October 6, 2017 | Astute News

Syria – Russia Issues Third Warning Against U.S. Cooperation with Terrorists

October 6, 2017 Military

The Syrian Army was on its way across the Euphrates river to liberate the oil- and gas-fields east of Deir Ezzor city. The U.S. countered the move. It sent a small forces of Arab tribal mercenaries wh…

Burma: Military Massacres Dozens in Rohingya Village

October 6, 2017 Asia

The Burmese military summarily executed several dozen Rohingya Muslims in Maung Nu village in Burma’s Rakhine State on August 27, 2017, Human Rights Watch said today. Witnesses said that Burmese soldi…

The Catalan Chain Reaction

October 6, 2017 Opinion

Catalonia’s drive for “independence” has unleashed a chain reaction of viral social media support that’s frighteningly resurrected civil war-era rhetoric, but the most dangerous consequences of this d…

In Moscow, Saudi King Demands Iran Stop Meddling in Middle East

October 6, 2017 Diplomacy

Saudi Arabia has agreed to buy Russian S-400 air defence system, Saudi-owned al-Arabiya television reported on Thursday, on the sidelines of a visit by King Salman to Moscow. The Dubai-based televisio…

Understanding American Presidential Politics

October 6, 2017 Opinion

The winners of the respective political Parties’ Presidential nominations in 2016, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, both emphasized groupist appeals (to and for and against “Blacks,” “Whites," “Hispa…

Korea: At the Red Line

October 6, 2017 Opinion

About a week has passed since the verbal skirmish between Trump and Kim Jong-un, and experts, including the author, have frozen in anticipation of what the next steps will be like, seeing that the sta…

Las Vegas Shooting

October 6, 2017 Opinion

Dear Readers, I appreciate the confidence that you show in me with your emails asking my opinion about the Las Vegas shooting. Many of you suspect that it is another false flag affair, and you ask me …

Spanish Government Sends Troops to Catalonia

October 6, 2017 Opinion

The Popular Party (PP) government in Spain has dispatched troops into Catalonia. The media reported that this was to provide support to the Civil Guard and national police in preparation for a declara…