April 12, 2018 | Astute News

The US-Russian Arms Competition Might Stabilize Their Standoff in Syria

April 12, 2018

Lost amidst the Alt-Media hysteria about the supposedly imminent commencement of World War III is the fact that any potential Russian military response to the US would show the world whether the S-400…

Russia Must Absorb US Strikes, Serve Its Payback Cold

April 12, 2018

Opinion

The Russians must now learn from their Syrian wards. Learn the bitter-tasting lesson of strategic endurance. Of stoically absorbing “humiliation” rather than drawing an overwhelmingly powerful, pyscho…

Wheels of War Are Already in Motion: Mainstream Media Should Try to Stop It, But Will It?

April 12, 2018

Opinion

I knew this was deadly serious when I saw Tony Blair being wheeled around on British television to help explain to the public why "we have to act." Here we are again, hearing the incessant calls for a…

The Russians Are Flabbergasted

April 12, 2018

Opinion

President Trump is so pissed off by the Stormy affair that he is likely to prefer a good old war to another humiliation. This suits his enemies and friends (though not his voters) to a tee. He has a c…

US and Allies Hold World in Terror Siege With War Threat

April 12, 2018

Opinion

So, the world is counting the hours to see whether the US and its allies will launch a military strike on Syria. If this war plan goes ahead, the attack will be furious - and the repercussions grave, …

Taking the World to the Brink

April 12, 2018

Opinion

Western neoconservatives and hawks are driving the international situation to increasing tension and danger. Not content with the destruction of Iraq and Libya based on false claims, they are now pres…

The End of International Law?

April 12, 2018

Opinion

Do the Western powers hope to put an end to the constraints of International Law? That is the question asked by the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sergueï Lavrov, at the Moscow conference on In…

The Best Mom Can’t Make Up for a Dad

April 12, 2018

Opinion

A film producer told me a story recently. It was about an experiment with high-school kids from disadvantaged families. Seventeen kids were only taught reading, no other subject. Not history, not scie…