Special to WorldTribune.com By Grace Vuoto The conservative movement is determined to defeat President Barack Obama in 2012 at any cost — even that of its most sacred principles. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is among the current crop of front-runners for the Republican nomination. This is largely due to support from the Tea Party. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Based on an article by Cliff Kincaid for Accuracy in Media How principled a conservative is Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul? Directly referring to WikiLeaks and Army soldier Bradley Manning being held in detention, Paul said, “Should he be locked up in prison or should we see him as a political hero? […]
Sol W. Sanders A new era of increasing instability is opening in East Asia. The death of North Korean leader Kim Il-Jong is only adding another, if explosive, element to an already volatile equation: China enters a period of substantially slower economic growth, if not a crash, on the eve next autumn of a takeover […]
The Bible (King James version), the Book of Luke 2:1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. 2:2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 2:3 And all went to be taxed, every […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Uwe Siemon-Netto, FreePressers.com It’s been more than two years since my last visit to Germany, my native land. This time I traveled home at the height of the Eurozone crisis. I returned to California just before Christmas filled with pride in my compatriots. Don’t get me wrong. I am not particularly […]
Jeffrey T. Kuhner Ron Paul is poised to pull off a major upset. The Texas congressman is surging in the polls and may even win the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 3. He has run an effective — and at times brilliant — campaign. His scathing ads have eviscerated former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. As Mr. […]
Lev Navrozov Who is Mikhail Prokhorov? His is not an unfamiliar name to American sports fans. A Russian billionaire entrepreneur, he became the owner of the American basketball team the New Jersey Nets in 2010: “A Russian tycoon with a longstanding passion for basketball agreed to a $200 million deal … that will make him […]
Return to 2011 Archives (Oct. 15-Dec. 31) Ron Paul calls accused traitor Bradley Manning a ‘hero’– Dec. 21 Capture of stealth UAV raises concerns Iran will share technology – Dec. 20 Jews, Christians and the N.Y. Times’ Tom Friedman – Dec. 19 Keystone XL: A pipeline to …well, almost …eternity – Dec. 19 […]
Return to 2011 Archives (Oct. 15-Dec. 31) As U.S. military departs Iraq, new Sunni militias spring up – Dec. 22 Syrian rebel forces abduct Iranians, opposition reports ‘massacre’ of 111 – Dec. 22 Syria fires new Russian missiles in exercise as ‘warning to Turkey and NATO’ – Dec. 22 Palestinian militia focus fire […]
Return to 2011 Archives (Oct. 15-Dec. 31) Syria fires new Russian missiles in exercise as ‘warning to Turkey and NATO’ – Dec. 22 Mikhail Prokhorov, man of mystery – Dec. 22 Russia sent advanced rockets to Syria due to ‘threats from Turkey’ – Dec. 21 Vaclav Havel: The passing of a Renaissance man […]
