October 23, 2016 – Astute News

October 23, 2016

Battle Stations! Putin’s Fearsome Fleet Locked, Loaded & Ready for War with Britain… or Not

Phew! I was worried I wouldn’t get this piece written before World War III broke out in the English Channel – but luckily it appears there might still be a few hours to spare before doomsday. The British press lost its collective mind this week when it emerged that a fleet of Russian warships led by the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft...

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October 23, 2016

Why Pope’s Meeting with NATO’s Stoltenberg Was So Intriguing

When Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg of the US-NATO military alliance went to see the Pope on October 13 there were some observers unkind enough to express surprise that Mr Stoltenberg could spare the time for such an appointment; but all was made clear when it was announced that the call was made in the sidelines of his visit to Rome...

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October 23, 2016

Turkish Bombing in Syria Threatens Wider War

The threat of the US military intervention in Iraq and Syria erupting into a far wider war has increased sharply in the wake of a series of Turkish air strikes against Syrian Kurdish militia forces that are aligned with Washington. The Turkish government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reported that Turkish war planes carried out 26 strikes against 18...

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October 23, 2016

Battle for Mosul: Challenges of Reluctant Allies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD4O49-UE5M On October 15, the US artillery and the US-led coalition’s airpower delivered massive strikes on ISIS targets inside and outside the city of Mosul, de-facto starting a long-awaited operation to liberate the last major ISIS stronghold in Iraq. The Iraqi military, the semi-autonomous, predominantly Shia, Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), the Kurdish Peshmerga, some pro-government Sunni tribal fighters and US...

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October 23, 2016

Washington’s Game of Good Terrorists vs Bad Terrorists

When you reach the stage of making a distinction between good terrorists and bad terrorists, not only are you defending the indefensible, you are engaged in the ugly business of sowing dragon’s teeth. Jahbat Al-Nusra, which recently changed its name to Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, is a terrorist organization dripping in the blood of men, women, and children – people it...

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October 23, 2016

Hillary Clinton’s Strategic Ambition In A Nutshell

It has become crystal clear. For the record, here it is. She has big ambitions, which she does not spell out for fear of frightening part of the electorate, but which are perfectly understood by her closest aides and biggest donors. She wants to achieve regime change in Russia. She enjoys the support of most of the State Department and...

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October 23, 2016

The Election That Killed Foreign Policy

The current election campaign has done more to set back U.S. foreign relations, and the cause of good foreign policy, than has any other American presidential election within memory. One reason is the overall sordid image of American democracy in action that is being projected to people around the world, and to governments with an interest in exploiting that image....

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October 23, 2016

How Much Time Should Kids Spend on Screens?

In a world dominated by smartphone games like Pokemon Go and powerful game consoles such as the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, parents seeking tips on how much screen time they should let their children have were typically met with outdated recommendations. Now, in an attempt to keep pace with an increasingly technology-dominated world, officials with the American Academy of...

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Daily Archive: October 23, 2016

Battle Stations! Putin’s Fearsome Fleet Locked, Loaded & Ready for War with Britain… or Not

Why Pope’s Meeting with NATO’s Stoltenberg Was So Intriguing

Turkish Bombing in Syria Threatens Wider War

Battle for Mosul: Challenges of Reluctant Allies

Washington’s Game of Good Terrorists vs Bad Terrorists

Hillary Clinton’s Strategic Ambition In A Nutshell

The Election That Killed Foreign Policy

How Much Time Should Kids Spend on Screens?