September 23, 2019 – Astute News

September 23, 2019

Will the Yemen War be the End of Saudi Arabia?

The attack on Saudi Arabia’s major oil processing station in Abqaiq over the weekend was a major turning point in global politics. It may be even bigger than many of us realize. While forces within U.S. political circles, Israel and Saudi Arabia keep trying to shift the blame to Iran, the most likely scenario is that the Houthis in North...

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September 23, 2019

The Imperial Debris of War: Why Ending the Afghan War Won’t End the Killing

I’ve never been to Afghanistan, but I am the mother of two young children. So when I imagine what life must be like there after 18 years of war, my mind conjures up the children most vividly — the ones who have been affected by the conflict — and their parents. I think of the 12-year-old boy who was carrying...

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September 23, 2019

The US War on the Middle East Continues

Disparate reports, perhaps unreliable, claim that Saudi Arabia attacked Iranian-backed forces bordering Syria and Iraq, on September 18th. While Israel has “been blamed” for launching similar attacks on al Bukamal and in Iraq, Israel has not officially admitted to its involvement. Whether the reports of Saudi aggression around al Bukamal are reliable or not, the conflict map shows that the...

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September 23, 2019

The Collapse of the East Asian Order

The United States is losing its status as a Pacific power. It can no longer control developments in East Asia. It still maintains a large military footprint in the region. But that military presence no longer translates into an ability to achieve the outcomes that Washington wants. For better or worse, the post-World War II order in East Asia is...

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September 23, 2019

The Last Time the United States Sought to Withdraw from South Korea

President Donald Trump has hinted for years that he is dissatisfied with the U.S. alliance with South Korea. Will he try to withdraw troops from South Korea if he is re-elected? Former President Jimmy Carter tried to do so but failed in the face of heavy bureaucratic and congressional resistance. Would Trump want to take up such a fight? And...

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September 23, 2019

The Rising Monopoly of Monsanto-Bayer

Monsanto was an agrochemical and agricultural biotech company established in the US that became a large producer of GMO crops, with their main GMO crop having been corn. Monsanto was bought by Bayer, a German multinational pharmaceutical company, in late 2016 for $63 billion dollars. This deal was approved in early 2018 by the European Union and the US. This...

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September 23, 2019

Is the “Extinction Rebellion” a Scheme Cooked Up by the Alt-Establishment?

The so-called “Extinction Rebellion” set to begin later this month with “Global Climate Strikes” could be a scheme cooked up by the Alt-Establishment, which refers to the con game being played by the current power brokers who deceptively misportray themselves as the “anti-establishment” through the various proxy organizations that they bankroll. *** The Mainstream Media has started promoting the so-called...

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September 23, 2019

India’s Prime Minister Modi’s Texas Trip Will Make a Mockery Out of American Democracy

Trump’s participation in the “Howdy Modi” rally that will be held in Houston on 22 September during the Indian leader’s nearly week-long trip to the US and represent the largest political gathering ever for a foreign head of state will make a mockery out of democracy by exposing the fact that so-called “American values” are readily sacrificed on the altar...

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Daily Archive: September 23, 2019

Will the Yemen War be the End of Saudi Arabia?

The Imperial Debris of War: Why Ending the Afghan War Won’t End the Killing

The US War on the Middle East Continues

The Collapse of the East Asian Order

The Last Time the United States Sought to Withdraw from South Korea

The Rising Monopoly of Monsanto-Bayer

Is the “Extinction Rebellion” a Scheme Cooked Up by the Alt-Establishment?

India’s Prime Minister Modi’s Texas Trip Will Make a Mockery Out of American Democracy