November 8, 2017 | Astute News

“Explosive” Leaked Secret Israeli Cable Confirms Israeli-Saudi Coordination to Provoke War

November 8, 2017

Early this morning, Israeli Channel 10 news published a leaked diplomatic cable which had been sent to all Israeli ambassadors throughout the world concerning the chaotic events that unfolded over the…

How Come Khorasan Caliphate Replaces ISIS?

November 8, 2017

Opinion

In recent years, experts from a number of countries have started mentioning the growing threat that the the Khorasan caliphate terrorist group poses to Syria, Iraq, and a number of Central Asian state…

Islamic State Defeat Instigates Saudi-Iran Confrontation

November 8, 2017

Opinion

With Islamic State routed everywhere, the threat of plunging the Middle East into a large-scale war has not diminished, but, on the contrary, it has grown. There are signs that a Saudi-Iran conflict, …

High Stakes as Saudi Crown Prince Tries to Remove Opponents

November 8, 2017

Opinion

The decision by Saudi King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud to sack Minister of National Guard Prince Mutaib bin Abdullah, the favorite son of the late King Abdullah, is intended to remove a potential po…

The USA is Cracking Up Just Like the USSR Did

November 8, 2017

Opinion

Today is the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution of 1917. It caused a lot of death and destruction, which I won’t go into because you can read all about it elsewhere. It also caused a great ou…

Red Lines & Lost Credibility

November 8, 2017

Opinion

A major goal of this Asia trip, said National Security Adviser H. R. McMaster, is to rally allies to achieve the "complete, verifiable and permanent denuclearization of the Korean peninsula." Yet Kim …

The US’ Betrayal of Barzani Puts the Iraqi Kurds on the Cusp of Civil War

November 8, 2017

Opinion

Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani recently said that he feels betrayed by his American ‘ally’. He was referring to reports that the US had advance knowledge of the Iraqi Army’s liberation operation …

NATO Intensifies Its Preparations for War with Russia

November 8, 2017

Opinion

Against the backdrop of US aggression against North Korea, NATO is intensifying its preparations for war with Russia, the world’s second largest nuclear power. A report in the German news magazine Der…