July 2019 | Astute News

Is India Preparing to Unleash “Weapons of Mass Migration” in Kashmir?

July 31, 2019

The planned deployment of 20,000 more paramilitary forces in occupied Kashmir has raised serious concern among the locals that India is preparing to rescind Article 35A ahead of the country’s upcoming…

The Trump Hand Strikes Again

July 31, 2019

Opinion

Almost everything Trump touches turns to dirt or worse. Even if he seems to be genuinely trying to improve some sort of awkward situation, he strikes the wrong note. It doesn’t matter to him that he k…

The U.S. Has No Place in Stirring Up China-Vietnam Relations

July 31, 2019

Opinion

American diplomats were trying to stir up trouble in Chinese-Vietnamese relations by making aggressive statements regarding Hanoi’s request that Beijing cease conducting seismic research in part of th…

Erdogan’s Risky Geopolitical Pirouette

July 31, 2019

Opinion

Turkey’s economy has been in increasingly difficult straits for months, especially since the failed July 2016 coup attempt. The latest move by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to fire his central bank h…

Boris Johnson and the New Battle of Britain

July 31, 2019

Opinion

All eyes are focused these days on Boris Johnson, the new prime minister of the United Kingdom. But that’s not the most important news this month out of Britain. The Labor Party has finally come aroun…

The UAE Will Stay in Yemen, But Won’t Follow the Saudis Into a War with Iran

July 31, 2019

Opinion

Current events in the Gulf and Arabian Peninsula set the stage for a split between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi with Iran and Yemen taking center stage. UAE seems “over” its war in Yemen and ready to divert r…

Pentagon Wants 16-year Old Kids to Fight the Empire’s Wars

July 31, 2019

Opinion

The Pentagon is desperate. Far too many millennials are criminals, so luring them in to become the latest crop of bullet stoppers for the state is a nonstarter. Solution? Recruit 16-year-olds. Most ha…

CNN: Thou Shalt Have No Other Media Before Ours, Chinamen!

July 31, 2019

Opinion

Donald Trump’s magical term “Fake News” absolutely hit the nail on the head in regards to the dismal behavior of the current Mainstream Media when they fabricate their product. But below Fake News the…