May 21, 2019 | Astute News

Pakistan is at War But Its Political, Financial and Media Elite are Asleep

May 21, 2019

When western currency speculators began exerting calculated pressure against the lira throughout 2018, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was quick to say that the west was waging “economic war” …

‘Clash of Civilizations’ or Crisis of Civilization?

May 21, 2019

Opinion

Talk about a graphic display of soft power: Beijing this week hosted the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations. Organized under the direct supervision of President Xi Jinping it took pla…

From False Hope to False Flags, Trump Sets the Stage for Global War

May 21, 2019

Opinion

At this point Trump is fighting a war with everyone not named Israel and Saudi Arabia. Even allies are not to be spared Trump’s wrath for all of their slights against his beloved United States. In the…

It’s So Symbolic That a BJP Candidate Just Called Gandhi’s Killer a “Patriot”

May 21, 2019

Opinion

The fact that BJP candidate and accused terrorist Pragya Singh Thakur claimed that Gandhi’s killer was a “patriot” is extremely symbolic since it drew attention to the unsavory figures that the ruling…

After a Fruitless First Round Against Iran, the US has Nothing to Negotiate

May 21, 2019

Opinion

When US president Donald Trump says he doesn’t want war with Iran, he expresses a position similar to that of Iranian Leader of the Revolution Sayyed Ali Khamenei, who has announced that Iran doe…

Fire the Nutcases Leading Us to War

May 21, 2019

Opinion

President Donald Trump claimed this week that he does not want war with Iran. If he really believes this, the president ought to look into what his subordinates are doing. Among their bellicose action…

America’s Insatiable Military

May 21, 2019

Opinion

The United States government authorizes itself to be the dictator of the world, and this couldn’t happen if it didn’t have allies who accept this type of humiliating treatment. An insatiable US milita…

The Normalization and Institutionalization of Fraud

May 21, 2019

Opinion

Normalizing and institutionalizing fraud undermines the foundations of the economy and the financial system. I am indebted to Manoj Samanta (twitter: @flation_debate) for the insightful concept the&nb…