January 7, 2019 | Astute News

Is the End of the Brutal War in Yemen Finally at Hand?

January 7, 2019

When the new Congress convenes Jan. 3, it is expected to pass a House resolution upholding congressional war powers and ending all direct U.S. involvement in the Saudi coalition’s war in Yemen. B…

President Trump’s Syrian Theatrics

January 7, 2019

Opinion

The US President, Donald Trump, who has become accustomed to amusing the world with his theatrics just as a magician does by pulling a rabbit out of a hat on the circus arena, has once again left ever…

Syria and Afghanistan: Two Different Realities

January 7, 2019

Opinion

Two terrible wars, two mighty destructions, but two absolutely opposite outcomes. In Syria, it may be autumn now, but almost the entire country is blossoming again, literally rising from ashes. Two th…

North Africa Situation Overview – Late 2018

January 7, 2019

Opinion

By the end of the year, the situation has grown more tense. This is particularly true of Algeria which will undergo a change in supreme leadership. The current president is ill, his surrounding and po…

From Crisis to Crisis: When a Top World Leader is an Arrogant Psychotic

January 7, 2019

Opinion

During his fleeting visit to a US military base in Iraq on December 26 President Trump declared “The United States cannot continue to be the policeman of the world. It's not fair when the bu…

In Preparation for Trump’s ‘America First’ Doctrine, Japan Unleashes $243bn Defense Spending Plan

January 7, 2019

Opinion

Japan is set to abandon its pacifist past and begin a long and dangerous road to militarization and potential confrontation with its neighbors, according to recently published defense spending documen…

Why One Should Distrust the News

January 7, 2019

Opinion

An article by the BBC on “The world’s most nutritious foods" ranks the healthfulness of foods on the basis of an article at the supposedly scientific PLOSone journal, titled "Uncovering…

The New “Water Barons”: Wall Street Mega-Banks are Buying up the World’s Water

January 7, 2019

Opinion

This article was first published on December 21, 2012 by Market Oracle and Global Research. A disturbing trend in the water sector is accelerating worldwide. The new “water barons” — the Wall Street b…