July 7, 2019 – Astute News

July 7, 2019

Debunking the Rumors About Russia Caving in to Israel

This Spring saw a sudden increase in the volume of articles in the so-called “alternative media and blogosphere” about Putin “selling out” Syria or Iran to the Israelis and their US patrons, or both. What was particularly interesting about this campaign is that it was not triggered by any kind of event or statement by Putin or any other senior...

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July 7, 2019

If You Provoke the Entire World, Something May Happen

The United States believes that it is so invincible, exceptional and so frightening that no one would ever dare to protest, let alone defend its people against constant humiliation, economic embargos and military threats. It used to be like this for quite some time. In the past, the West used to bully the world before and after each well-planned assault....

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July 7, 2019

Putin’s Trip to Italy Is Actually Pretty Important. Meetings with Pope Francis

President Putin’s upcoming trip to Italy is much more important than some people might think because it represents further progress being reached on a “New Detente”, and could help improve Orthodox-Catholic relations after his scheduled meeting with the Pope. *** President Putin will be in Italy later this week to meet with the country’s leadership, which has remained surprisingly pragmatic...

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July 7, 2019

Cheated by the JCPOA, Iran No Longer Trusts Europe and is Heading Towards Full Withdrawal

For more than 14 months now, Europe has offered no solution to ease the crippling US sanctions on Iran, giving the “Islamic Republic” no valid reason to hold on the JCPOA nuclear deal. The Leader of the Revolution Sayyed Ali Khamenei advised Iranian officials to trust neither the US nor Europe. From Iran’s point of view, the US is honest in...

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July 7, 2019

Trump Admin Dangles $50Bn Bribe for Palestinian Surrender

President Trump’s senior aide on Mideast affairs Jared Kushner tried last week to sell his much-vaunted “deal of the century” for a Palestinian-Israeli peace settlement. The core of it was a purported foreign investment plan worth $50 billion. The sales pitch made at a conference in Bahrain amounted to a $50Bn bribe dangled at the Palestinians to accept permanent illegal...

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July 7, 2019

Yemen: Emirati Drawdown could Give MbS a Way Out

There was a time – and to the Saudi crown prince and de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, it must now seem a long time ago – that a war against Yemen’s Houthi rebels sounded like a very good idea. A quick win, using Saudi Arabia’s unchallenged air superiority in the north and their ally the United Arab Emirates’ ground forces in...

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July 7, 2019

Life Among the Rubble: Mosul 18 Months after “Liberation”

Recent news of drought has brought Mosul, Iraq, to the attention of Western media; for the drought has led to the discovery of ancient ruins of archaeological significance. But let’s not forget the other news: the UN report on returnees. The refugees are returning to the carnage wrought upon the city by the US and its allies under the pretext...

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July 7, 2019

A World without Dollars? Are We Approaching the End of America’s Financial Order?

For Washington, the U.S. dollar is leverage, a financial weapon to dominate the world economy, to impose its foreign policy agendas and to secure a steady flow of natural resources over sovereign countries who use the currency. In the last decade or so, the reputation of the U.S. dollar has been widely discredited because it is viewed by many governments...

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Daily Archive: July 7, 2019

Debunking the Rumors About Russia Caving in to Israel

If You Provoke the Entire World, Something May Happen

Putin’s Trip to Italy Is Actually Pretty Important. Meetings with Pope Francis

Cheated by the JCPOA, Iran No Longer Trusts Europe and is Heading Towards Full Withdrawal

Trump Admin Dangles $50Bn Bribe for Palestinian Surrender

Yemen: Emirati Drawdown could Give MbS a Way Out

Life Among the Rubble: Mosul 18 Months after “Liberation”

A World without Dollars? Are We Approaching the End of America’s Financial Order?