April 23, 2017 | Astute News

Would China Strike North Korea?

April 23, 2017

China's military were reportedly put on high alert this week, with US officials saying that Beijing is preparing to respond to any potential situation in North Korea. The "extraordinary" mobilization …

It is Not Just Assad Who is “Responsible” for the Rise of ISIS

April 23, 2017

Opinion

Talk to Bashar al-Assad’s enemies, and they’ll tell you he’s to blame for every man, woman and child who has been killed in Syria. That’s 400,000. Or 450,000. Or 500,000. The figures, so carelessly pu…

Trump’s Endgame in Syria and its Implications for the Region

April 23, 2017

Opinion

The false flag Syrian chemical attack and the subsequent “frightening” (that turned out to be rather harmless) missile attack against the Shayrat air base in the Homs Governorate launched by the US Na…

America’s Yemen Crisis is Bigger than Just Yemen

April 23, 2017

Opinion

Broken alliances and competing political factions are emperiling America’s goals Long before the Trump administration launched missiles at an Assad regime air base in Syria and dropped the world’s mos…

Trump, Consummate Deal Maker, Seeks the Mother of All Deals in South Asia

April 23, 2017

Opinion

The Indian government has divulged very little information – hardly any – regarding the visit by the United States National Security Advisor Herbert Raymond McMaster to New Delhi an April 18. The reti…

5 Things You Need to Know About the US Govt’s ‘Simulated Terror Attack’ on NYC

April 23, 2017

Opinion

Operation Gotham Shield has been reported by a growing number of media outlets as this month’s reason for Americans to panic over the government’s latest plot to kill off its citizenry by conducting a…

Bannon Down, Pentagon Up, Neocons In?

April 23, 2017

Opinion

The apparent and surprisingly abrupt demise in Steve Bannon’s influence offers a major potential opening for neoconservatives, many of whom opposed Trump’s election precisely because of his associatio…

America’s Greatest Blunder

April 23, 2017

Books

A Fine Book Untangling Complexities Of World War I, And The Related And Colossal American Mistakes Despite being a fairly well-read student of US history, I admit that I’ve not been well versed in the…