September 18, 2019 | Astute News

Crimea and Kashmir Viewed Through a Western Prism of Hypocrisy

September 18, 2019

In early August India deployed 38,000 troops in Indian-administered Kashmir to join the half-million already there. (There are two Kashmirs, administered respectively by India and Pakistan, following …

Russia-Saudi Relations: Putin’s S-400 Sales Pitch to Saudi Arabia

September 18, 2019

Opinion

Those surprised by President Putin’s S-400 sales pitch to Saudi Arabia earlier this week while speaking in Ankara alongside his Turkish and Iranian counterparts clearly haven’t been following the rapi…

Cui Bono, Israel, and the Attack on Saudi Oil

September 18, 2019

Opinion

As usual, we’re expected to believe officialdom on responsibility for the attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil production. Mike Pompeo, Trump’s former CIA boss and tank commander, reflexively blamed Iran minu…

US Defense Failure… Why Washington has to Blame Iran Over Saudi Attacks

September 18, 2019

Opinion

The devastating blitz on Saudi Arabia’s oil industry has led to a flurry of accusations from US officials blaming Iran. The reason for the finger-pointing is simple: Washington’s spectacular failure t…

‘Locked and Loaded’ for War on Iran?

September 18, 2019

Opinion

"Iran has launched an unprecedented attack on the world's energy supply," declared Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Putting America's credibility on the line, Pompeo accused Iran of carrying out the de…

Trump is in No Rush to Jump into Saudi Defence

September 18, 2019

Opinion

The geopolitical faultlines of the drone attack on the Saudi Aramco plants on Saturday are surfacing. These are early days but three broad trends have appeared. One, Saudi investigators have begun poi…

Eurasia’s Great Game: India, Japan and Europe Play to Putin’s Needs

September 18, 2019

Opinion

Eurasia’s Great Game is anything but simple and straightforward. A burgeoning alliance between China and Russia that at least for now is relegating potential differences between the two powers to the …

Israel Spies and Spies and Spies

September 18, 2019

Opinion

Here we go again! Israel is caught red handed spying against the United States and everyone in Congress is silent, as are nearly all the mainstream media which failed to report the story. And the fede…