Who is Stephen Bannon? Not knowing the answer, the Left’s media filled in the blanks

Who is Stephen Bannon? Not knowing the answer, the Left’s media filled in the blanks

by WorldTribune Staff, November 21, 2016 Stephen Bannon, who will be senior adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, said he wears the Left’s media attacks on him as an “emblem of pride” — and the The New York Times et al still don’t get what happened on Nov. 8. “How can you take anything seriously from […]

‘Fake news’ and other answers to ‘What the hell happened?’

‘Fake news’ and other answers to ‘What the hell happened?’

by WorldTribune Staff, November 21, 2016 “Wht happened?” As they retreated to safe spaces on Nov. 9, some deflated Democrats were struggling to come to terms with the realization that the reality they had taken for Gospel was sharply different from the reality experienced by less fortunate Americans. Because that realization was too difficult to […]

John Bolton calls for regime change in Iran, warns Obama on Israel

John Bolton calls for regime change in Iran, warns Obama on Israel

by WorldTribune Staff, November 20, 2016 Iran’s ayatollahs are “the principal threat to international peace and security in the Middle East,” according to John Bolton, said to be under consideration for a Cabinet post in the Trump administration. Bolton told Breitbart News Daily on Nov. 17 that the only “long-term solution” to erasing the threat […]

Egypt’s Sisi sees U.S. re-engagement: Trump has ‘deep understanding’ of our region

Egypt’s Sisi sees U.S. re-engagement: Trump has ‘deep understanding’ of our region

by WorldTribune Staff, November 20, 2016 Donald Trump will be a strong leader for America and has a “deep understanding” of the Middle East, Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Sisi said. “I believe that President Trump will be vigorously engaged with the issues in the region,” Sisi said in an interview with Portuguese news agency LUSA […]

U.S. increases combat drone strikes on ISIL in Afghanistan

U.S. increases combat drone strikes on ISIL in Afghanistan

by WorldTribune Staff, November 20, 2016 U.S. drone strikes have increased in Afghan provinces where Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has seized territory, the U.S. military commander in Afghanistan said. Army Gen. John Nicholson said there are some 1,300 ISIL jihadists in Afghanistan who “receive money, guidance, and communications support” from ISIL leaders […]

Trump moves quickly on national security; ‘Landing parties’ make contact with D.C. officialdom

Trump moves quickly on national security; ‘Landing parties’ make contact with D.C. officialdom

by WorldTribune Staff, November 18, 2016 The Trump revolution has crossed the Potomac. President-elect Donald Trump has begun to fill key law enforcement and national security positions as his team deployed “landing parties” to Washington, D.C. to expedite the transition process. Trump announced on Nov. 17 that he plans to nominate Sen. Jeff Sessions, Alabama […]

North Carolina governor challenging voting results in 50 counties

North Carolina governor challenging voting results in 50 counties

by WorldTribune Staff, November 18, 2016 The campaign of Gov. Pat McCrory has filed ballot protests in 50 of North Carolina’s 100 counties. McCrory, who trails Democrat Roy Cooper by about 5,000 votes, is challenging what the campaign said are known instances of votes being cast by dead people, felons or individuals who voted more […]

IAEA reports Iran exceeded heavy water limit

IAEA reports Iran exceeded heavy water limit

by WorldTribune Staff, November 18, 2016 For the second time this year, Iran has exceeded the agreed upon limit on its stock of heavy water, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said. The IAEA reported last week that Iran’s stock of heavy water had risen above the 130-ton level set in the nuclear agreement with […]

Dead wrong: Media view of a GOP in crisis contradicted by state-level results nationwide

Dead wrong: Media view of a GOP in crisis contradicted by state-level results nationwide

by WorldTribune Staff, November 17, 2016 As the major media narrative had it, Donald Trump’s nomination as the GOP presidential nominee would sink the Republican Party. The GOP would lose the Senate, possibly the House and suffer defeat after defeat right down to the state level. But team Trump saw what the media refused to […]

Iran issues veiled threat in response to House vote on renewing sanctions

Iran issues veiled threat in response to House vote on renewing sanctions

by WorldTribune Staff, November 17, 2016 The U.S. House of Representatives’ decision to reauthorize sanctions means Iran will take ‘powerful’ but unspecified action, a senior Iranian official said. The House voted 419-1 on Nov. 15 to renew the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) for another 10 years. “If you extend the sanctions, this will mean kicking […]