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United National Antiwar Coalition

Articles by members and friends of UNAC. The views, opinions and positions expressed on this blog are those of the authors​ and do not necessarily reflect the positions of UNAC.

Stop Escalation in the Caribbean!

Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Colombia, Imperial greed, Imperial Lies and Liars, Latin America, Paths to Emancipation, Resistance, U.S. Aggression, U.S. Hegemony, Venezuela

Editorial by Workers World, October 27, 2025 Every doubt about U.S. aims, every trace of the Big Lie about a “drug war” was erased when the Pentagon’s top Secretary Pete Hegseth proclaimed Oct. 24 that the USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier group is being sent to the Caribbean Sea. You don’t need Darth Vader’s Death Star to stop speedboats. The[…]

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US Deploys Aircraft Carrier and Threatens Invasion of Venezuela, While Expanding “Drug” War to Colombia

Abuses of Empire, Colombia, Paths to Emancipation, Resistance, South America, U.S. Aggression, Venezuela, War Crimes

by Devin B. Martinez, published on Defend Democracy Press, Oct 24, 2025 As the US continues to escalate threats and military pressure against Venezuela and now Colombia as well. On Friday, October 24, “Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth announced the deployment of aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), to the Caribbean. The most capable and lethal strike platform in the[…]

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The Oldest Colony, the Newest War: Puerto Rico as a Launchpad for War on Venezuela

Abuses of Empire, Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Caribbean, Latin America, Monroe Doctrine, Puerto Rico, U.S. Aggression, Venezuela

by Michelle Ellner, published on Countercurrents, October 23, 2025 When President Trump announced that the CIA had been authorized to conduct operations inside Venezuela, just as U.S drones struck another small boat off Venezuela’s coast, few people in the United States realized that much of this militarization begins on the soil of a land denied its own sovereignty: Puerto Rico.[…]

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End the U.S. Blockade of Cuba!

Abuses of Empire, Caribbean, Cuba, Latin America, Monroe Doctrine, Resistance, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Statement, U.S. Aggression, U.S. Hegemony, United Nations

Editorial from Workers World, October 23, 2025 Since 1992 the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has voted annually on the criminal U.S. blockade of socialist Cuba, which began in 1962. Each year the vote has been overwhelming for ending this blockade as a weapon wielded by U.S. imperialism. It prevents businesses in the U.S. and other countries from trading vital[…]

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Unmasking Imperial Hypocrisy: Trump’s 2025 Venezuela Escalation Is a Sham for Oil

Abuses of Empire, Colombia, Monroe Doctrine, Paths to Emancipation, Propaganda, Resistance, Rights of Opressed Peoples, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Venezuela

by Gloria Giullo, published on CovertAction, October 27, 20225 n October 16, 2025, Donald Trump’s second term ignited a reckless campaign against Venezuela, greenlighting covert CIA operations, deploying 4,000 Marines and F-35 jets to the Caribbean, and launching strikes on Venezuelan vessels that have killed more than 27 people—all framed as a fight against drugs and migration. This is no noble mission: It[…]

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Trump Threatens U.S. Invasion of Venezuela

Censorship and Propaganda, Economic Blockade, Imperialism, Latin America, Propaganda, Resistance, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, U.S. Aggression, US Hypocrisy, Venezuela

by Roger D. Harris, published on Socialist Action, October 16, 2025 Washington has persistently interfered in the internal affairs of Venezuela, pouring millions of dollars to rig elections. Yet, the perpetually divided and unpopular US-fostered opposition is more isolated and discredited than ever. Spoiler alert – it already has. This is not a glib answer but a comment on the[…]

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China Refuses to Play Trump’s “Art of the Deal” Games

China, Diplomacy, Global Economics, Global Trade, Tariffs, Trade Wars

by Carlos Martinez, published on Workers World, October 24, 2025 There is only one side responsible for sabotaging U.S.-China trade relations, and it’s not the Chinese. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has accused China of trying to damage the U.S. economy after Beijing announced regulations on the export of rare earths and critical minerals. He claimed Beijing’s move “is a[…]

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A Tale of Two Ceasefires: Gaza and DRC

DRC, Fascism, Genocide, Hybrid Warfare, Israel, Occupation, Palestine, Rawanda, US Foreign Policy, US Hypocrisy, US Intervention

by Ann Garrison, published on Black Agenda Report, October 22, 2025 The US has negotiated ceasefires in Gaza and the DRC’s eastern Kivu Provinces, but the killing, displacement, and devastation in both continue.  Vice President JD Vance is in Israel, reportedly to see if he can salvage the ceasefire that began on October 10. Hamas has given Israel all 20[…]

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The Broken Ceasefire + Millions Protest Trump

Genocide, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine

from Defend Democracy, published on October 23, 2025 The Broken Ceasefire Since the moment the ceasefire came into effect, the Trump administration has allowed Israeli attacks on Palestinians to continue, repeatedly parroting the Israeli government’s lie that it is Hamas that is fully to blame for violations of the ceasefire. The truth is that the Israeli military has violated it[…]

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Deadly Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Lobbying For ‘New Role’ In Gaza

Genocide, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine

from the News Desk @theCradle, published on Popular Resistance, October 24, 2025 At least 1,000 Palestinians seeking food from GHF sites in Gaza were shot and killed by Israeli troops. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a deadly aid scheme operating in the Gaza Strip, is in talks with US and Israeli officials about a potential new post-war role in the[…]

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