September 4, 2017 – Astute News

September 4, 2017

BRICS Summit? What BRICS Summit, Kim Just Stole the Show!

Kim Jong-Un conducted his country’s sixth nuclear test, this time experimenting with an ICBM-capable hydrogen bomb that’s reportedly the strongest munition that it’s ever wielded. Analysts had been warning that a move such as this could have been expected for some time, but it nevertheless caught observers off guard that it occurred right on the eve of China’s BRICS Summit...

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September 4, 2017

US, China and Russia Respond to North Korea’s Sunday Nuclear Test

America’s response was expected, Trump tweeting: “North Korea has conducted a major Nuclear Test. Their words and actions continue to be very hostile and dangerous to the United States…..” “North Korea is a rogue nation which has become a great threat and embarrassment to China, which is trying to help but with little success.” “South Korea is finding, as I...

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September 4, 2017

‘Illegal, Meaningless Clownery’: Russia Condemns US Searches of Diplomatic Property

The FBI has conducted searches at Russian diplomatic compounds in the US, which the Russian Foreign Ministry calls “meaningless clownery.” Russian diplomats have posted photo and video evidence of what they call a “travesty of justice.” https://cdn.rt.com/files/2017.09/59ab5c99dda4c8546a8b4567.mp4 “I am watching the footage of the FBI searches of Russian foreign missions and I think that this is some kind of hellish...

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September 4, 2017

Korea Crisis Exposes Orwellian West

The Western media would have us believe that North Korea and its nuclear arsenal is the world’s number one threat. The continual depiction of a “rogue” state in the Western media plays into the US agenda of a pre-emptive attack on North Korea. But let’s get this straight. North Korea has an estimated 10-20 total number of nuclear warheads, according to the...

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September 4, 2017

Islamic State Continues to Attack in Forever War

The war on terrorism is enduring. After the Barcelona massacre, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) detained two Islamic State (IS) group members who were planning to carry out attacks in Moscow’s crowded places on September 1 – the Knowledge Day. One of the suspects said he had come to Russia “to commit jihad” ordered by IS. Earlier this month,...

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September 4, 2017

Trump Betrayed Conservatism by Forcing Russia to Close Its Facilities

It’s not about the conservative principle of “parity” like the State Department says it is, but about the liberal-progressive one of enforcing “equal outcomes despite equal opportunities.” The State Department issued a surprise announcement yesterday on its website titled “Achieving Parity in Diplomatic Missions,” which deserves to be republished in full before explaining why it represents a shameless betrayal of the same conservative principles which pushed...

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September 4, 2017

An Empire Upside Down

In the early months of the Trump administration, high-profile White House visits from foreign leaders from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East garnered headlines about the changing role of the United States in the world. In the context of political and economic upheaval around the globe, observers worry that, under Trump, the United States is abandoning the global leadership role...

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September 4, 2017

The Presidency Can Survive the Days of Donald Trump, But Can Congress?

The American electorate turned to Donald Trump because Congress had become so dysfunctional that it no longer worked. One of the many tragedies of Trump’s presidency is that Congress is now less able to do meaningful business. The man elected to shake up Washington has made the political establishment even less popular. The latest polls show that a pitiful 15%...

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Daily Archive: September 4, 2017

BRICS Summit? What BRICS Summit, Kim Just Stole the Show!

US, China and Russia Respond to North Korea’s Sunday Nuclear Test

‘Illegal, Meaningless Clownery’: Russia Condemns US Searches of Diplomatic Property

Korea Crisis Exposes Orwellian West

Islamic State Continues to Attack in Forever War

Trump Betrayed Conservatism by Forcing Russia to Close Its Facilities

An Empire Upside Down

The Presidency Can Survive the Days of Donald Trump, But Can Congress?