October 5, 2018 | Astute News

The Dangerous and Duplicitous Infowar Against Imran Khan

October 5, 2018

Among the many reasons why Imran Khan’s PTI party swept Pakistan’s recent general elections while making major inroads in provincial elections was his party’s commitment to ending a systematic culture…

Forget Trump’s Tough Talk, He’s Not Going to Let the House of Saud Fall

October 5, 2018

Opinion

For as chaotic as “The Kraken” is, he’s not likely to let the House of Saud fall even after insultingly telling its King that he might be out of power within two weeks if it wasn’t for the protection …

US Openly Threatens Russia with War: Goodbye Diplomacy, Hello Stone Age

October 5, 2018

Opinion

US Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison is a highly placed diplomat. Her words, whatever they may be, are official, which includes the ultimatums and threats that have become the language increasin…

New Silk Roads Define Brand China

October 5, 2018

Opinion

The New Silk Roads symbolize way more than high-speed rail lines crisscrossing Eurasia, or a maze of highways, pipelines and port connectivity. They represent a Chinese alliance with at least 65 parti…

US Turns World War III Ambitions Towards Ukraine as Syria Plans Unravel

October 5, 2018

Opinion

The United States Government is now treating Ukraine as if it were a NATO member, and on September 27th donated to Ukraine two warships for use against Russia. This is the latest indication that the U…

Best Government Money Can Buy

October 5, 2018

Opinion

Very few Americans know who Sheldon Adelson is and fewer still appreciate that, as America’s leading political donor, when he speaks the Republican Party listens. By virtue of his largesse, he has bee…

On Capitalism and Eternal War

October 5, 2018

Opinion

On September 14, in an address to the far right American organisation called The Heritage Foundation, referring, one supposes, to their fascist roots, the NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, des…

Trump’s Sub-Saharan Border Wall Proposal Is More Than It Seems

October 5, 2018

Opinion

Trump supposedly made an imaginative suggestion to Spain that it build a wall across the Sahara desert to keep out illegal immigrants. The Spanish Foreign Minister revealed that the American President…