Stop the Wars at Home and Abroad!
All articles represent the opinions of the authors – not UNAC Positions
by Medea Benjamin, published on Countercurrents, May 29, 2024 Senator Lindsay Graham was bursting with contempt for the International Criminal Court (ICC) when he grilled Secretary of State Blinken at a May 21 Congressional hearing. Wagging his finger, he warned that, if the ICC gets away with issuing arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav[…]
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by Eve Ottenberg, published on Counterpunch, May 21, 2024 So, after egregious theft of foreign reserves and promiscuous abuse of sanctions, Joe “Not the Climate President” Biden slapped huge tariffs on Chinese green tech and guess what? Beijing turned around May 18 and dumped $53 billion-worth of U.S. Treasuries for gold. Are alarm bells going off in federal financial centers[…]
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published on Workers World, by Editor, May 22, 2024 “The war in Gaza is aimless, and we are clearly losing it. We are forced to return to fighting in the same areas, losing more soldiers, losing on the international stage, damaging relations with the United States, and causing the economy to collapse. Show me one thing we have succeeded in,”[…]
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By Ahmed Alqarout, published on Mondoweiss, May 4, 2024 Netanyahu’s plans to turn Israel into a regional transportation hub connecting Asia with Europe has just suffered a major setback. The reason is the maritime and land blockade against Israel in response to its genocide in Gaza. Israel’s aspirations to become the region’s transportation hub have taken a hit. The maritime[…]
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This statement comes from a Palestinian group called the One State Assembly. The petition isn’t new, but you can still sign and join an increasingly relevant and important movement . [editor] Please sign our statement calling for a single Democratic State of Palestine within the boundaries of historic Palestine. Only then, can there be a peaceful, democratic multi-ethnic society in[…]
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by Jemima Pierre, published on Black Agenda Report, May 29, 2024 The US is behind the multinational military invasion and occupation of Haiti. How did we get here? As all eyes are on the genocide in Gaza, Haiti is undergoing a full scale foreign military invasion. As of May 16th, thirty large transport planes have landed at Toussaint Louverture International[…]
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by Megan Russell, May 31, 2024 On August 4th, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson stood in front of the American public and stated, “We Americans know, as do others though some may forget, the risk of spreading conflict. […] I shall immediately request Congress to pass a resolution to make it clear that our government is united in its determination[…]
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by the International Coalition to Stop Genocide in Palestine, Popular Resistance, May 30, 2024 Calls for social movements worldwide to join Popular University for Gaza movement. Demands the United Nations and Palestinian Authority immediately declare Gaza a famine-stricken area. The International Coalition to Stop Genocide in Palestine (ICSGP) abhors the brutal slaughter in recent days by the Israeli Occupation Forces[…]
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published on Workers World, May 25, 2024 (UAW Labor for Palestine (UAW L4P) issued the statement below on May 10) United Auto Workers leadership must stop crossing the Palestinian trade union picket line and immediately divest from Israeli genocide! UAW Labor for Palestine has learned that the International Executive Board of the United Auto Workers [at its meeting held April[…]
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by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, May 29. 2024 The idea of a world war should not be relegated to science fiction. Western escalations in Ukraine could lead to conflict with a nuclear power. “Constant escalation can lead to serious consequences. If these serious consequences occur in Europe, how will the United States behave, bearing in mind our[…]
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