Year: 2017

Skywriting Dicks: Pentagon Climate Crimes Are No Joke

November 21, 2017 UNAC Editor Imperial Wars

As a thought experiment, I decided to imagine that I lived under the threat of bombs raining down on my family from U.S. airplanes. Say, in Somalia.

Zimbabwe Update

November 21, 2017 UNAC Editor World News Update

Analysis of the ongoing transition in Zimbabwe by Abayomi Azikiwe of Pan Africa News Wire. The Zimbabwean military has moved to oust 93 year old President Mugabe after 30 years in power. Abayomi explains the politics behind the move and provides a background through Zimbabwean and African history. What is going on with the Coup in Zimbabwe: RT Interview, Nov[…]

On the Heels of Anti-ASEAN/Anti-Trump Protests

November 21, 2017 UNAC Editor Imperial greed

BAYAN USA Peace Mission Launches to Oppose US-led War in Mindanao, Support Moro Struggle for Self-Determination “The Philippines is not a prime piece of real estate for the US military, as Trump claims. Mindanao is not a playground for US war games. The Philippines is a former US colony where one of the longest armed revolutions and people’s struggles against[…]

Anti-riot policemen blocked members of the GABRIELA (Women's Group) who denounce the planned visit of U.S. President Donald Trump to attend the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders summit during a protest outside the U.S. embassy in metro Manila, Philippines, November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

As Trump Visits ASEAN Summit, Philippine Groups Stage Huge Anti-Imperialist Rallies

November 20, 2017 UNAC Editor Protest

Reprinted from TeleSUR IN PICTURES: “The ASEAN Summit translates to unlimited exploitation and unlimited plunder,” said Anakbayan National Chairperson Vencer Crisostomo. Mass movements from across the Philippines have staged huge protests across Metro Manila to protest the ASEAN summit and the visit of U.S. President Donald Trump, sparking massive repression by Philippine National Police personnel tasked with guarding the summit.[…]

Yemen: Quagmire for Saudi Arabia

November 19, 2017 UNAC Editor Middle East Wars, Yemen

Reprinted from The Fire This Time Newspaper, Vol 11, Issue 11 “I was inside sitting at the funeral when the airstrike happened… I couldn’t see who was next to me, I was looking for an exit. There were dead bodies and body parts, some people under rubble… There were children inside before the strike, but I couldn’t see anyone after[…]

Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen: Are Negotiations Being Considered?

November 15, 2017 UNAC Editor Middle East Wars

Originally published in New Eastern Outlook From the moment that the Saudi-led onslaught against Yemen began, the USA has been solidly behind Riyadh. Yemen now faces a humanitarian crisis, yet the forces committed to sovereignty and economic development remain strong, nowhere near surrender. Signs now indicate that as the war continues, some circles within the US power structure may be[…]

Commonality of Oppression, Solidarity in Struggle, Liberation for a Better World: Freedom

November 14, 2017 UNAC Editor Connecting the Dots

Khury Petersen-Smith explores the commonalities of the struggle of Black Americans with that of the Palestinian people. This is a wonderful talk on an important subject. I recorded the event on my iPhone which, unfortunately, was low on minutes. Not wishing to have the entire 2 hours in a single recording, (and being low on minutes) I rather awkwardly broke[…]

Close All US Military Bases On Foreign Soil

November 13, 2017 UNAC Editor Imperial Wars

Originally published on Popular Resistance, July 29, 2017. The Coalition Against Foreign Military Bases is a new campaign focused on closing all US military bases abroad. This campaign strikes at the foundation of US empire, confronting its militarism, corporatism and imperialism. We urge you to endorse this campaign. On the occasion of its announcement, the coalition issued a unity statement, which[…]

Those Magical, Fantastical Russians Vs. U.S. Empire

November 8, 2017 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda

Reprinted from Black Agenda Report. “This induced ‘state of emergency’ is designed to prepare the American public, politically and psychologically, to maintain the momentum of the U.S. imperial offensive in the world.” The only people that can make Russiagate fade away are the ones that invented it in the first place: the spooks, Wall Street Democrats and institutional servants of[…]

In CIA We Trust

November 8, 2017 UNAC Editor The War at Home

Reprinted from Black Agenda Report “The imperial populace is immensely forgiving of crimes against weaker peoples.” More than a year after the Democrats began blaming Hillary Clinton’s campaign problems on Russia, the allegations of massive Kremlin interference in U.S. elections are still based on the “high confidence” – but evidence-free – CIA assertion that Vladimir Putin ordered the hacking of[…]