October 21, 2018 | Astute News

“All-Out War” Coming: Record Number of Israeli Tanks Amassed on Gaza Border

October 21, 2018

After months of violence and widespread protests along the Israeli-Gaza border fence, Israeli is quickly ramping up its military presence with a show of force a day after launching deadly airstrikes o…

US Army Security Brigade to Deploy to Afghanistan as 17-Year War Drags On

October 21, 2018

Military

The US Army’s second Security Force Assistance Brigade is slated to deploy to Afghanistan in an “advise and assist” mission as the fight against the Taliban shows no signs of ending from either side. …

Al Arabiya Isn’t Serious, There Won’t Be a Russian Base in Saudi Arabia

October 21, 2018

Opinion

The influential and well-connected General Manager of the Al Arabiya News Channel said that Russia might be invited to establish a base in northwestern Saudi Arabia if the West’s sanctions his Kingdom…

Converting Khashoggi into Cash

October 21, 2018

Opinion

The hazard of writing about the Saudis’ absurd gyrations as they seek to avoid blame for the murder of the late, not notably great journalist and Muslim Brotherhood activist Jamal Khashoggi is that by…

Opportunities Abound After Khashoggi-Gate

October 21, 2018

Opinion

Every crisis is also an opportunity. Don’t worry I’m not about to go all Rahm Emmanuel, Mr. Realpolitik, on you today. The disappearance/death/dismemberment of Jamal Khashoggi is both a crisis and an …

For the U.S. Palestine No Longer Exists: Trump Regime Closes Jerusalem Consulate Serving Palestinians

October 21, 2018

Opinion

The Trump regime’s one-sided support for Israel is deplorably hard-edged. Earlier this year, it cut off most US funding for Palestinians. All funding through UNRWA for its refugee population ended, a …

Cloak and Dagger

October 21, 2018

Opinion

Russian intelligence operations have taken a heavy hit recently. It is hard to evaluate the exact measure of things in the murky world of spies and counter-spies, but it appears that the Western spies…

Israel’s Defiance of History, Morality and Law

October 21, 2018

Opinion

No state established on land seized by force from the people living on that land can claim moral legitimacy and a ‘right’ to exist. A purported ‘right’ to exist is not central to the existence of stat…