March 7, 2019 – Astute News

March 7, 2019

Pakistan and India in Conflict, Strategic Fighting Between Like Minds

Eighteen months ago I wrote one article whereby I suggested that Pakistan was being attacked by US policymakers because it was no longer the regional bogeyman the West once needed it to be, and however as it tried to regain its former importance “it was damned if it did and damned if it didn’t.” Since then Imran Khan has been...

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March 7, 2019

Trump’s Plan to Stay in Syria Leaves Erdogan No Good Options

In the last 24 hours, the Trump administration has intensified its attacks on Turkey which has significantly strained relations and increased the prospect of a military confrontation. The present situation is extremely tense and could explode without warning and without the American people having any idea of the dramatic events that preceded the clash. As often happens, the western media...

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March 7, 2019

From Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction to Syrian Chemical Weapons

The behaviour of Western journalists is particularly strange – they copy the allegations made by their political leaders by treating them a priori as founded in truth, but do not take into account the contrary interpretations offered by many international instances. They reveal themselves to be incapable of questioning the fake news in which they wallow. The justification for the...

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March 7, 2019

Washington’s War on Syria

I was recently asked to participate and give a presentation at a closed, and invitation-only, conference in Washington, DC, on February 6th, 2019. The topic was: “Strategic Implications of Recent US Decisions on Syria”. I attended the conference and gave a presentation. The following is a summary of some of the things I said. Upon my introduction, I informed the...

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March 7, 2019

The Recolonization of Latin America and the War on Venezuela

Introduction Not since the US pronounced the Monroe Doctrine proclaiming its imperial supremacy over Latin America, nearly 200 years ago, has a White House regime so openly affirmed its mission to recolonize Latin America. The second decade of the 21st century has witnessed, in word and deed, the most thorough and successful US recolonization of Latin America, and its active...

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March 7, 2019

Is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Hiding in Baghuz? Where Does ISIS Go Now?

President Donald Trump will not be able to declare victory over ISIS in the next days because there are still between 1000 to 1500 militants and Emirs in Baghuz, a city bordering the Euphrates river. It is obvious these militants are not ready to surrender but most likely will fight to death, unless a deal is made – as happened...

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March 7, 2019

The Mainstream Media Manufactured the “Zircon Missile Scandal”

The West went to great lengths earlier this week exaggerating the importance of a popular Russian TV host doing a program about how Zircon hypersonic missiles could potentially hit the US if they were equipped on submarines deployed in international waters along America’s Atlantic and Pacific coasts in response to Washington’s withdrawal from the INF Treaty. Dmitry Kiselev, who’s also...

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March 7, 2019

Sudan’s State of Emergency Might Herald a “Phased Leadership Transition”

Sudan just imposed a year-long state of emergency in response to deadly rioting. The country has been afflicted with unrest for the past couple of months since late last year after an increase in fuel and bread prices provoked the growing anti-government movement to take to the streets and demand the resignation of their long-serving president Omar al-Bashir who has...

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Daily Archive: March 7, 2019

Pakistan and India in Conflict, Strategic Fighting Between Like Minds

Trump’s Plan to Stay in Syria Leaves Erdogan No Good Options

From Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction to Syrian Chemical Weapons

Washington’s War on Syria

The Recolonization of Latin America and the War on Venezuela

Is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Hiding in Baghuz? Where Does ISIS Go Now?

The Mainstream Media Manufactured the “Zircon Missile Scandal”

Sudan’s State of Emergency Might Herald a “Phased Leadership Transition”