February 4, 2018 | Astute News

Pakistan and Turkey–Two Countries Where Western “Allies” Cheer for the Terrorists

February 4, 2018

Pakistan and Turkey are still often thought of as “allies” of the United States and the broader western bloc. This is in spite of the fact that Turkey’s relations with both the US and EU have plummete…

The Syrian Madhouse Gets Even Crazier

February 4, 2018

Opinion

Last summer, I was positioned just across the border from the Syrian town of Afrin around which Turkish and Kurdish and, possibly, American forces, are now poised for a head-on clash. It seems crazy t…

Trump Isn’t the Only One in the US Government We Should Fear

February 4, 2018

Opinion

People sitting in cafes in Baghdad under the rule of Saddam Hussein used to be nervous of accidentally spilling their cup of coffee over the front page of the newspaper spread out in front of them. Th…

The Nuclear Posture Review

February 4, 2018

Opinion

The World Will Not Surive the American Neoconservatives’ Doctrine of US World Hegemony The government of the United States is clearly in demonic hands. We are overflowing with proof. Take today (2-2-1…

Turkey Establishing Long-Sought US “Safe Haven” in Northern Syria

February 4, 2018

Opinion

Turkey’s recent incursion into northern Syria is poised to finally establish the long-sought after “buffer zone” or “safe haven” called for by US policymakers since as early as 2012. While the US and …

Trump’s Drone Kill Rate 80 Times Greater than Under Bush

February 4, 2018

Opinion

During the 2016 election, Donald Trump – quite successfully – managed to convince a sizable portion of the electorate that he would take a much more anti-interventionist stance, in terms of U.S. milit…

Rex Tillerson: Neocon

February 4, 2018

Opinion

In case it is not clear, the Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, is a neocon. Strong evidence of this unfortunate fact is his speech on January 17, 2018 at Stanford’s Hoover Institute. After warmly ack…

The US Deep State and the Democrats Are the Problem, Not the Solution

February 4, 2018

Opinion

The latest policy recommendations by the influential Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), one of the most well-respected and listened-to experts in Russia – to say not…