March 2, 2020 | Astute News

Are Russia and Turkey on a Collision Course?

March 2, 2020

The murder of the Iranian hero-martyr General Soleimani created a situation in which a war between Iran and the Axis of Kindness (USA/Israel/KSA) became a real possibility but, at the very last minute…

Israel Bombs Syria: How Long Can This Go On?

March 2, 2020

Opinion

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Russia believe the war on terror has priority over and above any Israeli provocations. Syria and Russia are of necessity avoiding a ‘battle between wars’, a term u…

Don’t Equate Russia’s Purely Speculative Preference for President with Meddling

March 2, 2020

Opinion

Democrats and Republicans alike are weaponizing purely speculative reports about Russia's supposed preference for President by deceptively equating them with imagined so-called "meddling" in support o…

Muslims Are Being Murdered in India. This is the True Narendra Modi

March 2, 2020

Opinion

On 9 to 10 November 1938 the German government encouraged its supporters to burn down synagogues and smash up Jewish homes, shops, businesses, schools. At least 91 Jews – and probably many more – were…

Trump and The Politics of Coronavirus

March 2, 2020

Opinion

Normally I agree with Moon of Alabama’s analysis on foreign affairs and certainly geopolitics. But the latest post discussing the political fallout from spread and potential mismanagement of nCOVID-19…

How Democracy Ends – Not With a Bang But With a Whimper

March 2, 2020

Opinion

In this fast-paced century, rife with technological innovation, we’ve grown accustomed to the impermanence of things. Whatever is here now will likely someday vanish, possibly sooner than we imagine. …

Suez to Prevent: Britain’s Propaganda Is Still Misreading the Middle East

March 2, 2020

Opinion

In 2005 after the London bombings, Boris Johnson wrote in the Spectator magazine that it was only natural for the public to be scared of Islam. "Judged purely on its scripture - to say nothing of…

How to Know If America Is Your Enemy

March 2, 2020

Opinion

If your country is friendly toward Russia, China, or Iran, then today’s American Government is probably applying subversion, economic sanctions, or maybe even planning a coup, or (if none of those wil…