June 20, 2017 | Astute News

The Kurds are Ethnically Cleansing Arabs from Raqqa, and the World is Silent

June 20, 2017

The global media — to their credit – are focusing on the brutality of the US-backed Raqqa campaign, though they’re avoiding any serious reporting about how and why the Kurds are ethnically cleansing A…

World on the Precipice as Russia Threatens to Shoot Down U.S. Jets, U.S. Refuses to Back Down

June 20, 2017

Military

The world is now perhaps closer to World War Three than it has been in five decades as the situation in Syria is heating up yet again. In less than 24 hours, the United States has attacked the Syrian …

The British and U.S. Governments Installed Khomeini into Power in 1979

June 20, 2017

Opinion

“It is easier to mislead many men than one.” – Herodotus. (As quoted in F.E. Adcock’s 1963 book, ‘Thucydides And His History,’ on pg. 51. Cambridge University Press: London). “Reality is created by la…

Russia and Islam, Connecting the Dots and Discerning the Future

June 20, 2017

Opinion

Russia has often been in the news over the past years, mostly as the demonized “Empire of Mordor” responsible for all the bad things on the planet, especially Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton, the…

The Syrian Nightmare: No End in Sight

June 20, 2017

Opinion

“Washington’s strategic objectives in Iraq and Syria are not those of “fighting terrorism,” but rather consolidating US hegemony over the oil-rich Middle East and preparing for war against the princip…

Democracy is a Front for Central Bank Rule

June 20, 2017

Opinion

Several years ago when the Federal Reserve had its Fed funds rate at zero to 25 basis points (one-quarter of one percent—0.25%), there was a great deal of talk, somehow presented as urgent, whether th…

Israel has been Secretly Funding Syrian Rebels for Years

June 20, 2017

Opinion

Earlier, when discussing why the Syrian "rebels" fighting Assad are in "turmoil", we said that as a result of the ongoing Qatar crisis the various Saudi and Qatari supply chains supporting the rebels,…

A Line in the Steppes: NATO Meets an Expanded SCO

June 20, 2017

Opinion

While NATO leaders were congratulating themselves on the accession of petite Montenegro into the military pact, NATO’s counter-balancing force to the east was welcoming as full members India and Pakis…