December 23, 2017 | Astute News

Pence’s Anti-Pakistani Declaration Could Unite the “Golden Circle”

December 23, 2017

The American Vice President said that Trump had “put Pakistan on notice” with his recently unveiled National Security Strategy, employing the exact same language that had earlier been used against the…

Israel’s Sunni-Shia Divide and Conquer Strategy

December 23, 2017

Opinion

Sun Tzu had the Art of War. Von Clausewitz had On War. Britain used divide and conquer to maintain control of its colonies. Now Israel has transformed the strategy into a fine art in its manipulation …

When Sanity Fails – the Mindset of the “Ideological Drone”

December 23, 2017

Opinion

My recent analysis of the potential consequences of a US attack on the DPRK has elicited a wide range of reactions. There is one type of reaction which I find particularly interesting and most importa…

Washington’s Humiliation at UN is Sign of a Washed-Up Superpower

December 23, 2017

Opinion

The overwhelming rejection of President Trump’s declaration of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital by 128 member nations at the UN is a signal event of how far US international standing has slumped. Lead…

Trump’s Gross Hypocrisy on Yemen War

December 23, 2017

Opinion

Political charlatans like Donald Trump often employ an essential trick from stage magic: misdirecting the audience. By taking the public’s eye off the real issues and channeling discussion toward made…

Intimidating UN Member States the Al Capone Style

December 23, 2017

Opinion

The White House’s commitment to spreading chaos across the world, bringing people of various religions and beliefs misery and suffering is hardly a secret to anyone at this point. After Afghanistan an…

The Most Dangerous Man on Earth

December 23, 2017

Opinion

Let’s start with the universe and work our way in. Who cares? Not them because as far as we know they aren’t there. As far as we know, no one exists in our galaxy or perhaps anywhere else but us (and …

Uniting, Against Trump’s Policies, for Peace

December 23, 2017

Opinion

When North Korea began the Korean War with an invasion of South Korea in June 1950, the armed response was waged under the flag of the United Nations thanks to the Soviet Union having absented itself …