March 17, 2017 | Astute News

Is War in Asia Just Around the Corner?

March 17, 2017

Military tensions Rise in East and Southeast Asia. The month of March is turning out to be a “hot” one in terms of military exercises, drills and posturing. Diplomatic efforts are being overshadowed b…

Syria Claims Israeli Jet Shot Down After Strike Near Palmyra, IDF says All Aircraft Undamaged

March 17, 2017

Middle East

The Syrian Army says Israeli military jets hit a “military target” near Palmyra in a raid overnight. In retaliation the jets were targeted by Syrian anti-aircraft missiles. https://cdn.rt.com/files/20…

SEAL Team 6 Attempted a Second Yemen Raid One Month after Botched Operation

March 17, 2017

Opinion

Navy SEALs attempted to conduct another raid inside Yemen earlier this month but aborted the mission at the last minute, according to a senior U.S. military official. Members of SEAL Team 6 deployed t…

More Delusional Thinking in Australian Foreign Policy

March 17, 2017

Opinion

The Australian government’s selective view of history and capacity for self-delusion in its foreign policy was on full display when Foreign Minister Julie Bishop delivered the Fullerton Lecture to the…

Trump Slips into ‘Endless War’ Cycle

March 17, 2017

Opinion

There was, during the course of the 2016 campaign, a small but vocal group of antiwar libertarians and conservatives who had convinced themselves that Donald Trump was preferable to Hillary Clinton be…

US Prepares for More Military Operations Around the World

March 17, 2017

Opinion

President Donald Trump is considering delegating more authority to the Defense Department to conduct anti-terrorist operations overseas, which at the moment require the White House approval. The comma…

Signs of the Times – 3

March 17, 2017

Religion

Lecture from Sheikh Imran N. Hosein from the IBN studio in Trinidad and Tobago on SIGNS OF THE TIMES. The topic is an "Islamic view of the modern international monetary system and our anticipation of …

WhatsApp, Telegram ‘Severe’ Security Flaw Pinpointed Following #Vault7 Release

March 17, 2017

Technology

A flaw in popular messenger apps WhatsApp and Telegram, which could allow hackers to gain access to hundreds of millions of accounts using the very encryption software designed to keep them out, has b…