May 9, 2017 – Astute News

May 9, 2017

Iran Threatens Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Saudi Kingdom will be Destroyed

Responding to Saudi Arabia’s latest threats to take their conflict inside Iran, Tehran said it will leave nothing standing in the kingdom except for Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina if the Saudis do anything “ignorant,” Al-Manar reports. “We warn them against doing anything ignorant, but if they do something ignorant, we will leave nowhere untouched apart from Mecca...

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May 9, 2017

US Blames Russia for Its Setbacks in Afghanistan

You may not have heard about this, but a few weeks ago, in mid-April, the Taliban scored its deadliest battle victory since the US invasion in 2001. Ten Taliban militants slaughtered at least 144 Afghan Army soldiers and wounded 60+ more, at an Afghan army base just outside of Mazar-i-Sharif in the north of the country. The attack took place about a...

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May 9, 2017

Syria and the Project to Balkanize the Middle East

A decade ago I published a book, Israel and the Clash of Civilisations, that examined Israel’s desire to Balkanise the Middle East, using methods it had refined over many decades in the occupied Palestinian territories. The goal was to unleash chaos across much of the region, destabilising key enemy states: Iran, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. The book further noted how Israel’s...

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May 9, 2017

Palestinians to the Woodshed?

Trump leans on Abbas but Israel is afraid of surprises For many Palestinians, President Mahmoud Abbas is seen as something like a Quisling, a timid man who has dedicated himself to selling out to American and Israeli interests in exchange for his remaining in power. Others, recognizing that a return to an intifada would bring down terrible destruction, accept that...

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May 9, 2017

Izumo Joins US Fleet

A month and a half ago, we briefly mentioned the Japanese light aircraft carrier Izumo in connection with the acceleration of political processes on the Asia-Pacific region. Then, the reason for reiterating this platitudinous epigram was the information (circulated by Reuters, which cited certain sources at the headquarters of the Japanese Navy) concerning the forthcoming three-month deployment of the largest naval...

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May 9, 2017

The Great Division: the Return of Nationalism

Suddenly the world is full of leaders from Theresa May to President Erdogan of Turkey claiming to unite their countries while visibly deepening their divisions. Denunciations of supposed threats at home and abroad are a common feature of this new political style, whether they are tweeted from the White House or spoken at the podium outside 10 Downing Street. “Threats...

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May 9, 2017

How Government Literally Makes People Go Insane

The most effective way to change the world if you have kids is to treat them right. Everything could change in one generation if there were a radical shift in parenting. Unfortunately, some indicators suggest things are getting worse. For instance, there has been an increase in kids hospitalized for attempted suicide or suicidal indicators. Now we can just hope...

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May 9, 2017

Facebook is Abusive. It’s Time to Divorce it

And lament that early browsers gave up on web site authoring tools and created monsters Every relationship has its rough edges, places where actions scrape, and through constant repetition, rub raw. Those tender spots can heal if left alone and if the parties are wiling to listen. But where the irritation continues, this raw spot becomes a wound that never...

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Daily Archive: May 9, 2017

Iran Threatens Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Saudi Kingdom will be Destroyed

US Blames Russia for Its Setbacks in Afghanistan

Syria and the Project to Balkanize the Middle East

Palestinians to the Woodshed?

Izumo Joins US Fleet

The Great Division: the Return of Nationalism

How Government Literally Makes People Go Insane

Facebook is Abusive. It’s Time to Divorce it