Hillary loses cool with Greenpeace activist: ‘Sick’ of attacks on her hunger for fossil fuel cash

Hillary loses cool with Greenpeace activist: ‘Sick’ of attacks on her hunger for fossil fuel cash

Special to WorldTribune.com Hillary Clinton blew a gasket recently when a Greenpeace activist challenged the Democratic front-runner on her insatiable taste for campaign cash from major fossil fuel companies. At a March 31 rally on the State University of New York at Purchase campus, Greenpeace activist Eva Resnick-Day asked Clinton, “Will you act on your […]

Democrat congresswoman questions Kerry on U.S. boost to Iran banks with terror ties

Democrat congresswoman questions Kerry on U.S. boost to Iran banks with terror ties

Special to WorldTribune.com A Democratic congresswoman has queried Secretary of State John Kerry on the Obama administration’s reported plan to allow Iran access to the U.S. financial system and whether Iranian banks who have supported terrorism will be included in the plan. “Reports that Iran may be allowed access to America’s financial system or the […]

This Hellfire’s for you: Pentagon launches psychological warfare offensive against ISIL

This Hellfire’s for you: Pentagon launches psychological warfare offensive against ISIL

Special to WorldTribune.com Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steven Warren in Baghdad has put ISIL chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on notice. “I hope al Baghdadi watches these press conferences because I want him to know that we are hunting him and we will find him just like we found his mentor, Zarqawi, and killed him, just […]

Supporters of Oregon ranchers say feds caused damage at refuge

Supporters of Oregon ranchers say feds caused damage at refuge

Special to WorldTribune.com Witnesses at Oregon’s Malheur Wildlife Refuge who were on hand during the standoff earlier this year between ranchers and government agents say the agents were responsible for damage caused to the refuge. The eyewitnesses made their case during four simultaneous news conferences in four states on March 29. They disputed the U.S. […]

The New York Times vs. consummate New Yorker Donald Trump

The New York Times vs. consummate New Yorker Donald Trump

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk, EastAsiaIntel.com WASHINGTON ― Talk about local boy making good, and then look at the case of Donald Trump. He’s a New Yorker through and through ― looks, talks and acts like one, arrogant, sneering and sure of himself. So what are the New York papers saying about him? Clearly, […]

Border Patrol union endorses Donald Trump

Border Patrol union endorses Donald Trump

Special to WorldTribune.com Saying he is a “refreshing change” from the “management yes-men,” a U.S. Border Patrol agents’ union said it is endorsing Donald Trump for president. The National Border Patrol Council, which says it represents 16,500 agents, said in a letter of endorsement that Trump is a break from “the perfect Washington-approved tone.” It […]

WORLD MATTERS: Yes, European conservatives agree, U.S. politics and media are in free fall

Special to WorldTribune.com By Uwe Siemon-Netto Pardon an outburst from a fervent friend of the United States: Yes, Secretary of State John Kerry is right! This year’s election campaign is indeed an embarrassment to America! As Kerry said, America’s friends around the world are shocked. I am a European conservative, and I am shocked. I […]

U.S. orders dependents out of southern Turkey

U.S. orders dependents out of southern Turkey

Special to WorldTribune.com The United States has ordered dependents of U.S. personnel to leave southern Turkey due to what officials termed threats from Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) and other elements. The orders cover the Adana consulate, U.S. military dependents in Incirlik, Ismir and Mugla as well as families of U.S. government civilians […]

Sarandon shocker: Trump might be better for America than Hillary

Sarandon shocker: Trump might be better for America than Hillary

Special to WorldTribune.com Actress and liberal activist Susan Sarandon, a strong supporter of Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination, said Donald Trump could be a better option for America than Hillary Clinton. In an interview with MSNBC’s All In With Chris Hayes on March 28, Sarandon admitted she was unsure if she could bring herself to […]

Trump hits teaching Palestinian children terrorist values

Trump hits teaching Palestinian children terrorist values

Special to WorldTribune.com Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump supports a “two-state solution” for Israel and Palestine but said Palestinians “have to stop” teaching their children to embrace terrorism. “The children, I sort of talked about it pretty much in the [AIPAC] speech, but the children are aspiring to grow up to be terrorists,” said Trump […]