August 9, 2017 | Astute News

China-India Confrontation on the Doklam Plateau Continues

August 9, 2017

A small plateau of a total area of just one hundred square kilometers located in the Himalayas at the junction of the borders of the People’s Republic of China, India and the Kingdom of Bhutan has for…

US-Backed Kurds Release Video Showing Them Destroying a Turkish Tank in Syria

August 9, 2017

Opinion

US-backed Kurdish fighters battling ISIS in Syria released a video on Saturday showing their fighters destroying a tank being used by Turkish-backed rebels in northwest Syria, Military Times first rep…

A Bitter Defeat in Afghanistan Fails to Satisfy Washington’s Desire for Greatness

August 9, 2017

Opinion

There’s absolutely no point in arguing that the US invaded Afghanistan with the sole purpose of exploiting its geographic positions and natural resources. Back in 2006, the Bush administration would h…

Empire Building: Turkey Opens Base in Somalia

August 9, 2017

Opinion

Following the decision by Turkey to back Qatar in the Gulf conflict, the neo-ottomans are opening military bases further abroad. After two years of construction, a Turkish military training facility i…

Christian Militias on Warpath in Raqqa

August 9, 2017

Opinion

On the front line against the Islamic State group in its Syrian capital Raqqa, a battalion of crucifix-wearing fighters is preparing to unseat the militants in a fight for the survival of their co-rel…

Netanyahu in the Dock? Bribery, Fraud and Breach of Trust

August 9, 2017

Opinion

He’s been investigated for over a year for alleged bribery, fraud, and breach of trust, including for accepting about $1.1 million from accused French fraudster Arnaud Mimran in 2009. His chief of sta…

The Strange Case of Imran Awan: Only Fraud or Something More?

August 9, 2017

Opinion

On July 25, Pakistani-American IT specialist Imran Awan was arrested at Dulles Airport for bank fraud while he was allegedly fleeing to Pakistan. The reports predictably produced some press coverage b…

Trump’s Knowledge of Lebanese Situation Is Non-Existent

August 9, 2017

Opinion

US President Donald Trump, hobbled by a two-minute attention span, demonstrated his utter lack of knowledge about the political situation in Lebanon during a recent visit to the White House of Lebanes…