Stop the Wars at Home and Abroad!
All articles represent the opinions of the authors – not UNAC Positions
by Agneta Norberg, published on Organizing Notes, July 3, 2021 Suddenly the Arctic Sea is a critical area of dispute. U.S. forces are there to put in their marker because the arctic waters are no longer frozen for most of the year. It used to be that only Russia, with a long arctic coastline, built ships to navigate the frozen[…]
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by Kathy Kelly published on Countercurrents, July 07, 2021 “Pardon Daniel Hale.” These words hung in the air on a recent Saturday evening, projected onto several Washington, D.C. buildings, above the face of a courageous whistleblower facing ten years in prison. The artists aimed to inform the U.S. public about Daniel E. Hale, a former Air Force analyst who blew[…]
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by Rick Sterling, published on Global Research, July 8, 2021 The U.S. is hellbent on keeping their crossing into Idlib open. Tony Blinken warned the Russians a week ago week if they use their veto in the Security Council, the U.S. will end Biden’s initiative to open a dialog with them. What a surprise. U.S. dialogue ends at the first[…]
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by Ann Montague, published on Socialist Action, June 23, 2021 Sad to see this regression in our basic civil rights. You would think the power of the Catholic Church with it’s roots in medieval society would be waning by now. Even as we are being exhorted to support diversity as individuals, the system is removing the structural opportunities of LGBTQ[…]
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Statement from Black Alliance for Peace, June 25, 2021 Slightly out of date, but right-on in it’s assertions. [jb] JUNE 25, 2021—As Afghan President Ashraf Ghani makes his rounds this week in Washington, the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) opposes any effort to prolong the U.S. war on the Afghan people, including efforts to keep the United States engaged in[…]
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by M.K. Bhadrakumar, published on CounterCurrents, July 7, 2021 The British newspaper Daily Telegraph did some kite-flying in the weekend that London is considering open-ended deployment of a contingent of elite special forces to Afghanistan “ to provide training to Afghan units and deploy with them on the ground as advisers.” At the same time, the New York Times reported[…]
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by Nick Mottern, published on Common Dreams, July 5, 2021 On July 2, fleeing questions from reporters about U.S. plans in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden sought refuge behind the July 4th Independence Day holiday, yet obliquely acknowledged that the U.S. will use some level of “over the horizon” air attacks to prevent the Taliban from taking power, attacks that will[…]
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by Marion Kawas, published on Mondoweiss, June 28, 2021 A small town in northern British Columbia was recently the backdrop for a chilling display of how Emirati influence and power can be used to attempt to suppress popular support for Palestine. On June 14, Prince Rupert was the scene of a Block The Boat community picket against the Israeli Zim[…]
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By Alison Weir, published on Israel-Palestine News, June 28, 2021 Thank you Alison for this wonderful research piece. The effect of all these graphics is visceral. If you already have the feeling, maybe you know someone to share this with. Whenever you see a screenshot from a video, the video is in the original publication. [jb] In the recent “Israel-Hamas[…]
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UNAC Statement For the second time in the short period since the Biden administration has taken office, the United States has bombed Syria. This time Biden also bombed Iraq. Both attacks are illegal and violations of international laws guaranteeing the sovereignty and autonomy of all countries. If anyone thought the election of Joe Biden would bring peace in the Middle[…]
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