Special to WorldTribune, March 25, 2025 Commentary by Laurence F Sanford The Alawites and Druze are two small minority religious sects in Syria formed out of Shia Islam and are considered apostates by mainstream Sunni Muslims. The new Syrian government is led by Sunni Muslims with a history of persecution against apostates, Christians, Jews, and […]
Special to WorldTribune, February 9, 2025 Commentary by Laurence F Sanford Turkey is embarked on resurrecting the Ottoman Empire under the rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Now, under Erdogan, secular Turkey is becoming an autocratic Islamic state. Erdogan is fostering Islamic (Sharia) law and persecuting Christians, Shiites, Alevis, and Kurds. Freedoms of speech and […]
Special to WorldTribune, August 29, 2024 Commentary by Laurence F Sanford Venezuela is a socialist dystopia following the tragic examples of the Soviet Union, Cuba, and North Korea, where people live(d) wretched, dehumanized, fearful lives under the control of a socialist totalitarian government. Dystopia is the opposite of utopia. Venezuela has been under socialist, communist […]
Special to WorldTribune, August 13, 2024 Commentary by Laurence F Sanford What kind of a country would call for the death of another country or the death of a people? Iran is such a country. “Death to America” was first coined by North Korea during the Korean War, but Ayatollah (honorific title for high-ranking Shia […]
Special to WorldTribune, July 29, 2024 Commentary by Laurence F Sanford Dark blood money is poisoning America. Dark money refers to money spent to influence political outcomes where the source of money is not disclosed. The most common dark money organizations are tax-exempt nonprofits under the IRS 501(c) tax code. The names of donors are […]
Special to WorldTribune, April 15, 2024 Commentary by Laurence F Sanford The United States should demand a Gaza ceasefire — from Hamas. Instead, the Biden administration has demanded and succeeded in forcing Israel to withdraw troops from southern Gaza by threatening to cut off military aid. President Biden, after the Hamas Oct. 7 invasion, said […]
Special to WorldTribune, February 6, 2024 Commentary by Laurence F Sanford On Jan. 31, 2024, Representative Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the House of Representatives Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), held a hearing titled “The CCP Cyber Threat to the American Homeland and National Security.” His opening remarks: “Our intelligence agencies have […]
Special to WorldTribune, February 1, 2024 Commentary by Laurence F Sanford “It’s like déjà vu all over again:” Quote attributed to Yogi Berra of the New York Yankees. “We’re going into a war that nobody voted for. The Biden admin believes Joe must be a “war-time president” in order to win this election — and they’re […]
Special to WorldTribune, January 3, 2024 Commentary by Laurence F Sanford The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) was complicit with Hamas in the Oct. 7, 2023, genocide and atrocities against Jews. The United States was also complicit by funding UNRWA, which in turn funds Hamas. UNRWA-supported schools and textbooks teach children to hate […]
Special to WorldTribune, October 30, 2023 Commentary by Laurence F Sanford Qatar is in the news because of its role in negotiating for the release of hostages seized in the Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel by Hamas. The negotiations failed. Qatar is a master of disguises. But beneath the sheep’s clothing of diplomacy lurks […]
