December 4, 2019 | Astute News

The Filthy Truth About America’s Fake Position on Afghanistan

December 4, 2019

America’s policy toward Afghanistan and the promise of upcoming negotiations is total fakery. We begin with a simple truth. Under American rule, a unique form of corruption, crippling every region, ev…

US Gatecrashes Into Libyan Endgame

December 4, 2019

Opinion

The United States has alleged that Russia’s presence in Libya is having an “incredibly destabilising” impact. Washington is stepping out of the shade and making way to the centre stage of the Libyan c…

Legitimate Questions Which Need Answers

December 4, 2019

Opinion

When I wrote my recent article “Deconstructing Islamophobia” I expected a rather outraged reaction from the usual circles, but I have to admit that the actual level of outrage and even pure rage reall…

The Agony of French Foreign Policy

December 4, 2019

Opinion

The « Arab Spring » as seen from Paris The foreign policies of France, once guided by the strategic vision of Charles de Gaulle, progressively gave way to the hunt by certain people for some easy mone…

Nation Abandonment: the Catch Phrase for the 21st Century

December 4, 2019

Opinion

Future historians, if they exist, will look back in amazement at the leaders of three nations in particular. The leaders – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro,…

Donald Trump Was Right, NATO Should Be Obsolete

December 4, 2019

Opinion

The three smartest words that Donald Trump uttered during his presidential campaign are “NATO is obsolete.” His adversary, Hillary Clinton, retorted that NATO was “the strongest military alliance in t…

American Exceptionalism Is Killing the Planet

December 4, 2019

Opinion

Ever since 2007, when I first started writing for TomDispatch, I’ve been arguing against America’s forever wars, whether in Afghanistan, Iraq, or elsewhere. Unfortunately, it’s no surprise that, despi…

Why a Second American Revolution Is Necessary for the Entire World

December 4, 2019

Opinion

On November 11th, the very disturbing but clearly true “Lessons To Learn From The Coup In Bolivia” was posted to the Web. That anonymous author (a German intelligence analyst) documented the evilness …