions; Data on North Korea is lacking

China and Iran are world leaders in executions; Data on North Korea is lacking

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS—The People’s Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Iran top the global charts for executions according to a newly released report by Amnesty International. Iran accounted for 55 percent of all recorded death sentences according to Amnesty. Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Pakistan are tragically part […]

When Susan Rice and Hillary Clinton say ‘I take responsibility’, what are they talking about?

When Susan Rice and Hillary Clinton say ‘I take responsibility’, what are they talking about?

Special to WorldTribune.com By Sol W. Sanders We may never get to the end of the Susan Rice story. History tells us that Rice rattled off a false tale on several networks after the attack and death of Four Americans – including the ambassador to Libya — in the Benghazi. Her detailed lie was that […]

As cancer-stricken Khamenei fades, Iran’s IRGC may fill the void

As cancer-stricken Khamenei fades, Iran’s IRGC may fill the void

Special to WorldTribune.com By GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs sources in Teheran and the region Well-informed sources close to Iranian leadership circles have indicated that Iranian “Supreme Leader” Ayatollah Ali Hoseini-Khamenei, 77, was no longer responding to treatment for the cancer which spread from the prostate cancer which was detected as early as 2008; he may also have […]

Turns out there was a FISA warrant which ‘opened every door there was’ to spy on the Trump campaign

Turns out there was a FISA warrant which ‘opened every door there was’ to spy on the Trump campaign

Excerpts from the Rush Limbaugh show, April 12, 2017. Well, if this were a sane world and if this were a normal day, do you know what the big news of the day would be? That Donald Trump nailed it, that Donald Trump was exactly right, that the Obama administration was in fact spying on […]

Letter: Billionaires are running our lives and telling us what to think

Letter: Billionaires are running our lives and telling us what to think

Special to WorldTribune.com Letter to the Editor, Fairfax Free Citizen Dear Editor, The United States, along with other first world countries, has adopted war as an essential element of the world economic structure, limited war for sure, but permanent nonetheless. The providers of the weapons and other war materiel are obvious beneficiaries. The day after […]

This is not Syria: Tens of millions could die in Korean War II

This is not Syria: Tens of millions could die in Korean War II

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk POHANG – An array of heavy-duty, sophisticated gear spread over the beaches here shows the incredible military might of the U.S. and South Korea. Far offshore, way beyond the horizon, the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson leads a “strike force” of warships. Watching the display of U.S. strength on the […]

Trumped: What the Mar-a-lago summit revealed about the limits of Chinese power

Trumped: What the Mar-a-lago summit revealed about the limits of Chinese power

Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct Chinese President Xi Jinping appears not only to have underestimated U.S. President Donald Trump, but also to have exposed Beijing’s weaknesses for the world to see. Trump’s ordered missile strikes on a Syrian airbase on April 6 occurred while conducting a critical summit meeting with Xi at the U.S. president’s […]