February 19, 2018 | Astute News

“Wagner” in Syria: Is the Iranian Tail Trying to Wag the Russian-American Dog?

February 19, 2018

The curious chain of events surrounding the speculative fate of Russia’s “Wagner” mercenary force in Syria suggests that Iran might have secretly manipulated this “private army” into carrying out a “s…

Tillerson Declares US-Turkey Relations in “Crisis”

February 19, 2018

Opinion

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson unveiled a tentative agreement with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Kavusoglu Friday after a bilateral meeting in Ankara aimed at patching up sharp differences. The …

The Taliban Appeals to Americans. An American Replies.

February 19, 2018

Opinion

The Taliban in Afghanistan have published an attempt to reason with “the American people, officials of independent non-governmental organizations and the peace loving Congressmen.” This “Letter of the…

The US is Executing a Global War Plan

February 19, 2018

Opinion

Washington is moving inevitably on a global war plan. That’s the grim conclusion one has to draw from three unfolding war scenarios. Ultimately, it’s about American imperialism trying to assert hegemo…

The Unmaking of Libya & NATO’s Unabashed Hubris

February 19, 2018

Opinion

Western politicians and of course the lying, deceitful, manipulative corporate mainstream media call Libya a “failed state”. A failed state? Who made it a “failed state”? Can we have some academic and…

The Motives Behind the Massacre

February 19, 2018

Opinion

"Enough is enough!" "This can't go on!" "This has to stop!" These were among the comments that came through the blizzard of commentary after the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Bro…

The Problem is America: The Malignant Cultural Hegemony

February 19, 2018

Opinion

What is wrong with the American people? After several years of horrific policy toward the waking world, democracy’s standard bearers seem to be drowning in a lake of selfishness. Distracted, apathetic…

Scientists Create Human-Sheep Chimera with Hopes of Affordable Organ Transplants

February 19, 2018

Science

A team of scientists has grown embryos inside a sheep that contain human stem cells, moving the sci-fi idea of developing human organs inside animals one step closer to reality, which has sparked ethi…