UNAC Editor

The U.S. Makes a Mockery of Treaties and International Law

January 12, 2022 UNAC Editor International Institutions, International Law, Lawfare, US Hypocrisy

by K. J. Noh, published on Pressenza, January 8, 2022 The U.S. seeks to position itself as a global imperial government through the so called Rules Based Order. How long do they expect the world to put up with this behavior? Although it controls some forces underlying the global order some potential for coercion, these aren’t going to be enough[…]

LAPD Kills 2 Inside Crowded Store, 14-Year-Old Dead

January 11, 2022 UNAC Editor Police Brutality

by Fightback News Staff, published on Fightback News, January 2, 2022 Los Angeles, CA – On December 23, 2021, the crowded North Hollywood Burlington store became the scene of two lives taken by LAPD. Daniel Elena Lopez was assaulting a woman, and 911 calls were placed by witnesses. One witness incorrectly reported that shots had been fired inside of the[…]

Fighting Covid Together

January 11, 2022 UNAC Editor Capitalism, Public Health

by Greg Godels, published in ZZ’s Blog, January 7, 2021 It is often said that “the true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members,” a quote attributed to Mahatma Gandhi. Nothing has brought that measure to the forefront like the two years of the Coronavirus pandemic. In an unusual circumstance, a catastrophe[…]

Hey, Hey, USA! How Many Bombs Did You Drop Today?

January 10, 2022 UNAC Editor Air Wars, War and Weapons

by Nicolas J. S. Davies and Medea Benjamin, January 10, 2022 The Pentagon has finally published its first Airpower Summary since President Biden took office nearly a year ago. These monthly reports have been published since 2007 to document the number of bombs and missiles dropped by U.S.-led air forces in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria since 2004. But President Trump stopped[…]

21st Century US Coups and Attempted Coups in Latin America (so far)

January 10, 2022 UNAC Editor Counter Revolution, Hybrid Warfare, Imperial Wars, Latin America, Lawfare

by Stansfield Smith, published on Dissident Voice, January 6, 2022 During the 21st century, the US, working with corporate elites, traditional oligarchies, military, and corporate media, has continually attempted coups against Latin American governments which place the needs of their people over US corporate interests. US organized coups in Latin American countries is hardly a 20th century phenomenon. However, this[…]

COVID Fueled by Neoliberal Austerity

January 10, 2022 UNAC Editor Capitalism, Public Health

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, January 5, 2022 The neo-liberal austerity model of governance ensures that Covid-19 will continue spreading and producing new variants. Only people focused public health remedies will end the pandemic. On December 31, 2019 Chinese media told the world about a newly discovered disease cluster in the city of Wuhan. What was thought to be a[…]

Russia’s Demands Challenge NATO’s Threats

January 10, 2022 UNAC Editor Russia, U.S. Aggression, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy

by Sara Flounders, published on International Action Center, January 5, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin at his End of the Year Press Conference, Dec. 23, 2021, speaking to 500 domestic and international journalists, said the following: “We have made it clear that any further movement of NATO to the East is unacceptable. Is there anything unclear about this? Are we[…]

Ukraine: What Does It Have To Do With Black Folks

January 6, 2022 UNAC Editor NATO, Russia, U.S. Aggression, Ukraine, War on the Poor, White Supremacy

by Ajamu Baraka, published on Black Agenda Report, Jan 5, 2022 “…it is imperative that everyone, in particular Black and working-class people, understand that not having an awareness of the interconnections of the “grind” (the struggle to survive in the U.S.) and U.S. white supremacist, imperialist policies, and not being prepared to commit to altering those power relations, ensures that[…]

How Can Some Progressives Get Basic Information about Nicaragua So Wrong?

January 6, 2022 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Democracy and Consent, Nicaragua

by John Perry and Rick Sterling, published in the LA Progressive, December 20, 2021 On November 7, Nicaragua held elections in which current president Daniel Ortega received 75% support and, as a result, begins a new term of office in January. Not surprisingly, the US government described the election as a “sham.” Of more concern is that many on the[…]

To Redact The Truth Or Not To Redact The Truth: Is That The Question?

January 6, 2022 UNAC Editor Lawfare, Propaganda, Whistleblowers

By Jeff Mackler, January 4, 2022 My Dec. 22, 2021 Julian Assange article entitled “No to U.S. wars of death and destruction! Freedom of the press! Free journalists! Free speech!” contained one error. (See socialistaction.org). My article recounted at great length the war crimes revealed in a major New York Times 2-part article entitled, “Hidden Pentagon Records Reveal Patterns of[…]