Mueller’s struggle: Manafort not playing ball, Corsi won’t ‘sign a lie’

Mueller’s struggle: Manafort not playing ball, Corsi won’t ‘sign a lie’

by WorldTribune Staff, November 27, 2018 Special prosecutor Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation has collided with a series of new hurdles in its supposed stretch run as two former Trump officials refused to roll over while President Donald Trump tore into Mueller in a string of tweets. Mueller’s team complained of “not getting what they want” […]

‘We need a wall’: Chopper landing mats from Vietnam War no match for migrant invaders

‘We need a wall’: Chopper landing mats from Vietnam War no match for migrant invaders

by WorldTribune Staff, November 27, 2018 The ability of migrants to quickly tear through fencing at the U.S.-Mexico border near Tijuana and San Diego is proof that a border wall is needed, U.S. Border Patrol officials say. “Without a doubt we could use a wall in an area like that,” Brian Hastings, deputy chief of […]

NC State is most recent U.S. university to shutter China-funded ‘Confucius Institutes’

NC State is most recent U.S. university to shutter China-funded ‘Confucius Institutes’

by WorldTribune Staff, November 26, 2018 North Carolina State University announced that it will shut down its Chinese government-funded Confucius Institute by June of next year. There are more than 100 Confucius Institutes on U.S. college campuses. The institutes teach a Chinese Communist Party-approved version of Chinese culture and history which ignores concerns over human […]

Caravan and the Holocaust: Senator, pundits say Ocasio-Cortez flunks history

Caravan and the Holocaust: Senator, pundits say Ocasio-Cortez flunks history

by WorldTribune Staff, November 27, 2018 Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s comparison of the migrant caravan crisis to the Holocaust was met with this response from Sen. Lindsey Graham – visit the Holocaust Museum. On Nov. 25, Ocasio-Cortez tweeted that the migrants, whom she refers to as “asylum-seekers,” should receive the same consideration from the U.S. that […]

‘Grain of sand on a beach’: Federal bureaucrat labors in isolation, writing memos to nowhere

‘Grain of sand on a beach’: Federal bureaucrat labors in isolation, writing memos to nowhere

by WorldTribune Staff, November 25, 2018 A member of a federal body which determines whether civil servants have been mistreated by their employers says he has worked solo on more than 1,500 cases pending and can’t do anything about it until he gets the required help to make his department functional. Mark Robbins is a […]

Soros foundation pulls out of Turkey

Soros foundation pulls out of Turkey

by WorldTribune Staff, November 27, 2018 Leftist billionaire George Soros’s Open Society Foundations announced on Nov. 26 that it would cease operations in Turkey. The foundation said “baseless claims” in the media “made it impossible” for it to carry out its work in Turkey. Last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan slammed Soros for allegedly […]

Trump delivers ultimatum as thousands of additional migrants head for border

Trump delivers ultimatum as thousands of additional migrants head for border

by WorldTribune Staff, November 26, 2018 President Donald Trump warned the U.S. could “close the border permanently if need be” amid reports that several thousand additional migrants are headed toward the southern border. On Nov. 25, U.S. Customs and Border Protection fired tear gas to stop several hundred migrants already there who rushed the border […]

Adam Schiff’s dilemma: So many ‘dossier ‘ allegations, so little time

Adam Schiff’s dilemma: So many ‘dossier ‘ allegations, so little time

by WorldTribune Staff, November 26, 2018 An FBI witness told the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence that none of the Russia collusion allegations made in the anti-Trump “dossier” authored by ex-British spy Christopher Steele and funded by Hillary Clinton had been proven. But, observers say, that has not stopped Rep. Adam Schiff, the ranking […]

Russia fires at, seizes Ukraine ships in Black Sea

Russia fires at, seizes Ukraine ships in Black Sea

by WorldTribune Staff, November 26, 2018 Russian naval forces on Nov. 25 opened fire on and captured three Ukrainian ships in the Black Sea off the coast of Crimea. The Ukranian navy reported that three of its sailors were wounded after two artillery boats were hit by the Russian strikes. Russia also detained 23 Ukrainian […]

The Khashoggi murder in perspective

The Khashoggi murder in perspective

Special to WorldTribune.com By Norman Bailey Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder was a heinous crime, but Israel’s rapprochement with the Gulf states is far more significant. Two events have taken place within the last few weeks. One is potentially of immense significance and the other is not. The first consists of the many indications that […]