May 30, 2017 | Astute News

India’s Army Chief Defends Soldier who Used Man as Human Shield Against Stone-Throwers

May 30, 2017

India’s army chief has defended a soldier who tied a Kashmiri man to his 4x4 to deter stone-throwing demonstrators, claiming that “innovations” are required to fight the “dirty war” in Kashmir. Major …

Breakup of the West?

May 30, 2017

Opinion

By the time Air Force One started down the runaway at Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily, to bring President Trump home, the Atlantic had grown markedly wider than it was when he flew to Riyadh. In…

The CIA’s Cloddish ISIS Attack on Duterte

May 30, 2017

Opinion

The only word I find for it is cloddish. I refer to the latest CIA-instigated attempt to initiate regime change against outspoken Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. The so-called ISIS terror attack…

Syria: US Drops Leaflets in Tanf to Warn Syrian Military Not to Advance, Orders Retreat

May 30, 2017

Middle East

In a blatant but not altogether surprising display of arrogance and aggression, the United States recently dropped leaflets on the al-Tanf road, warning the Syrian military to halt its advance toward …

What Is Trump’s Middle East Doctrine and How China, Russia and Iran Are Dealing with It

May 30, 2017

Opinion

Donald Trump's first foreign visit has begun to define America’s foreign-policy posture. After almost two years of words and rhetoric, Trump has began to reverse his electoral promises with diametrica…

The Collapse of France

May 30, 2017

Opinion

The brainwashed and insouciant French electorate has voted to abolish the French nation. In five years France will exist only as a geographical location, a province in “Europe,” itself a province in g…

55,000+ Yemenis Infected With Cholera Due to Blockade and Suspected Bio Weapons

May 30, 2017

Middle East

According to a spokesman from the Yemeni Ministry of Health, over 55,000 Yemenis are currently infected with cholera and 500 have already lost their lives. A state of emergency has been declared. Hosp…

Third US Aircraft Carrier Headed Toward Asia-Pacific Region Amid North Korean Crisis

May 30, 2017

Military

A third US aircraft carrier, the USS Nimitz, will be deployed by Washington in the Western Pacific Ocean in order to join two US warships, stationed near the shores of the Korean Peninsula in the ligh…