December 16, 2016 | Astute News

“Aleppo Atrocities” – The Western Mainstream Media’s Latest Psy-Op

December 16, 2016

The recent barrage of reports alleging that the Syrian Arab Army is committing “atrocities” against the liberated people of Aleppo stems from unsubstantiated Twitter accounts and melodramatic YouTube …

South China Sea: Failing to Find Asian Allies, US Invites UK to Meddle

December 16, 2016

Politics

Parroting the US State Department’s rhetoric, almost verbatim to justify the decision, a UK envoy vowed to fly warplanes over, and sail warships through the South China Sea over “concerns” regarding “…

The Sovereignty of Sidekicks

December 16, 2016

Opinion

It should surprise no honest human being that New Zealand, along with Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, is a part of history’s first “global” empire. This “Atlanticist” English-speaking empir…

Banned by 119 Countries, U.S. Cluster Bombs Continue to Orphan Yemeni Children

December 16, 2016

Middle East

On the morning of October 5, Ali Mohammed “Jubahi” Medarij set out early from his family home in al-Hayma, a coastal fishing village on the Red Sea in western Yemen. Every day, the 34-year-old fisherm…

While ISIS Tied Up with Palmyra, Kurds Advance in Raqqa

December 16, 2016

Middle East

Syrian Kurds launched a series of strokes on surroundings of Raqqa and managed to liberate five villages in its vicinity from the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group. The Reuters news agency reported t…

Making Russia ‘The Enemy’

December 16, 2016

Opinion

The rising hysteria about Russia is best understood as fulfilling two needs for Official Washington: the Military Industrial Complex’s transitioning from the “war on terror” to a more lucrative “new c…

‘Like a Prostitute’: 91% of French Respondents say the Media Lies in a Twitter Poll

December 16, 2016

Media

A French journalist created a stir on Twitter after launching an open poll which asks if people think the media lies. At least 91 percent of the respondents said ‘yes,’ adding that the media hides inf…

Cash is No Longer King: Currency Wars, The Phasing Out of Physical Money has Begun

December 16, 2016

Money

As physical currency around the world is increasingly phased out, the era where “cash is king” seems to be coming to an end. Countries like India and South Korea have chosen to limit access to physica…