May 26, 2017 | Astute News

Syria, the Kurds, and U.S. Divide-and-Conquer

May 26, 2017

For the past six years, the United States, Israel, NATO and the Gulf Cooperation Council have waged an unrelenting proxy war against the sovereign, secular state of Syria. The U.S.-funded Free Syrian …

Syria – Truth Slips Through In The New York Times – NATO Preps to Fight Iran and Russia

May 26, 2017

Opinion

The New York Times Magazine has an interesting piece about east Aleppo. Robert Worth visited it recently and talked to people there. The NYT editors/censors inserted many of their standard slander aga…

Pentagon Shifts Blame to ISIS for 100+ Civilians Killed During US Airstrike in Mosul

May 26, 2017

Military

More than 100 civilians were killed when a US airstrike in Iraq triggered secondary explosions in March, according to a Pentagon investigation. Washington says Iraq requested the strike after Islamic …

How America Could End Up in an Unexpected War with China

May 26, 2017

Opinion

Three decades ago the People’s Republic of China was an economic backwater. Today the PRC sports the world’s second-largest economy. Shanghai most dramatically illustrates the country’s transformation…

The Donald Meets the Pope, But Don’t Bank on World Peace

May 26, 2017

Opinion

What do you do after you’ve agreed to sell $110 billion worth of weaponry to the Saudis, (who are currently bombing Yemen), threatened Iran, and attacked Syria? Answer: You go to the Vatican and pose …

Syrian War Report – May 26, 2017: Syrian Army Liberated 5,000km2 from ISIS

May 26, 2017

Middle East

On Thursday, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies announced start of the Operation “Grand Dawn” in eastern Syria. The aim of the operation is to expel militants from the eastern desert and to set…

Trump and the ‘Management of Allies’

May 26, 2017

Opinion

One commentator recently noted that if one wants to work out Donald Trump’s foreign policy, it is not so hard: It’s simply that it is the converse of whatever Barack Obama did. Ok, it’s a quip. But li…

5 Hobbies of an Introvert that Others Can’t Understand

May 26, 2017

Miscellaneous

Having fun is not always about partying, clubbing and staying out late with a big company of friends. If you're an introvert, then you must know what I'm talking about. Having fun is different for eac…