July 14, 2017 | Astute News

The New Silk Road Will Go Through Syria

July 14, 2017

Amid the proverbial doom and gloom pervading all things Syria, the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune sometimes yield, well, good fortune. Take what happened this past Sunday in Beijing. The Chin…

The Protocols of Zion “Forgery” Argument is Flawed

July 14, 2017

Opinion

Jewish apologists claim that the Protocols of Zion were a direct plagiarism of this book published in 1864. However, this universally-accepted claim does not withstand scrutiny. Next to the Bible The…

Israel’s Ever-More Sadistic Reprisals Help Shore up a Sense of Victimhood

July 14, 2017

Opinion

When Israel passed a new counter-terrorism law last year, Ayman Odeh, a leader of the country’s large minority of Palestinian citizens, described its draconian measures as colonialism’s “last gasp”. H…

The Fatal Flaw in Washington’s New Energy Strategy

July 14, 2017

Opinion

If the feeling of pity would be worth a damn one would be tempted to feel sorry for the hapless Poles. Now Poland’s leaders have again been seduced, this time by a dangerous Washington stratagem: to t…

Counting the Dead in Mosul

July 14, 2017

Opinion

“There were very few Daesh in our neighbourhood, but they dropped a lot of bombs on them,” says Qais, 47, a resident of the al-Jadida district of Mosul. “We reckon that the airstrikes here killed betw…

Behind Trump’s Trip to Poland

July 14, 2017

Opinion

Perhaps the most overlooked part of President Donald Trump’s trip to Europe last week was his 18-hour visit to Poland as the guest of political ally and fellow nationalist, President Andrzej Duda. I i…

Pentagon Wants to Build New US Facilities in Iraq, Syria

July 14, 2017

Military

The Donald Trump administration is pushing Congress for the authority to build new “temporary” facilities in Iraq and Syria as part of the US-led campaign against the Islamic State. In a policy statem…

Gaza In Crisis as Last Power Plant Shuts Down

July 14, 2017

Middle East

Gaza’s last functioning turbine was shut down late last night due to a severe shortage of fuel, plunging the Strip into near total darkness, according to Haaretz. The besieged coastal enclave is home …