December 14, 2017 | Astute News

Silk Road Fever Grips the Russian Far East and Boosts Economy

December 14, 2017

If you are looking for the latest breakthroughs in trans-Eurasian geoeconomics, you should keep an eye on the East – the Russian Far East. One interesting project is the new state-of-the-art $1.5 bill…

Russia’s Sanaa Pullout is a Sharp Rebuke to the Houthis

December 14, 2017

Opinion

Negating The Narrative Right off the bat, any reader who frequents the Alt-Media Community needs to leave aside what they think they know about Russia’s policy towards Yemen before continuing with thi…

Israel Amps Up Ethnic Cleansing in Order to Further Judaize Jerusalem – The Nakba Continues

December 14, 2017

Opinion

Israel will soon bar all access to a Palestinian village whose farmers have continued a tradition stretching back thousands of years of tending stone terraces to grow crops in the fertile uplands outs…

Putin’s Middle East Tour: Russia is Not Going Anywhere

December 14, 2017

Opinion

Over the last couple of days, Russian President Vladimir Putin conducted a series of visits back-to-back, visiting Syria, Egypt and Turkey in less than 48 hours. In spite of the brief nature of these …

Washington’s Secret Wars

December 14, 2017

Opinion

The Trump White House Monday issued a so-called “War Powers” letter addressed to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and the president pro tempore of the Senate, Orin Hatch, to “keep the Congress informed …

The Sources of Mission Creep in Syria

December 14, 2017

Opinion

The other day we learned that there are four times more U.S. troops in Syria than any earlier official figure had acknowledged. The discrepancy did not get much public attention, perhaps because the n…

U.S. Surrenders On Syria – Resistance Turns Eyes On Israel

December 14, 2017

Opinion

This New Yorker piece is notable for its arrogant headline, and several false assertions. Those may be necessary to divert from its real message - the U.S. surrender to the realities of Syria: Trump t…

Prophecies and Politics: How US evangelical Christians Pushed for Jerusalem Move

December 14, 2017

Opinion

God is not a real estate agent, the former bishop of Jerusalem said in response to US evangelical support for recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Evangelical advocacy for Israel is a polit…