November 9, 2018 | Astute News

Why’d the US Issue a Sanctions Waiver for Chabahar?

November 9, 2018

Many observers are wondering why the US issued a sanctions waiver for the Indian-built port of Chabahar in southeastern Iran and the railroad project that’s supposed to one day extend from it to Afgha…

The Drug Catastrophe in Afghanistan

November 9, 2018

Opinion

On November 5 yet another US soldier was killed by a member of Afghanistan’s military forces, as the country continues to be wracked by violence in its seventeenth year of war. Donald Rumsfeld was US …

Trumped by the President: How the Democrats’ Blue Wave Turned into a Blue Rinse

November 9, 2018

Opinion

Whilst the Nancy Pelosi-led Democratic Party understandably talked up their House of Representatives victory, there was no fireworks barge on the East River and no blue wave on which to float it. The …

What Do We Make of the US Midterm Election?

November 9, 2018

Opinion

Readers are asking for my thoughts about the midterm elections. Looking at this CNN map — it seems that except for thin areas of the northeast and west coasts and hispanic and black enclaves in the so…

Divide and Conquer

November 9, 2018

Opinion

I am not even remotely a Trump supporter, but I do think that he has managed to expose the spectrum of western political morbidity, both left and right. Trump is the ultimate Post Political icon -- th…

US Declares War on ‘Troika of Tyranny’ Pushing Them Closer to Russia

November 9, 2018

Opinion

The US is going to extend its “combat operations” — the sanctions war aimed at reshaping the world — to Latin America. Tough new penalties are planned against the “troika of tyranny,” consisting of Ve…

Trudeau’s Warm Welcome to the “White Helmets” Is Highly Hypocritical

November 9, 2018

Opinion

Canada accepted over 100 so-called “White Helmets” from Syria. Popularly described as “neutral civilian volunteers” and “humanitarian rescuers”, this organization was proven by investigative journalis…

World War One Centenary – the World Comes Full Circle

November 9, 2018

Opinion

Sunday’s Paris series of meetings of key world leaders, including a probable Trump Putin, secret or otherwise, meeting, will inevitably take place, while marking the 100th anniversary on the 11th hour…