September 28, 2016 – Astute News

September 28, 2016

Mother Superior VS Ranting Schoolboy

The temptation is irresistible to conceptualize the Clinton Machine’s strategy going into the first US presidential debate; let Donald Trump metastasize into a pretzel. Mission not impossible; in fact, accomplished. Sniffin’ and slidin’, beepin’ and sippin’, angrily chokin’, even swoopin’ on the mike to choreograph a blow, “Donald” (as addressed by “Secretary Clinton“) fell for every shape and size of...

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September 28, 2016

New Cold War Spins Out of Control

In the aftermath of the U.S. attack on the Syrian army positions overlooking and commanding the Dier A-Zor airfield – the airfield, whose daily “Berlin air-bridge” style flights, are the sole lifeline to a city long besieged by ISIS – the Russian U.N. Ambassador asked a pertinent rhetorical question at the United Nations Security Council: Who is running U.S. policy:...

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September 28, 2016

Yemen has Become the Graveyard of the Obama Doctrine

The human costs of facilitating Saudi Arabia’s proxy war have been enormous, and there’s no end in sight. This past Tuesday, President Barack Obama delivered his final speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Though he tried to sound optimistic, he couldn’t help but strike a rueful tone. Gone was the global media darling who electrified world...

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September 28, 2016

4-star Admiral Wants to Confront China. The White House Says Not So Fast.

The U.S. military’s top commander in the Pacific is arguing behind closed doors for a more confrontational approach to counter and reverse China’s strategic gains in the South China Sea, appeals that have met resistance from the White House at nearly every turn. Adm. Harry Harris is proposing a muscular U.S. response to China’s island-building that may include launching aircraft...

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September 28, 2016

10 Companies That Control Almost Everything We Eat & Drink

Scour the aisles of the grocery store, and you may be astonished to find just how many types of Pringles there are out there. But while there seems to be no end to the diversity of junk food, a comprehensive infographic has been put together to show you just how few corporations provide us with the hundreds of products available at...

Food Comments: 0

Daily Archive: September 28, 2016

Mother Superior VS Ranting Schoolboy

New Cold War Spins Out of Control

Yemen has Become the Graveyard of the Obama Doctrine

4-star Admiral Wants to Confront China. The White House Says Not So Fast.

10 Companies That Control Almost Everything We Eat & Drink