August 9, 2019 – Astute News

August 9, 2019

If Crimea Matters, Russia Should Support Kashmir

There are striking structural similarities between Kashmir and Crimea that should make Russian decision makers think twice before endorsing the unilateral actions of their decades-long Indian partners if they want to remain politically consistent. Kashmir and Crimea share many structural similarities that most observers might have missed upon first glance or if they were earlier influenced by the anti-Pakistani and...

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August 9, 2019

The Western Anti-War Movement Ignominiously Ignores Kashmir

It cannot be denied that much if not most of the western anti-war movement has ignored the plight of Kashmir and in recent years, things have grown worse rather than better in this respect. The root of this problem has comparatively little to do with India and Pakistan’s role in the Cold War rivalries between China and the Soviet Union,...

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August 9, 2019

Turkey Will Not Align Itself With Either NATO Or The CSTO

Turkey is changing, and the projections of George Friedman, founder of Stratfor, are shown to be wrong. If the ex-Ottoman empire is to develop, it will not be as a vassal of the United States. Rather than judging Turkey from the point of view of Western standards, and mocking its « new sultan », we need to understand how «...

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August 9, 2019

Will Mercenaries Fight America’s Wars?

President Donald Trump’s pre-election pledge to end America’s useless wars in the Middle East and Afghanistan just might turn out to be somewhat less than what was promised if some political allies of the president have their way. For the past year there have been rumors circulating in Washington about the possibility of using mercenaries rather than American soldiers to...

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August 9, 2019

What Will Happen to Libya?

There are at least six “hot spots” on the political map today: Syria, Ukraine, Libya, Sudan, Iraq and Afghanistan. There are so many conflicts, but until something really loud happens there, we begin to forget about these crisis territories. Libya. No entry for foreigners We recalled Libya for the last time in April, when Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, commander of...

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August 9, 2019

Trump’s Firearm and Immigration Reform Proposal Is a Risky Political Gamble

Trump’s trying to portray himself as the Uniter-in-Chief following two devastating terrorist attacks over the weekend, but his proposal to marry firearm and immigration reforms into a single bill is a risky political gamble, though one that might ultimately pay off if the American people support him. *** America is reeling after two devastating terrorist attacks over the weekend where...

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August 9, 2019

White Supremacy Goes Prime Time

A number of commentators have linked the killing of 20 people at a Walmart store in El Paso in the United States of America on Saturday 3rd August 2019 to the rising tide of White Supremacism. White Supremacism is a belief that whites are superior to others and therefore have a right to dominate them. There were elements of such thinking...

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August 9, 2019

Let’s Talk About Currency Manipulation – Let’s Talk About The Federal Reserve

The only monetary system in which government cannot manipulate a national currency is when the foundation of a country’s monetary system is that of sound money. In reality, this means a classical gold or silver standard as real money backing a state issued currency with the full legal availability of gold and/or silver coins for ordinary people should they wish...

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Daily Archive: August 9, 2019

If Crimea Matters, Russia Should Support Kashmir

The Western Anti-War Movement Ignominiously Ignores Kashmir

Turkey Will Not Align Itself With Either NATO Or The CSTO

Will Mercenaries Fight America’s Wars?

What Will Happen to Libya?

Trump’s Firearm and Immigration Reform Proposal Is a Risky Political Gamble

White Supremacy Goes Prime Time

Let’s Talk About Currency Manipulation – Let’s Talk About The Federal Reserve