Intelligence official refused to explain whistleblower rule changes to House committee

Intelligence official refused to explain whistleblower rule changes to House committee

by WorldTribune Staff, October 8, 2019 Intelligence Community Inspector General (ICIG) Michael Atkinson has acknowledged that his office in September changed the rules for whistleblower complaints to eliminate a requirement that whistleblowers provide first-hand evidence of their allegations. But, in testimony before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Oct. 4, Atkinson refused to […]

Over and ‘out’: U.S. to withdraw troops from Syria near Turkey

Over and ‘out’: U.S. to withdraw troops from Syria near Turkey

by WorldTribune Staff, October 7, 2019 Saying that it was “time for us to get out of these ridiculous endless wars,” President Donald Trump on Oct. 7 said the United States will withdraw its forces from northern Syria near the Turkish border. The move, which followed an Oct. 6 phone call between Trump and Turkish […]

Beijing drops hammer on Hong Kong: ‘I can’t sleep and can’t eat, my heart is tired’

Beijing drops hammer on Hong Kong: ‘I can’t sleep and can’t eat, my heart is tired’

by WorldTribune Staff, October 6, 2019 For the first time in 52 years, the Beijing-controlled leader of Hong Kong on Oct. 4 invoked a British colonial-era emergency law which includes a ban on the wearing of masks at protests. The move by Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam sparked an immediate backlash from demonstrators who […]

Durham’s probe: What help did Hillary Clinton’s people obtain from foreign governments?

Durham’s probe: What help did Hillary Clinton’s people obtain from foreign governments?

by WorldTribune Staff, October 4, 2019 The 2019 impeachment “inquiry” has focused on President Donald Trump’s communications with foreign leaders. Trump has forcefully responded that the “real” foreign collusion was done by the Obama administration and is, he says, still being weaponized against him and the 65 million American voters who support him. Attorney General […]

Giuliani: I don’t do hearsay: Substantial evidence on ‘Clinton, the DNC, Soros’

Giuliani: I don’t do hearsay: Substantial evidence on ‘Clinton, the DNC, Soros’

by WorldTribune Staff, October 3, 2019 Rudy Giuliani said evidence he received of Ukraine’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election on Hillary Clinton’s behalf was unsolicited and was provided to him while he was “seeking — in the best tradition of being a lawyer, a defense lawyer — to vindicate my client.” Giuliani, President Donald […]

‘It’s a coup’: Trump demands Schiff’s resignation; Pompeo fights ‘intimidating communications’

‘It’s a coup’: Trump demands Schiff’s resignation; Pompeo fights ‘intimidating communications’

by WorldTribune Staff, October 2, 2019 President Donald Trump said the Democrats’ and corporate media’s relentless assault on his presidency is a “coup.” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office today that because Rep. Adam Schiff read into the record and to millions of Americans watching a fictionalized version of the U.S. president’s phone call […]

Xi hails Chinese Communist Party’s 70th: ‘No force’ can stop us now

Xi hails Chinese Communist Party’s 70th: ‘No force’ can stop us now

by WorldTribune Staff, October 1, 2019 Dressed in a grey jacket reminiscent of the style of his murderous  hero Mao Zedong, supreme leader Xi Jinping presided over a massive military parade on Oct. 1 to mark the 70th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s founding. Like Mao, Xi has amassed enormous political power and is […]

Intelligence Community changed whisleblower rules last month

Intelligence Community changed whisleblower rules last month

by WorldTribune Staff, September 30, 2019 The U.S. Intelligence Community on Sept. 24 released a revised version of its whistleblower complaint form which eliminates the first-hand knowledge requirement and allows complaints to be filed even if the whistleblower has no direct knowledge of underlying evidence and only “heard about [wrongdoing] from others.” The new version […]

Premeditated impeachment: Strategy required neither a crime nor GOP support

Premeditated impeachment: Strategy required neither a crime nor GOP support

by WorldTribune Staff, September 29, 2019 House Democrats are going to act fast on impeachment, without any evidence of an actual crime, and without the previously-required buy-in from the minority party, reports say. In late 2018, The Conservative Treehouse reported that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had enacted rule changes specifically geared toward impeachment. As a […]

Impeachment joke? Million watched Schiff’s opening statement, a ‘parody’

Impeachment joke? Million watched Schiff’s opening statement, a ‘parody’

by WorldTribune Staff, September 27, 2019 Rep. Adam Schiff, chair of the House Intelligence Committee, delivered an opening statement at the Sept. 26 Trump-Ukraine whistleblower hearing that was immediately recognized as a falsehood. Only after being called out by Republican Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio did Schiff, a California Democrat, admit his statement was “part […]