March 16, 2019 – Astute News

March 16, 2019

Mr. MAGA and the End of Western Civilization

Folks in the West are taught that their civilization has its roots in ancient Rome and/or ancient Greece. This is more a case of self-aggrandizement than serious historical research. While it is true that the city of Rome was sacked in 410 AD, the Christian Roman civilization continued in the East for another 1000 years until 1453. The real roots...

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March 16, 2019

Eight Thoughts on the Christchurch Attack

Three people are currently in custody in New Zealand for terrorist attacks on two mosques in Christchurch. As of this writing, 49 people are dead and 48 people are being treated for gunshot wounds. Explosives were found in two vehicles but none were detonated. It was the worst attack of its kind in New Zealand’s history. One of the three...

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March 16, 2019

Afghan Peace Talks Show It’s a Risky Proposition to Become an American Client State

I will cite only a single statistic: 6,345 (and counting). That describes the war’s duration — the number of days that the United States has been attempting, without success, to impose its will on Afghanistan. That number, I submit, constitutes a definitive judgment on recent US national security policy. Now national security deserves a place alongside nuclear strategy as a...

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March 16, 2019

Are We Witnessing a New Wave of the Arab Spring?

We have all been here before, several times. We were here when Islamists won the first round of elections in Algeria in December 1991; when an uprising in Yemen started on 27 January, 2011; when Hosni Mubarak stepped down after 18 days of demonstrations in Egypt on 11 February; when the protests in the town of Daraa began in Syria...

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March 16, 2019

Iran Upstages the US in Iraq

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is visiting Iraq for three days, leading a large political and business delegation to deepen the relationship between the two countries. Rouhani met with the Iraqi President, Prime Minister, and Speaker of Parliament. The Iranian President visited Karbalaa this afternoon, is spending the night in Najaf and will be visiting on Wednesday the highest religious authority...

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March 16, 2019

The Trump Phenomenon as Seen in Europe

President Donald Trump is frequently seen through the prism of an American media that despises him and wants to discredit him so that he can either be impeached soon or defeated in 2020. To a certain extent the foreign media has picked up on that depiction of Trump, emphasizing his boorish qualities and narcissism while neglecting what he has or...

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March 16, 2019

Macron’s Concern Over China’s Presence in Africa Is About Keeping Riches in the West

When I see Western leaders smiling, shaking hands and offering sage and heartfelt advice on tours of Africa, I just can’t help settling in for the show because you know some top level hypocrisy is just around the corner. By far, my favorite part of politics is watching its highest level practitioners ignore whatever inconvenient facts from the past are...

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March 16, 2019

CIA Blames Its Proxy for Its Raid on North Korea’s Embassy in Spain

The CIA is the main suspect in the military style raid on the North Korean embassy in Madrid. It now launched a somewhat hapless effort to deflect from it. The original Spanish report said: At least two of the 10 assailants who broke into the embassy and interrogated diplomatic staff have been identified and have connections to the US intelligence...

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Daily Archive: March 16, 2019

Mr. MAGA and the End of Western Civilization

Eight Thoughts on the Christchurch Attack

Afghan Peace Talks Show It’s a Risky Proposition to Become an American Client State

Are We Witnessing a New Wave of the Arab Spring?

Iran Upstages the US in Iraq

The Trump Phenomenon as Seen in Europe

Macron’s Concern Over China’s Presence in Africa Is About Keeping Riches in the West

CIA Blames Its Proxy for Its Raid on North Korea’s Embassy in Spain