December 11, 2019 | Astute News

The “Afghanistan Papers”: The Criminality and Disaster of a War Based Upon Lies

December 11, 2019

The publication Monday by the Washington Post of interviews with senior US officials and military commanders on the nearly two-decades-old US war in Afghanistan has provided a damning indictment of bo…

Making Sense of the Paris Summit: A Quick Analysis

December 11, 2019

Opinion

The first thing we need to do is the remember what each participant wanted from this summit. Here is a summary of what I think (not how they officially stated it) each starting position was: Zelenskii…

Target… Iran!? 74,000 U.S. Troops in the Middle East and Eurasia

December 11, 2019

Opinion

In June of this year we examined why the United States will not attack Iran subsequent to raised tensions in the region. Six months later on the cusp of 2020, the United States has not attacked I…

As Winter Comes Pipeline Wars Heat Up

December 11, 2019

Opinion

For all of 2019 December has been a magnet. A number of major geopolitical issues come to head this month and many of them have everything to do with energy. This is the month that Russian gas giant G…

NATO Doesn’t Care that Montenegro Is a Haven for Crime and Corruption

December 11, 2019

Opinion

There was international jubilation when Montenegro seceded from its union with Serbia in 2006 after a controversial referendum. The Referendum Law prevented Montenegrins living and registered in …

Aux Armes, Citoyens! The Americans Attack

December 11, 2019

Opinion

Citizens of France. To arms! Man the ramparts. The American barbarians are coming. They shall not pass! Le Trump’s threat to France’s splendid wines and Roquefort cheese are the gravest menace France …

Max Blumenthal: A Hero Of Our Time

December 11, 2019

Opinion

Even though the charges against him were just dropped, the thuggish arrest of investigative journalist Max Blumenthal by the DC police in late October on months-old charges of allegedly "assaulting" a…

Is Criticism of Israel Already an Official Hate Crime in America?

December 11, 2019

Opinion

One subject that congressmen and the mainstream media tend to avoid is the erosion of fundamental liberties in the United States as a consequence of the war on terror and American involvement in the M…