Report: Latin American intel no match for terror groups planning attacks in U.S.

Report: Latin American intel no match for terror groups planning attacks in U.S.

by WorldTribune Staff, January 10, 2017 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), Hizbullah and other terror organizations are operating freely in Latin America and have entered into a “marriage of convenience” with drug cartels to raise huge amounts of cash for terror attacks in the United States, Spain’s Defense Ministry reported. “Latin America represents […]

Diane Sawyer takes belated look at ‘forgotten’ Americans as small business optimism booms

Diane Sawyer takes belated look at ‘forgotten’ Americans as small business optimism booms

by WorldTribune Staff, January 10, 2017 ABC News is set to broadcast a Diane Sawyer “20/20” special which shines a light on the “forgotten” American middle class that struggled mightily in the eight years of Barack Obama’s presidency. The special, which took over a year to make, is called “My Reality: A Hidden America”, and […]

Smackdown: Meryl Streep, U.S. intelligence challenge legitimacy of Trump presidency

Smackdown: Meryl Streep, U.S. intelligence challenge legitimacy of Trump presidency

by WorldTribune Staff, January 9, 2017 Can one be nominated for an Emmy for a Golden Globes presentation performance? Many of Meryl Streep’s elite cohorts in Hollywood are praising the venerable star after her smackdown of President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 8 in remarks that did not mention him by name. Streep’s performance at the […]

Hamas praises ‘heroic’ truck attack in Jerusalem, calls for more

Hamas praises ‘heroic’ truck attack in Jerusalem, calls for more

by WorldTribune Staff, January 9, 2017 Hamas hailed the jihadist who carried out a deadly truck attack in Jerusalem on Jan. 8 as “heroic” and called for continued terror attacks in Israel. “These attacks will continue and any attempt to stop the intifada is doomed to failure,” an official Hamas statement said. Hamas also handed […]

N.C. church leader suggests Franklin Graham prayer tour was a racist, pro-Trump strategy

N.C. church leader suggests Franklin Graham prayer tour was a racist, pro-Trump strategy

by WorldTribune Staff, January 9, 2017 Fueled by racism and $10 million, Franklin Graham’s Decision America Tour helped Donald Trump reach the White House with overwhelming support from white evangelicals, a North Carolina church leader said. In a November Washington Post commentary titled “The racist history of Southern white evangelicalism and the rise of Donald […]

Obama puts his presidential records off-limits for 12 years

Obama puts his presidential records off-limits for 12 years

by WorldTribune Staff, January 9, 2017 President Barack Obama has opted to keep his presidential records under wraps for 12 years after he leaves office on Jan. 20. Obama sent a letter to the National Archives in July authorizing close aide Anita Decker Breckenridge to act as his representative in the release of his White […]

Democrats in Congress, in reversal, have become CIA’s staunchest defenders

Democrats in Congress, in reversal, have become CIA’s staunchest defenders

by WorldTribune Staff, January 8, 2017 Democrats who not long ago were lambasting the CIA on the Senate floor, are now solidly in the intelligence agency’s corner, slamming anyone who questions the intelligence agency’s conclusions on Russia’s alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential election. “It was less than two years ago that Democrats were bashing […]

Senate subcommittee: Obama used taxpayer dollars to influence outcome of Israel election

Senate subcommittee: Obama used taxpayer dollars to influence outcome of Israel election

by WorldTribune Staff, January 8, 2017 The Obama administration attempted to influence the results of Israel’s election by funneling U.S. taxpayer funds to a political group opposed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhau, according to a congressional report. The U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) said the State Department gave $349,276 in U.S. taxpayer-funded […]

‘Everybody out of the pool’: Trump orders all Obama diplomats home on Day 1

‘Everybody out of the pool’: Trump orders all Obama diplomats home on Day 1

by WorldTribune Staff, January 8, 2017 Pink slips dated Jan. 20 have gone out to all diplomats who were appointed by President Barack Obama. President-elect Donald Trump has ordered every Obama-appointed diplomat home in the days following his inauguration. Most got their posts after generous political donations. Past administrations allowed diplomats an extension until a […]

Greatest Hits, No. 3: No ear mics allowed for debate moderators; But what about the candidates?

Greatest Hits, No. 3: No ear mics allowed for debate moderators; But what about the candidates?

by WorldTribune Staff, September 25, 2016 While presidential debate moderators are not allowed to wear earpieces during the proceedings, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) has not specifically ruled out the use of ear mics for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in the first debate on Sept. 26. A voter in Maryland wrote FEC Commissioner Matthew […]