NC victim of Interpol ‘red notice’ urges reforms by new chief

NC victim of Interpol ‘red notice’ urges reforms by new chief

by WorldTribune Staff, December 20, 2018 In a classic case of the tail wagging the dog, authoritarian regimes are said to be making increasing use of  the International Criminal Police Organization or Interpol to punish political enemies who are not necessarily criminals. Interpol currently has more than 57,000 “red notices” in effect. The notices are […]

Netanyahu cites ‘growing connection between Israeli companies and the Arab world’

Netanyahu cites ‘growing connection between Israeli companies and the Arab world’

by WorldTribune Staff, December 20, 2018 Israel is engaged in “a process of normalization” with Arab states which could “create the conditions” for ties to the Palestinians, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. “A great change has been created here. The Arab world needs technology and innovation. It needs water, electricity, medical care and high-tech. […]

Self-described witches outraged over Trump’s use of ‘witch hunt’ to describe Mueller probe

Self-described witches outraged over Trump’s use of ‘witch hunt’ to describe Mueller probe

by WorldTribune Staff, December 18, 2018 Some who self-identify as witches, especially those of the “progressive” variety, are having a meltdown over President Donald Trump referring to special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation as a “witch hunt.” Witchcraft author Kitty Randall, whose witch name is “Amber K.”, calls Trump’s usage of the phrase a “traumatic […]

40 years after Deng Xiaoping’s reforms, a transformed China eyes world stage

40 years after Deng Xiaoping’s reforms, a transformed China eyes world stage

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Beijing held a big party to celebrate the Economic Reform process starting forty years ago which changed China and the world. Amid the meticulous staging in the cavernous Great Hall of the People, China’s supreme leader Xi Jinping addressed the party faithful to a backdrop […]

ICE arrested more than 6,500 illegals with homicide/sex offenses in fiscal 2018

ICE arrested more than 6,500 illegals with homicide/sex offenses in fiscal 2018

by WorldTribune Staff, December 19, 2018 It has not been an easy year for officers working for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Many Democrat politicians, entertainers and media celebrities have called for ICE to be abolished and likened it to racist and fascist organizations. However, from September 2017 to October 2018, this federal law enforcement […]

The state of U.S. governance, 2018: A federal judge, Robert Mueller and a decorated general

The state of U.S. governance, 2018: A federal judge, Robert Mueller and a decorated general

by WorldTribune Staff, December 19, 2018 “We’re not seeing our finest hour of governance,” a columnist noted after the Dec. 17 sentencing spectacle in the Michael Flynn saga. Judge Emmet Sullivan delayed the sentencing of President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser and berated Flynn as treasonous in the process, before later doing a 180 […]

Investigators: Clinton Foundation is no ‘charitable organization’ and operated as a foreign agent

Investigators: Clinton Foundation is no ‘charitable organization’ and operated as a foreign agent

by WorldTribune Staff, December 19, 2018 The Clinton Foundation does not operate as a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation as required and is not entitled to non-profit status, forensic investigators told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Dec. 13. The foundation operates as a “family partnership,” John Moynihan and Lawerence W. Doyle, both graduates of the Catholic […]

NC governor vetoes voter ID law; GOP vows to override before year’s end

NC governor vetoes voter ID law; GOP vows to override before year’s end

by WorldTribune Staff, December 18, 2018 North Carolina Republicans have vowed to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a state voter ID bill before the current legislative sessions ends and they lose their super-majority. A referendum calling for the state’s constitution to add an amendment requiring in-person voter photo ID was approved last month with […]

McSally, U.S. Air Force combat veteran, gets McCain’s Senate seat

McSally, U.S. Air Force combat veteran, gets McCain’s Senate seat

by WorldTribune Staff, December 18, 2018 Rep. Martha McSally, who last month lost a close election for a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, has been appointed to fill the seat of late Sen. John McCain. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced the appointment of McSally on Dec. 18. McSally will have to run to keep the […]

‘Dossier’ author states Clinton law firm hired him to challenge 2016 election results

‘Dossier’ author states Clinton law firm hired him to challenge 2016 election results

by WorldTribune Staff, December 18, 2018 In response to a defamation lawsuit brought against him, anti-Trump dossier author Christopher Steele said the Perkins Coie law firm hired him to help Hillary Clinton challenge the results of the 2016 presidential election. Meanwhile, the Yahoo News reporter who was among the first to break the news of […]