Trump says he is getting calls from foreign leaders: ‘Something is wrong’

Trump says he is getting calls from foreign leaders: ‘Something is wrong’

by WorldTribune Staff, September 5, 2021 Former President Donald Trump said foreign leaders have been calling him to express their outrage over Joe Biden’s bumbling performance in the withdrawal from Afghanistan. “They can’t believe it,” Trump told Breitbart News. “They can’t believe it. Just like you can’t believe it. Just like any sane rational person […]

Meanwhile from Panjshir Valley: ‘I fight on’

Meanwhile from Panjshir Valley: ‘I fight on’

by WorldTribune Staff, September 5, 2021 As the Taliban closed in on Kabul, then-President Ashraf Ghani fled for the UAE with millions in U.S. cash. Then-Vice President Amrullah Saleh escaped and joined the National Resistance Front in the Panjshir Valley. In a dispatch from his mountain stronghold published by the Daily Mail on Sept. 3, […]

Report: U.S. drone had lock on Kabul airport bomber but Team Biden refused to order strike

Report: U.S. drone had lock on Kabul airport bomber but Team Biden refused to order strike

by WorldTribune Staff, September 1, 2021 Not only did the U.S. Department of Defense know who the Kabul airport bomber was and when the attack would occur, but a U.S. drone had a lock on the terrorist who carried out the bombing, a former U.S. assistant secretary of defense said. In an interview on Univision […]

After Afghanistan, a nightmare scenario for South Korea

After Afghanistan, a nightmare scenario for South Korea

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk This nightmare scenario comes to mind: the Chinese have invaded South Korea in the name of the North Koreans, who are sort of an auxiliary force, and the wobbly, weak-kneed American president decides the South Koreans can fight on their own with no American troops, no U.S. air or […]

Afghanistan, September 1, 2021: Dust settling on disaster

Afghanistan, September 1, 2021: Dust settling on disaster

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler The dust is now settling on an unmitigated military disaster and a stinging political humiliation for the United States’ standing in the world. The unfolding Afghan fiasco confronts Washington policymakers with complicated Rubik’s cube choices in the wake of Kabul’s collapse.  The Biden Administration’s next moves will affect […]

Lt. Gen. Flynn: ‘There are orders that an officer can refuse’

Lt. Gen. Flynn: ‘There are orders that an officer can refuse’

by WorldTribune Staff, August 31, 2021 As calls increased for top U.S. military leaders to resign over the Afghanistan disaster, Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn noted that “there are orders that an officer can refuse.” “Those orders must be unethical, immoral or illegal,” Flynn noted in a post to Telegram. Flynn said that “leaving even one […]

Taliban hails ‘our Air Force’; More Black Hawks than most nations; Trump demands return of all military equipment

Taliban hails ‘our Air Force’; More Black Hawks than most nations; Trump demands return of all military equipment

by WorldTribune Staff, August 31, 2021 The Taliban announced they are now flying American Black Hawk helicopters that were left behind by the Biden administration. The Talib Times — which claims to be the English-language official account of the Taliban-run Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan — tweeted video on Monday of what it described as “Our […]

Twitter serves as mouthpiece for new Taliban rulers’ propaganda

Twitter serves as mouthpiece for new Taliban rulers’ propaganda

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, August 30, 2021 In a video from Afghanistan uploaded to Twitter on Sunday, a TV presenter talks about the collapse of the Afghan government and said people should not be afraid of the Taliban rulers of the new Islamic Emirate. While he speaks, armed Taliban soldiers lurk behind the presenter. This […]

Afghanistan: Politics trumped competence

Afghanistan: Politics trumped competence

Special to WorldTribune.com By John McNabb The Afghanistan nightmare has just begun. Americans I know, love and respect have one question: How could this be happening in late August 2021? I have some insights based on personal experiences after my combat flying tours during the Vietnam War. But first we must look to the desk […]

Congressman uses ‘T’ word, sets 3 options for Biden exit

Congressman uses ‘T’ word, sets 3 options for Biden exit

by WorldTribune Staff, August 30, 2021 If Joe Biden does not resign, or is not removed via the 25th Amendment, then he must face an impeachment trial and removal from office for “treason” after his disastrous handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Alabama Republican Rep. Mo Brooks said. Biden “has proven himself to be […]

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