UNAC Editor

Demagogue Trump’s “Restraint” at Republican Party Convention: Biden Drops Out

July 24, 2024 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Colonialism, Democracy and Consent, Democrats and Republicans, Imperialism, Nicaragua, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen

by Jeff Mackler, published on Socialist Action, July 22, 2024 As with France’s newly moderated and re-imaged proto-fascist Marine Le Pen a few weeks earlier, Donald J. Trump took the floor of the Republican National Convention for a 93-minute “unifying” nomination acceptance speech. Friendly, relaxed, complementary, “family-oriented,” thanking God for saving his life five days earlier from an assassin’s near[…]

NATO/US Complicity in The Relentless Israeli Genocide of Gaza

July 23, 2024 UNAC Editor Indigenous peoples, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Middle East Wars, NATO, Palestine, Weapons Sales

by Ann Wright, published on World Beyond War, July 17, 2024 As Israel continued its relentless genocide on steroids of Palestinians in Gaza with over 140 killed in the past weekend, imprisonment without charges of thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank and destruction of the hospitals, universities, schools (8 UNRWA schools bombed in the past 10 days), cultural centers[…]

Hundreds Protest NATO Summit

July 17, 2024 UNAC Editor Action!!, Featured, NATO, Protest, U.S. Aggression, UNAC on the Road

from ILPS, published by Workers World, July 15, 2024 The Resist NATO coalition held a People’s Summit, rally and march to condemn NATO’s expansion, its role in military aggression and in resource extraction across the globe. Workers World Party actively mobilized from several cities and aided in publicity and materials with the Resist NATO Coalition to respond to the danger[…]

‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 283: Israel bombs three Gaza displacement centers, killing hundreds

July 17, 2024 UNAC Editor Genocide, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Occupation, Palestine, Rights of Opressed Peoples, US Hypocrisy

by Qassem Muaddi, published on Mondoweiss, July 15, 2024 Casualties 38,584 + killed* and at least 88,881 wounded in the Gaza Strip. Among the dead, 28,428 have been fully identified. These include 7,779 children, 5466 women, and 2418 elderly people as of May 1. In addition, around 10,000 more are estimated to be under the rubble.* 575+ Palestinians killed in[…]

Emergency Statement on the Health and Human Rights Crisis in the West Bank

July 17, 2024 UNAC Editor Action!!, Drone Warfare, Indigenous peoples, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Occupation, Palestine

by Jewish Voice for Peace Health Advisory Council, published on Mondoweiss, July 1, 2024 Alongside the catastrophe in Gaza, another crisis is unfolding in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, where the Israeli military has launched land incursions, conducted airstrikes, restricted access to resources, and targeted health infrastructure Over the past few months, the Israeli military assault in Gaza has[…]

US Government Exploits Animosity Towards Migrants to Demonize Socialist Countries

July 17, 2024 UNAC Editor Cuba, Global South, Imperialism, Monroe Doctrine, Nicaragua, Peoples' Movements, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Socio-Economic Struggles, US Hypocrisy

by Jill Clark Gollub, published on the Orinoco Tribune, July 9, 2024 The Republican party has been waging a blatantly racist campaign to criminalize migrants. Instead of pushing back on that narrative, the party that purports to be for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Democrats) is exploiting this racist anger to discredit a country it has targeted for regime change—Nicaragua—apparently for[…]

The Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump and Political Violence Waged by the United States

July 17, 2024 UNAC Editor U.S. Aggression, War and Peace

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, July 17, 2024 The words “political violence” are the latest hackneyed and dishonest phrase emanating from the political class. The assassination attempt on Donald Trump was a minor affair compared to the treatment that the U.S. state doles out around the world and even to its own people. On January 3, 2020,[…]

Palestinians Starve While White House Feast Honors Kenya’s Killer President Ruto: Biden Backs 1000 Kenyan Troops to Enforce US-imposed Haitian Dictatorship

July 17, 2024 UNAC Editor Haiti, Imperialism, Kenya, US Government Action, US Politics

by Joe Allen, published on Socialist Action, July 11, 2024 [Editor’s note, Jeff Mackler (of SA): We reprint here Joe Allen’s CounterPunch account of “Genocide Joe” Biden’s May 23 White House state dinner with 500 dignitaries invited to honor Kenyan President William Ruto. Allen’s article was originally entitled, “Brandon Johnson [ChicagoMayor] Dines with Biden, While Protests at the DNC Loom on[…]

Leading Israeli Newspaper Blames October 7 Deaths on Zionist Military

July 17, 2024 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Genocide, Imperial Wars, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Journalism, Palestine, Propaganda

by Betsy Piette, published on Workers World, July 15, 2024 On July 8, Haaretz, considered Israel’s most influential daily newspaper, published the results of its thorough, in-depth investigation into what actually took place when Hamas attacked Israeli settlements just outside of Gaza on October 7. Their long report concluded that on that date, Israel’s army employed the “Hannibal Directive” —[…]

Israeli Strike Kills 29 in School Yard Playing Football

July 17, 2024 UNAC Editor Genocide, Indigenous peoples, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Rights of Opressed Peoples, Uncategorized

by Dr Marwan Asmar, published on Countercurrents, July 10, 2024 In some ways this story is light weight compared to so many of the atrocities that have taken place in Gaza. The death toll was up to 35 the last I heard, but likely has risen higher since then given the fact that no hospitals are currently functioning in Gaza.[…]