UNAC Editor

G20 Fails to Agree on Joint Statement

March 11, 2023 UNAC Editor Diplomacy, Global Alliances, India, Political Analysis

by Ahmen Adel, published on BRICSInfo, March 6, 2023 The meeting between the foreign ministers of G20 members in New Delhi on March 1-2 became a farce because Western countries wanted to focus on no other issue but the war in Ukraine. Western countries were not willing to discuss any other topics, such as the interaction between G20 member states,[…]

How US Exceptionalism Has Spawned War in Ukraine and Syria

March 9, 2023 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Imperial Wars, Syria, U.S. Aggression, Ukraine

by Rick Sterling, published on Antiwar.com, February 25, 2023 The following is an adapted version of the presentation made at the webinar “Connecting Dots” on 2.25.2023. Other speakers were Dr. Marwa Osman and Dr. Atif Kubursi. Introduction Syria has been at war since 2011. The conflict is in a stalemate. US troops control nearly a third of the country. The[…]

Atlanta Area Police Attack Music Festival, Stop Cop City Battles On

March 9, 2023 UNAC Editor Militarized Police, Organizing, Police Brutality, Resistance, The War at Home, Violence Against Protesters

by Dianne Mathiowetz, published on Workers World, March 7, 2023 Atlanta, March 7 —Workers World writer Dianne Mathiowetz stated: “I was just at a press conference called by various local and national clergy that denounced the police action again as proof that there is nothing about Cop City that suggests de-escalation and protection of people’s rights. There are a significant[…]

U.S. Shoots Itself in the Foot in Africa

March 9, 2023 UNAC Editor Africa, China, Ethiopia, Global Trade, International Aid and Debt, South Africa, United Nations

by Ann Garrison, published on Black Agenda Report, March 8, 2023 In Africa as in the rest of the world, US machinations undermine its goals and bring other nations together as they seek to protect themselves from a desperate empire. The US can’t seem to understand that the rest of the world, including Africa, doesn’t like to be pushed around. African nations’ refusal[…]

Reconciliation Does Not Mean Forgetting in Nicaragua

March 9, 2023 UNAC Editor Hybrid Warfare, Nicaragua

by Jill Clark-Golub, published on Counterpunch, March 3, 2023 Hybrid warfare tactics, including information warfare and the co-opting of human rights groups, make it hard to tell the good guys from the bad in the US-backed coup attempt in Nicaragua in 2018. But it is important to note the telltale signs of class oppression and terrorist tactics to understand the[…]

Why Biden Snubbed China’s Ukraine Peace Plan

March 6, 2023 UNAC Editor China, NATO, U.S. Aggression, Ukraine

By Medea Benjamin, Marcy Winograd, Wei Yu, March 2, 2023 There’s something irrational about President Biden’s knee-jerk dismissal of China’s 12-point peace proposal titled “China’s Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis.” “Not rational” is how Biden described the plan that calls for de-escalation toward a ceasefire, respect for national sovereignty, establishment of humanitarian corridors and resumption of[…]

U.S. Hegemony and It’s Perils

March 6, 2023 UNAC Editor China, Imperialism

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China spells out what is wrong with U.S. foreign policy. While administrations may change, the imperative to dominate doesn’t. U.S. desperate decisions create great dangers around the world. US Hegemony and Its Perils February 2023 Contents Introduction I. Political Hegemony—Throwing Its Weight Around II. Military Hegemony—Wanton Use of Force III. Economic Hegemony—Looting[…]

There Has Never In History Been A Greater Need For A Large Anti-War Movement

March 5, 2023 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, U.S. Aggression, War and Peace, War and Weapons

by Caitlin Johnstone, published on CaitlinJohnstone.com, February 27, 2023 Things are escalating more and more rapidly between the US-centralized power structure and the few remaining nations with the will and the means to stand against its demands for total obedience, namely China, Russia, and Iran. The world is becoming increasingly split between two groups of governments who are becoming increasingly[…]

After Toxic Train Wreck, Residents Demand Answers

March 4, 2023 UNAC Editor Austerity, Capitalism, Paths to Emancipation, The War at Home, Toxic Chemicals

by Otis Grotwohl, published on Workers World, February 22, 2023 Weeks after the disaster, more terrifying information is coming out about the toxic train derailment Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio. The two-mile-long, 150-car train, owned by Norfolk Southern, weighed 18,000 tons and was carrying hazardous material when it jackknifed as a result of a broken axle. Following the “controlled[…]

UN Official Rejects US Narrative: Sanctions on Syria Do Undermine Earthquake Relief (Video)

March 4, 2023 UNAC Editor Humanitarian Aid, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Syria, U.S. Aggression

Eugene Puryear and Rania Khalek interview UN Special Rapporteur on Secondary Sanctions, Alena Douhan, February 21, 2023 U.N. Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan discusses the devastating impact of illegal US sanctions on Syria and how they are continuing to block aid in earthquake recovery efforts. Professor Douhan explains how despite the US Treasury issuing a 180-day waiver on certain sanctions imposed[…]