Making government small again: Trump executive order creates a suggestion box for the public

Making government small again: Trump executive order creates a suggestion box for the public

by WorldTribune Staff, March 14, 2017 The U.S. government wants you – to help make it great – and small – again. Thanks to the new “Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch” executive order issued on March 13, President Donald Trump said “all Americans will be able to submit suggestions and ideas on how […]

Report: Russia sends special forces to Egypt-Libya border

Report: Russia sends special forces to Egypt-Libya border

by WorldTribune Staff, March 14, 2017 Russia is said to have deployed special forces near the Egypt-Libya border, likely in support of Libyan Gen. Khalifa Haftar, U.S. and Egyptian diplomatic sources said. Haftar, who commands the eastern-based Libyan National Army, opposes the UN-backed government in Tripoli. The American sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, […]

Trump phobia could lead to immigration surge in . . . Mexico

Trump phobia could lead to immigration surge in . . . Mexico

by WorldTribune Staff, March 14, 2017 Fearing that U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration policies will lead to their arrest, or immediate deportation back home, large numbers of asylum seekers from Central America are seeking refuge in Mexico instead. One El Salvadoran told a Honduran newspaper that the ultimate goal was to reach the United States, […]

Far East on edge: SEAL Team Six to Korea; Japan navy’s profile highest since World War II

Far East on edge: SEAL Team Six to Korea; Japan navy’s profile highest since World War II

by WorldTribune Staff, March 13, 2017 In the wake of Pyongyang’s firing of four missiles into the Sea of Japan last week, the United States said it would deploy an attack drone to South Korea, Yonhap News Agency reported on March 13, citing a Seoul military official. In addition, the U.S. Navy SEAL Team Six […]

U.S. envoy warns any ISIS militants left in Mosul will ‘die’

U.S. envoy warns any ISIS militants left in Mosul will ‘die’

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The U.S. envoy to the coalition against Islamic State (ISIS) fighters in Mosul says any militants left in the Iraqi city will die. Brett McGurk made the remarks on March 12 as Iraqi forces recaptured a third of western Mosul and cut off the last road […]

‘Carlos the Jackal’ is back: Pro-Palestinian terrorist faced new charges, 3rd life sentence

‘Carlos the Jackal’ is back: Pro-Palestinian terrorist faced new charges, 3rd life sentence

by WorldTribune Staff, March 13, 2017 Already serving two life sentences for a series of murders he committed in France on behalf of the Palestinian cause, the Venezuelan-born terrorist known as “Carlos the Jackal” is on trial for another deadly attack. Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, once the world’s most-wanted fugitive, appeared in a French court on […]

The Trump report: For eight years Russia ‘ran over’ President Obama

The Trump report: For eight years Russia ‘ran over’ President Obama

by WorldTribune Staff, March 13, 2017 Recent highlights from President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed (@realDonaldTrump): March 13 ObamaCare is imploding. It is a disaster and 2017 will be the worst year yet, by far! Republicans will come together and save the day. It is amazing how rude much of the media is to my very […]

Taiwan: An estimated 5,000 Chinese spies are in our midst

Taiwan: An estimated 5,000 Chinese spies are in our midst

by WorldTribune Staff, March 13, 2017 Taiwanese national security authorities estimate that 5,000 Chinese spies are already operating Taiwan and have successfully infiltrated government administrative offices. “As they have no mechanisms for reporting suspected espionage attempts, the risk of vulnerable civil servants being turned or compromised is substantial,” an official in the national security community […]

Iran sending troops, ammunition to Syria and Yemen battlefields via civilian flights

Iran sending troops, ammunition to Syria and Yemen battlefields via civilian flights

by WorldTribune Staff, March 12, 2017 Iran is using civilian flights to secretly send soldiers and ammunition to war zones in Syria and Yemen, an Iranian military official said. The Iranian troops ride in the rear of the planes and exit via a rear door “separate from the regular passengers,” an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps […]

Barack Obama and Richard Nixon: Neither approved the wiretaps of their political enemies

Barack Obama and Richard Nixon: Neither approved the wiretaps of their political enemies

by WorldTribune Staff, March 12, 2017 No evidence was ever produced that Richard Nixon approved the Watergate break-in. Likewise President Donald Trump has offered no proof that former President Barack Obama knew of the wiretapping of Trump Tower, media reports say. The Watergate scandal ended in Richard Nixon’s resignation and inspired a generation of adversarial […]