Honeymoon? Report details 88 percent ‘hostile’ coverage in new president’s first 30 days

Honeymoon? Report details 88 percent ‘hostile’ coverage in new president’s first 30 days

by WorldTribune Staff, March 5, 2017 After bombarding him with 91 percent negative coverage during the campaign, would the “Big Three” broadcast networks allow even a brief honeymoon for the new president? The answer, unsurprisingly, is no. During his first month in office, President Donald Trump received 88 percent “hostile” coverage from ABC, CBS and […]

Iran propaganda film depicts missiles destroying U.S. fleet

Iran propaganda film depicts missiles destroying U.S. fleet

by WorldTribune Staff, March 3, 2017 A new Iranian propaganda film shows a U.S. Navy fleet in the Persian Gulf being destroyed by Iranian missiles. “Animation Battle of the Persian Gulf II” imagines a response to an American attack on the country’s nuclear program, said director Farhad Azima. “This is a response to hundreds of […]

American journalist angered Seoul by exposing huge payment to North Korea for ‘Sunshine’ summit

American journalist angered Seoul by exposing huge payment to North Korea for ‘Sunshine’ summit

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk Following is an excerpt from a book by WorldTribune and Geostrategy-Direct columnist Donald Kirk and the Korean author Kim Ki-Sam, “How South Korea’s Kim Dae-Jung bought his Peace Prize and financed Kim Jong-Il’s nuclear program”. While the governments of South Korea and the United States helped suppress publication of […]

Rusian Amb. Sergey Kislyak, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton

Rusian Amb. Sergey Kislyak, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton

by WorldTribune Staff, March 5, 2017 Vladimir Putin’s man in D.C., Amb. Sergey Kislyak, allegedly has become very friendly with the Trump administration. And Democrats want that thoroughly investigated. But what about the 22 times Putin’s surrogate visited the Obama White House, including several times when Hillary Clinton’s State Department was steeped in the Russia […]

The Trump report: President Obama ‘was tapping my phones in October’

The Trump report: President Obama ‘was tapping my phones in October’

by WorldTribune Staff, February 19, 2017 Recent highlights from President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed (@realDonaldTrump): March 5 Who was it that secretly said to Russian President, “Tell Vladimir that after the election I’ll have more flexibility?” @foxandfriends March 4 How low has President Obama gone to tapp my phones during the very sacred election process. […]

Iran scrambles to contain, suppress rising demonstrations

Iran scrambles to contain, suppress rising demonstrations

by WorldTribune Staff, March 5, 2017 The Iranian government is moving quickly to put down massive protests over power blackouts and water shortages in the oil-rich Khuzestan region and ongoing workers’ rights protests in Teheran. The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) – a coalition of Iranian opposition groups in exile lead by the […]

South Africa’s president calls for confiscation of white-owned land without compensation

South Africa’s president calls for confiscation of white-owned land without compensation

by WorldTribune Staff, March 5, 2017 South African President Jacob Zuma is calling for constitutional changes that would allow the seizure of white-owned land without payment. Zuma told the Council of Traditional Leaders: “The black parties should unite on this issue. It is now time for action. The time for talking, writing and analysis is […]

Trump’s clear message to the nation and the world: ‘America is once again ready to lead’

Trump’s clear message to the nation and the world: ‘America is once again ready to lead’

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a powerful and optimistic address to the nation, President Donald Trump made his case for the road forward in his new presidency. Labelled a “Reset” by some and “reaching for higher ground” by others, the speech before a joint session of the U.S. Congress […]

Syrian forces, backed by Hizbullah and Russia, retake Palmyra from ISIS

Syrian forces, backed by Hizbullah and Russia, retake Palmyra from ISIS

by WorldTribune Staff, March 3, 2017 Syrian regime forces, backed by Hizbullah fighters on the ground and air support from Russia, recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra from Islamic State (ISIS) on March 2, the Syrian military said. It was the third time the historic city had changed hands in a year. ISIS had seized […]

Chuck Schumer, Vladimir Putin and Russia’s Lukoil

Chuck Schumer, Vladimir Putin and Russia’s Lukoil

by WorldTribune Staff, March 3, 2017 Chuck Schumer is one of the cavalcade of Democrats fueling the outrage over the alleged Russia-Trump connection. Schumer is one of several Democrats who has called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign for his reported meetings with the Russian ambassador. In 2003, however, it was the New York […]