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A Case for Unfreezing Afghanistan’s Assets

May 11, 2022 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, US Hypocrisy, War on the Poor

by Kate Alexander, published on Inkstick Media, April 30, 2022 It seems unlikely that the US government is going to amend it’s policies on behalf of Afghan women or Afghan people. If the awareness that Afghan children are starving has not moved them then concerns about a woman’s ability manage her assets to free herself from oppression seems unlikely to[…]

If the US Wanted Peace in Ukraine

May 11, 2022 UNAC Editor Hybrid Warfare, Neo-Nazis, Neocolonialism, Political Analysis, Right Wing Extremism, U.S. Aggression

by Caitlin Johnstone, published on CaitlinJohnstone.com, May 10, 2022 As we hydroplane toward the brink of nuclear armageddon while Bono and the Edge play U2 songs in Kiev, it’s probably worth taking a moment to highlight how this war could have been avoided. The U.S. could have simply pledged military protection for Volodymyr Zelensky against the far-right extremists who were threatening to lynch[…]

Intel Vets: Nuclear Weapons Cannot Be Un-Invented

May 11, 2022 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Cost of War, Hybrid Warfare, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, Ukraine

Statement from Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Peace, published on Antiwar.com, May 1, 2022 MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) SUBJECT: Nuclear Weapons Cannot Be Un-invented, Thus … PRECEDENCE: IMMEDIATE REF: Our Memo of 12/20/20, “Don’t Be Suckered on Russia” May 1, 2022 Mr. President: Mainstream media have marinated the minds of most Americans in a[…]

Marginalized Students Pay the Price of Military Recruitment Efforts

May 11, 2022 UNAC Editor Recruitment, War on the Poor

by Roberto Camacho, published on Prism, April 18, 2022 With pandemic restrictions easing, military recruiters are returning to high school campuses while anti-recruitment efforts struggle This is a good reminder that recruitment among young people is becoming increasingly aggressive. counter-recruitment is not only increasingly necessary but increasingly challenging. Here in upstate NY we used to be able to get into[…]

Brazil’s Lula Proposes Creating Latin American Currency to ‘Be Freed of US Dollar’ Dependency

May 9, 2022 UNAC Editor Brazil, Latin America, Lawfare

by Benjamin Norton, published on Multipolarista, May 6, 2022 Brazil’s left-wing leader Lula da Silva has proposed creating a pan-Latin American currency, in order to “be freed of the dollar.” A founder of Brazil’s Workers’ Party, Lula served as president for two terms, from 2003 to 2011. He is now the leading candidate as Brazil’s October 2022 presidential elections approach.[…]

No To A New Monroe Doctrine In The Pacific

May 9, 2022 UNAC Editor Asia, China, New Cold War, Solomon Islands

by Carlos Martinez, published on Popular Resistance, May 8, 2022 The Anglo ruling classes have gone into a state of frenzy over a recently-signed security agreement between the People’s Republic of China and the Solomon Islands. Various people who had barely heard of the Solomon Islands just a few weeks ago are now expressing grave concern that this small sovereign[…]

Israeli High Court Greenlights Forcible Expulsion of More than 1,000 Palestinians in Masafer Yatta

May 9, 2022 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Colonialism, Israel, Palestine

by Yumna Patel, published on Mondoweiss, May 6, 2022 This issue is getting a lot of interest but we cannot forget that Palestinians lost more than 50% of their original country at the time of the Nakba due to Israeli aggression; Palestinians are losing their homes all over the west bank so settlers can occupy areas they want; Palestinians in[…]

Women’s Rage: My Body, My Choice

May 8, 2022 UNAC Editor Abortion, Resistance, US Politics, War on the Poor

by Ann Montague and Lisa Leonard, published on Socialist Action, May 5, 2022 The leaked draft opinion by a majority of Supreme Court Justices supporting overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision has fueled the anger of women across the country. Furious women immediately surged the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court to denounce the court’s intention to overturn half[…]

Lula Criticizes World Leaders for Not Doing Enough to ‘Help Create Peace’ in Ukraine

May 8, 2022 UNAC Editor Brazil, NATO, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy

by Jake Johnson, published on Common Dreams, May 5, 2022 Lula’s trajectory reflects the inner contradictions of US foreign policy. As a leader who exudes independence and follows a moderately socialist political course, Lula, hugely popular in his own country, was targeted by the forces of empire for a takedown. The US was deeply involved in the plot that engineered[…]

Germany Follows Washington’s Ramstein War Program

May 7, 2022 UNAC Editor Europe, NATO, Russia, Ukraine

by Sevim Dagdelen, published on Workers World, May 5, 2022 The war in Ukraine is now all about weapons, weapons, weapons. More weapons and heavier weapons. Every taboo of the post-war period is falling. Diplomacy has been written off. A new German militarism in the wake of U.S. militarism is the benchmark of this German government. While U.N. Secretary General[…]