Why communism gets a pass from our one-party system and culture

Why communism gets a pass from our one-party system and culture

Special to WorldTribune.com By Ileana Johnson, Fairfax Free Citizen A bill narrowly passed the house in California, repealing part of the law enacted during the Cold War era in our country’s history when communists were really active and infiltrating our government, attempting to overthrow it. The bill proposed to eliminate the section which allowed the […]

Flashpoint South: ‘Progressive’ Venezuela slides into chaos

Flashpoint South: ‘Progressive’ Venezuela slides into chaos

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Storm clouds are buffeting the coast of Venezuela, the once rich South American state which is sliding into economic chaos and combustible political confrontation. Mass demonstrations have rocked the capital Caracas. As democratic opposition protesters confront the riot police and paramilitary forces of the entrenched […]

In the Trump era, U.S. must support Iran’s people, not their rulers

In the Trump era, U.S. must support Iran’s people, not their rulers

Special to WorldTribune.com By Mansour Kashfi More than nine million Iranians have fled their homeland since the rule of chaos and execution was forced upon their country on Feb. 11, 1979 under the name of the Islamic revolution. It is without question a black mark in the record of any regime when more than 12 […]

CIA establishes Korea Mission Center to focus on ‘existential threat’ to U.S.

CIA establishes Korea Mission Center to focus on ‘existential threat’ to U.S.

by WorldTribune Staff, May 12, 2017 The CIA said it has established the Korea Mission Center in order to “harness the full resources, capabilities, and authorities of the agency in addressing the nuclear and ballistic missile threat posed by North Korea.” “Creating the Korea Mission Center allows us to more purposefully integrate and direct CIA […]

Arizona radio station defends public service broadcast on how to hide child pornography

Arizona radio station defends public service broadcast on how to hide child pornography

by WorldTribune Staff, May 11, 2017 A Public Service Announcement (PSA) broadcast on an Arizona oldies radio station advised listeners how to hide their child pornography stashes and the station’s owner decried the penalties for possessing the photos as “too harsh,” a report said. For two years, owner Paul Lotsof aired the PSA on CAVE […]

Mormons to pull thousands of teens from Boy Scouts of America

Mormons to pull thousands of teens from Boy Scouts of America

by WorldTribune Staff, May 12, 2017 The Mormon church announced on May 11 that an estimated 130,000-180,000 Mormon teenagers ages 14-18 will no longer participate in the Boy Scouts of America. Though it opposes gay marriage and teaches its members that being in a homosexual relationship is a sin, the Mormon Church said the decision […]

Report: Democrat senator used left-wing conspiracy blogs to draw Trump-Russia connections

Report: Democrat senator used left-wing conspiracy blogs to draw Trump-Russia connections

by WorldTribune Staff, May 11, 2017 Sen. Edward Markey has been using left-wing conspiracy blogs as sources in the Trump-Russia collusion story, according to an aide in the Massachusetts Democrat’s office. In an interview on CNN on May 10, Markey said that “in fact, subpoenas have now been issued in Northern Virginia in regard to […]

Top U.S. intelligence official: Afghan security likely to ‘deteriorate’

Top U.S. intelligence official: Afghan security likely to ‘deteriorate’

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The U.S. national intelligence director says the security situation in Afghanistan will “almost certainly” continue to “deteriorate” over the next 18 months. Dan Coats’ comments on May 11 to the Senate Intelligence Committee come as the U.S. military has announced plans to send 3,000 additional troops […]

New S. Korean intelligence chief secretly negotiated controversial summit with Kim Jong-Il

New S. Korean intelligence chief secretly negotiated controversial summit with Kim Jong-Il

by WorldTribune Staff, May 11, 2017 Suh Hoon, named as South Korean President-elect Moon Jae-In’s intelligence chief, played a key role in arranging summit talks with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il in 2000 and 2007. Suh “is widely seen as aimed at backing up the new leader’s bid to improve long-strained inter-Korean ties,” Yonhap news […]

The James Comey crackup: A tutorial in cognitive dissonance

The James Comey crackup: A tutorial in cognitive dissonance

by WorldTribune Staff, May 11, 2017 The “bizarre situation” in which Democrats and Republicans, for different reasons, wanted FBI Director James Comey fired is the perfect set-up for cognitive dissonance, Dilbert creator Scott Adams wrote in his May 10 blog. “Democrats and the Opposition Media reflexively oppose almost everything President Trump does,” Adams wrote. “This […]