September 22, 2016 – Astute News

September 22, 2016

The US Road Map to Balkanize Syria

Forget about those endless meetings between Sergei Lavrov and John Kerry; forget about Russia’s drive to prevent chaos from reigning in Syria; forget about the possibility of a real ceasefire being implemented and respected by US jihad proxies. Forget about the Pentagon investigating what really happened around its bombing ‘mistake’ in Deir Ezzor. The definitive proof of the Empire of...

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September 22, 2016

China Joins Russia in Syria: Shaping New Anti-Terrorist Alliance

The US has failed to fulfil its commitments in accordance with the Russia-US agreement on the cessation of hostilities in Syria. On September 19, Syrian government forces said they were pulling out of the agreement in view of multiple violations by the rebels the United States was responsible for. On September 17, the US-led coalition delivered air strikes against Syrian...

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September 22, 2016

Israel: World Online Fraud Center

“The wolves of Tel Aviv” is the headline on the Times of Israel—an article published by the Jerusalem-based newspaper which openly admits that Israel is the center of the world’s “binary options” fraud scam—a practice so illegal that the US has outlawed it. The Israeli binary options “industry” specifically targets non-Jews in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, brings in...

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September 22, 2016

US Attack in Syria Opens Disturbing and Unpredictable Scenarios

We have been seeing in Syria in recent days more and more direct involvement in the conflict by Turkey, Israel and the United States. Air raids, bombing and ground troops, albeit in limited numbers, reveal dissatisfaction and evident frustration by these nations hostile to Damascus. The most recent example, more useful in emphasizing the disappointment that reigns in Washington, concerns...

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September 22, 2016

‘White Helmets’ — Pawns for U.S. Militarism

The dangerous U.S. military escalation of its 5-year war to overturn Syria’s government can be seen in the Sept. 17 bombing, which killed 62 Syrian Army soldiers and aided the position of the Islamic State group. The attack sabotaged a U.S.-Russian brokered ceasefire and led Russia to call for an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting. At the same time, there...

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September 22, 2016

Oliver Stone’s American history: ‘We’re Not Under Threat. We are the Threat’

The Hollywood movie director has turned his cameras on the assassination of John F Kennedy, the Vietnam War and the 9/11 attacks. But, when researching his television series, The Untold History of the United States, it was American exploits in the Middle East that left him with the most lasting impression, he told Middle East Eye on Wednesday. “When I...

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September 22, 2016

Whoops: North Korea Accidentally Let the World See Its Internet — And It Only Has 28 Sites

It seems that a technical error in the hosting of the reclusive hermit kingdom allowed the world to have a glimpse at the never-before-seen world of the Internet — North Korea-style. Based on what was captured, and subsequently revealed via Github, it seems that Kim Jong Un’s regime has allowed all of 28 websites to be registered, and many of...

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September 22, 2016

US Destroying Syria’s Oil Infrastructure Under Guise of Fighting ISIS

The US is considering bombing pipelines in Syria, which it claims is in an attempt to cut off the huge profits being made by ISIS from captured oilfields. The Independent quotes Julieta Valls Noyes, the deputy assistant secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs during a visit to London, that ISIS was making $2 million a day off oil sales and...

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Daily Archive: September 22, 2016

The US Road Map to Balkanize Syria

China Joins Russia in Syria: Shaping New Anti-Terrorist Alliance

Israel: World Online Fraud Center

US Attack in Syria Opens Disturbing and Unpredictable Scenarios

‘White Helmets’ — Pawns for U.S. Militarism

Oliver Stone’s American history: ‘We’re Not Under Threat. We are the Threat’

Whoops: North Korea Accidentally Let the World See Its Internet — And It Only Has 28 Sites

US Destroying Syria’s Oil Infrastructure Under Guise of Fighting ISIS