by WorldTribune Staff, May 26, 2017 Iran is looking to establish a permanent military presence in Syria and is eyeing a potential base near the Syrian border with Israel or Jordan, two U.S. lawmakers said. “A permanent Iranian military base in Syria … would increase Iran’s operational capacity to inflict serious damage against two of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty U.S.-backed Iraqi forces launched a broad attack on the final districts held by the Islamic State (ISIS) militant group in west Mosul, military officials say. The Joint Operations Command on May 27 said security forces are attacking “what remains of the unliberated areas” on the west […]
Special to WorldTribune.com To the Editor: It is truly disgusting that the Washington Post chose not to cover, not one iota, the graduations at Annapolis and West Point on Friday and Saturday. The premiere military institutions in our country—the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S. Military Academy—received zero coverage. Of course, recent graduation ceremonies received […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 28, 2017 The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier is set to join the USS Carl Vinson and USS Ronald Reagan in the western Pacific in a quiet but powerful warning to North Korea. “Significant: @USNavy deploying #CVN68 (USS Nimitz) to Western Pacific, meaning there’ll soon be three carrier-led strike forces in region,” Voice of America’s Steve […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 28, 2017 Establishing so-called “back channels” with foreign governments is not the big deal the major media is making it out to be, Trump administration officials and analysts say. Asked about reports that U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner had attempted to set up a secret channel of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 28, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump’s $110 billion defense and weapons deal with Saudi Arabia prompted vastly different reactions from Iran’s top leaders. While President Hassan Rouhani called for “more cooperation” with the Saudis in the wake of Trump’s May 20 visit, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei referred to the Saudis […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 28, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump has returned from his widely-hailed first foreign trip, back to the nation’s capital, aka “The Swamp”, which has been boiling with rumors of scandals and his imminent demise. Washington is awash with media reports of firings of malcontents and leakers on the White House staff. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 26, 2017 The Supreme Court on May 22 struck down North Carolina’s Congressional map, ruling that two districts drawn by the Republican-controlled legislature (District 1 and District 12) were unconstitutionally based on race. The decision “illustrates the ‘heads I win, tails you lose’ nature of the liberal attack on Republican – […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 26, 2017 Is there a place in a PC world for pushy Republicans? A Montana Republican who allegedly “body-slammed” a reporter is the winner in the special election to fill Montana’s vacant U.S. House seat. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, President Donald Trump shoved the leader of Montenegro at a NATO photo […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 25, 2017 With the passing of conservative icon Roger Ailes, a new challenger to a weakened Fox News is on the horizon – Sinclair Broadcast Group. After agreeing to buy Tribune Media, Sinclair will have 215 stations in 108 markets, including such major markets as Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, […]
