January 25, 2017 | Astute News

Will Trump Hop on an American Silk Road?

January 25, 2017

Hysteria reigns supreme at the dawn of the Trump era, with the President rebranded across the whole ideological spectrum as an American Mao or even an American Hitler. Let’s step away from this “Ameri…

Strange Bedfellows: US, Saudi, Al-Qaida & ISIS Interests Align in War on Yemen

January 25, 2017

Opinion

The people of Yemen continue to suffer amid a humanitarian catastrophe created by foreign and domestic forces alike -- almost all of whom stand to profit as long as war and chaos have a hold on the im…

The 10 Most Prominent Contemporary Arab Islamist Intellectuals

January 25, 2017

Opinion

Arab and Islamic history have witnessed the emergence of many Arab Islamic intellectuals who have had a clear impact on the Islamic movement. Some of them have died, such as Sayed Kotb, while others a…

Down the Rabbit-Hole to Trump’s Victory

January 25, 2017

Opinion

There are several key reasons why Donald Trump won, such as that he achieved a 1,405,004 nationwide popular-vote victory in all states except California, where he lost by an enormous 4,260,978-vote ma…

Intelligence Report Reveals US Urged Saddam Hussein to Attack Syria

January 25, 2017

History

Despite what even some alternative media commentators might argue, the Syrian war is about oil, gas, and money. A secret 1983 intelligence report has confirmed that America’s distaste for the Assad fa…

USAFRICOM’s Neo-colonial Dominance in West Africa: Behind the Change of Government in Gambia

January 25, 2017

Opinion

AFRICOM and “Vanguard Africa” usher in a renewed phase of neo-colonial dominance Ousted Gambian President Yahya Jammeh was flown out of his country on Friday January 20 after the military intervention…

Has the American Dream Become the American Nightmare?

January 25, 2017

Opinion

“Most Germans, so far as I could see, did not seem to mind that their personal freedom had been taken away, that so much of their splendid culture was being destroyed and replaced with a mindless barb…

Obama Bequeaths a More Dangerous World

January 25, 2017

Opinion

Any fair judgment about Barack Obama’s presidency must start with the recognition that he inherited a dismal situation from George W. Bush: the U.S. economy was in free-fall and U.S. troops were bogge…