April 8, 2017 | Astute News

Trump’s ‘Wag the Dog’ Moment

April 8, 2017 Opinion

Just two days after news broke of an alleged poison-gas attack in northern Syria, President Trump brushed aside advice from some U.S. intelligence analysts doubting the Syrian regime’s guilt and launc…

Trump has Surrendered. Will Putin be the Next to Surrender?

April 8, 2017 Opinion

Washington has reopened the conflict with a Tomahawk missile attack on Syrian Air Force Bases. The Russian/Syrian air defense systems did not prevent the attack. The Washington Establishment has reass…

What’s Really Behind America’s Rush to War in Syria?

April 8, 2017 Opinion

Without any recourse to international law or the United Nations, the Trump administration has embarked on an act of international aggression against yet another sovereign state in the Middle East, con…

Poodle Trump Runs With Dogs of War

April 8, 2017 Opinion

So the brash, big-mouth tycoon in the White House with an outsized ego has finally unleashed the dogs of war in Syria. Invoking God and the suffering of “little babies”, the supposed US Commander-in-C…

Erdogan Isn’t as Strong as He Looks. That’s What Makes Him Dangerous

April 8, 2017 Opinion

At first glance, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s drive to create an executive presidency with almost unlimited power through a nationwide referendum looks like a slam-dunk. The man hasn’t lost an elec…

Algeria Experiencing a Few Crises in a Row

April 8, 2017 Opinion

The situation in Algeria, regardless of the advanced age of President A.A. Bouteflika, with all economic complications in the country, the food crisis is stable due to the purge of the elite, which pe…

Signs of the Time – 6

April 8, 2017 Religion

The topic is an "Islamic view of the modern international monetary system and our anticipation of the replacement, in toto, of bogus paper-money with even-more-bogus electronic, digital, virtual money…

Saudi Arabia Vs. Russia: The Next Oil Price War

April 8, 2017 Economy

International oil markets could be heading towards a new war, as leading OPEC and non-OPEC producers are vying for increased stakes. The unexpected cooperation between OPEC and non-OPEC countries, ins…