June 20, 2019 | Astute News

Pompeo Might Have the Perfect Carrot to Dangle in Front of Modi’s Mouth

June 20, 2019

The US is planning to include India on its International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) list in order to place it at par with its NATO allies, “Israel”, and a few others for the export of high-lev…

A Retired Russian Colonel Shared a Surprising Observation about South Asia with RT

June 20, 2019

Opinion

Mikhail Khodarenok, a retired colonel who’s held many high-level positions all across the Russian security sphere during his several decades of service, proved that his country’s previous political ta…

Who killed Mohamed Morsi?

June 20, 2019

Opinion

Egypt’s first democratically elected president met an end as dramatic as his one and only year in power. The date alone on which it happened is significant. Mohamed Morsi died on 17 June, seven years …

Declassified: The Sino-Russian Masterplan to End U.S. Dominance in Middle East

June 20, 2019

Opinion

Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin’s early June 2019 summit in Moscow with People’s Republic of China (PRC) Pres. Xi Jinping seems likely to have a disproportionate influence on the next phases of the crise…

Trump’s Evidence About Iran is “Dodgy” at Best

June 20, 2019

Opinion

The crackpot president of the United States of America has so snarled up the gangplank to truth these past 29 months that no matter how much “evidence” he and his crew produce to prove that the I…

Trump’s Cuba Sanctions Are Sadistic and Spiteful

June 20, 2019

Opinion

The history of sanctions is grim, and it is generally acknowledged that they penalise ordinary people to an unjustifiable degree. It is difficult to forget the excruciating pronouncement by Madeleine …

The Ugly View of Western Democracy

June 20, 2019

Opinion

Standing back a little and surveying the events of the last couple of weeks, gives a bleak view of the current state of western democracy. We have seen what appears to be the most unconvincing of fals…

Rake’s Progress: The Unstoppable Rise of Boris Johnson

June 20, 2019

Opinion

The first time I ever spoke to Boris Johnson, almost certainly Britain's next prime minister, was when my phone rang in London's Soho back in 2002 and a now familiar voice boomed “I want to interview …