December 19, 2019 | Astute News

The Self-Professed ‘World’s Largest Democracy’ Is Experiencing A Real Uprising

December 19, 2019

Increasingly violent protests are sweeping the self-professed "world's largest democracy" as its people fight to protect the secular nature of their state following Prime Minister Modi's decision to p…

By Impeaching Trump, Democrats Have Made Him More Powerful Than They Could Ever Imagine

December 19, 2019

Opinion

From coast to coast, the Resistance is cheering the impeachment of President Donald Trump in the House. They shouldn’t be. For in seeking to destroy him, they have only made him more powerful, and und…

Israel’s Genocide Advisers and Technicians Return to Latin America in Force

December 19, 2019

Opinion

With the ouster of progressive governments throughout Latin America and their replacement with right-wing neo-fascist regimes, Israeli counter-insurgency advisers, better known as “merchants of death,…

Confrontation in Libya

December 19, 2019

Opinion

As more and more international actors are becoming involved in the war in Libya, the country itself is turning into a staging ground for an intense confrontation among various regional and global play…

Afghanistan War – The Crime of the Century

December 19, 2019

Opinion

“We were devoid of a fundamental understanding of Afghanistan. We didn’t know what we were doing.” So said Gen. Douglas Lute, who oversaw the US war on Afghanistan under Presidents Bush and Obama. Eig…

Trump Has Given Israel Immunity to International Law

December 19, 2019

Opinion

In Israel’s treatment of Occupied Palestine, Israel has been violating international law for decades. Under international law, an occupying power is not permitted to incorporate the occupied land into…

Bulgaria’s Willingness to Host NATO Naval Center Is Aimed at Containing Russia in the Black Sea

December 19, 2019

Opinion

In a joint statement between NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, the latter announced last Thursday that the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna is a wil…

Boris Johnson’s Britain

December 19, 2019

Opinion

Britain is looking drenched at the moment; colours blue and yellow seem to be streaking through the country. The Scottish Nationalists have re-asserted control lost to the Conservatives in 2016. In th…