November 15, 2017 | Astute News

The Secret of Iraq’s Renaissance? The Multi-Confessional PMU Militias Backed by Iran

November 15, 2017

On a sandstorm-swept morning in Baghdad earlier last week, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the legendary deputy leader of Hashd al-Shaabi, a.k.a. People Mobilization Units (PMUs) and the actual mastermind of n…

Will America Survive Washington? Is the US Preparing a Nuclear First Strike on Russia?

November 15, 2017

Opinion

In recent columns posted on my website, I brought attention to two dramatic and dangerous developments between the two major nuclear powers. One was the public statement of the deputy commander of the…

Saudi-Israeli Collusion? Is Israel Seeking Role as Leader of the Sunni Bloc?

November 15, 2017

Opinion

Israel has instructed its overseas embassies to lobby their respective host countries in support of Saudi Arabia and its apparent efforts to destabilise Lebanon, a recently leaked diplomatic cable sho…

Afghanistan War Crimes Probe a Sham and Cover-Up for US

November 15, 2017

Opinion

When The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) announced it was planning to investigate alleged war crimes in Afghanistan, the timing seemed appropriate. The announcement by the ICC on Novemb…

Reining in the Rogue Royal of Arabia

November 15, 2017

Opinion

If the crown prince of Saudi Arabia has in mind a war with Iran, President Trump should disabuse his royal highness of any notion that America would be doing his fighting for him. Mohammed bin Salman,…

Obama’s Legacy: the Failed State of Libya

November 15, 2017

Opinion

Libya, once the gem for high-living standards in Africa, is today a failed state. Thanks to the discordant foreign policy of President Barack Obama and his secretaries of state, Hillary Clinton and Jo…

The Ever-Expanding ‘War on Terror’

November 15, 2017

Opinion

If national-security reporters are ever replaced by robots writing boilerplate stories, blame it on the fact that U.S. military policy has become so predictable and repetitive. Consider this New York …

Israel’s Money Machine – Jewish Oligarchs Fund Crimes Against Humanity

November 15, 2017

Opinion

The stars came out in Hollywood on November 2nd, or at least some of them did. The gala event celebrated the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and raised funds to support its mission in Israel itself and on…