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Bases, Bases, Everywhere … Except in the Pentagon’s Report

January 17, 2019 UNAC Editor American Exceptionalism, Militarism

Map: If this surprises, please understand that it is a significant underestimate. At least in Africa, major US bases have been constructed since then, along with up to a dozen smaller U.S. outposts in Syria. Politico Magazine, July/August 2015. by Nick Turse, from TomDispatch, January 8, 2019 The U.S. military is finally withdrawing (or not) from its base at al-Tanf.[…]

NICA-Act-2: US NICA Act Aims to Cut Nicaragua Access to Capital While Nicaragua Targets US Funding Pipeline to the Opposition

January 16, 2019 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Hybrid Warfare, Latin America, Nicaragua, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Chuck Kaufman, from NicaNotes, December 19, 2018 The Nicaraguan government removed the legal standing last week of nine non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that supported the attempted coup that disrupted much of the country for three months last spring and summer. It should also be remembered that Violeta Chamorro removed the legal standing of nine NGOs when she was president from[…]

NICA-Act-I: Nicaragua Reminds the US of its Debts

January 16, 2019 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Hybrid Warfare, International Law, Latin America, Nicaragua

by Chuck Kaufman, from NicaNotes, August 22, 2017 Passage by the US House Foreign Affairs Committee of the ridiculous NICA Act brought a rebuff by the Sandinista government of President Daniel Ortega and a reminder of the US’s own unpaid debt to Nicaragua. The NICA Act (Nicaragua Investment Conditionality Act of 2017), if it became law, would require US representatives in multilateral lending institutions[…]

‘Israel has never been so divisive in modern political history’

January 16, 2019 UNAC Editor Israel, Political Corruption

Image: The anti-boycott legislation fails to move forward. Josh Ruebner’s screenshot of the vote on January 10, 2019. — anti-BDS bill fails again in Senate — by Philip Weiss, originally published on Mondoweiss, January 11, 2019 Israel has never been so openly politicized in the United States as it is right now. Yesterday afternoon Senate Democrats voted to block the[…]

Syria After The Defeat Of Imperialism

January 15, 2019 UNAC Editor Free Speech, Resistance, Syria

by Eva Bartlett, from Popular Resistance, January 9, 2018 (initially published on In Gaza and Beyond as ‘Video Updates From Syria, Where Peace Reigns Nearly Fully Again’) Note: This article and series of videos show realities we do not see in the western media. The US, NATO, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Turkey have been defeated in their brutal attempt to[…]

Trump’s Syria Exit Provokes Washington Panic

January 15, 2019 UNAC Editor Middle East Wars, Militarism, Syria

by Jeff Mackler, from Socialist Action, January 8, 2019 President Trump’s unexpected Dec. 19 Twitter announcement ordering a 30-day timetable for the withdrawal of the 2000 U.S. troops in Syria and 7000 of the 14,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan provoked a bipartisan panic in Washington. Defense Secretary “Mad Dog” James Mattis, “the butcher of Fallujah,” resigned in protest. He stated,[…]

How a NeoCon-Backed “Fact Checker” Plans to Wage War on Independent Media

January 14, 2019 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda

Image above: Screenshot from Newsguard website with editor comment overlayed. by Whitney Web, from MintPress News, January 9, 2019 MINNEAPOLIS — Soon after the social media “purge” of independent media sites and pages this past October, a top neoconservative insider — Jamie Fly — was caught stating that the mass deletion of anti-establishment and anti-war pages on Facebook and Twitter[…]

Mumia Abu-Jamal Wins Major Court Victory (Update)

January 9, 2019 UNAC Editor Political Prisoners

by Jeff Mackler, from Socialist Action, January 2, 2019 On Dec. 27, Philadelphia Superior Court Judge Leon Tucker ruled in favor of Mumia Abu-Jamal, holding that the actions of former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Judge Ronald Castille had demonstrated a “lack of impartiality” and “the appearance of bias.” Tucker’s decision represents a major victory for Abu-Jamal, which opens the door to[…]

Not So Happy New Years: Tears Flow from the War Hawks Over the Political Crisis of US imperialism

January 9, 2019 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Militarism, Refugees, U.S. Aggression

by Danny Haiphong, from Black Agenda Report, January 9, 2019 The US war machine can no longer provide its corporate masters the neo-colonial stability they need to reap long-term gain from the imperial order. “The political crisis of U.S. imperialism is becoming more difficult to manage.” The year of 2018 ended with a flurry of conflicts between factions of the[…]

Yemen is a U.S. Target

January 6, 2019 UNAC Editor Imperial Wars, Middle East Wars, Yemen

Some fruits of the war project in Yemen. Insurgency in Yemen detailed Map according to recent published reports. (~Yemen Civil War Map) Controlled by Revolutionary Committee Controlled by Hadi-led government Controlled by Southern Transitional Council Controlled by Ansar al-Sharia/AQAP forces Controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Controlled by forces[…]