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Reflections Upon the 1986 Case of Nicaragua v. US

June 28, 2023 UNAC Editor International Institutions, International Law, Nicaragua, Resistance, Rights of Opressed Peoples, US Foreign Policy

by Dan Kovalik, published on Tortilla Con Sal, June 26, 2023 It has now been 37 years since the landmark decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case of Nicaragua v. United States. Seven different US Presidents, some Republican and some Democrat, have sat in the White House since then. Yet sadly, the debt owing on that[…]

Issues Behind the Indian Child Welfare Act

June 26, 2023 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Colonialism, Indigenous peoples, Native Americans, Racism

by Will Hodgkinson, published on Workers World, June 22, 2023 Bulletin: In a major victory for Native nations and Tribal Sovereignty, the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 was upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States in a June 15, 2023, decision. Had SCOTUS failed to uphold ICWA, the results would have been disastrous. The article below was[…]

Chinese-American Worker and Activist Arrested for Advocating for Peace Between US and China

June 26, 2023 UNAC Editor China, Labor, Protest, Racism, The War at Home, US Hypocrisy, War on the Poor

by Natalia Marques, published on People’s Dispatch, June 22, 2023 Labor leaders and organizers are banding together to demand justice for Chinese-American unionized worker and activist Li Tang “Henry” Liang. Liang was indicted and then arrested in early May in Boston in retaliation for exercising his free speech rights. “The federal government has targeted Liang for advocating peaceful relations between[…]

Corporate Media Warn of Ukraine Nazis Ties

June 24, 2023 UNAC Editor coup, Fascism, Neo-Nazis, Propaganda, Racism, Ukraine

Hidden History of US-backed Fascist-led Coup By Jeff Mackler, published on Socialist Action, June 23, 2023 Two glaring New York Times headlines, dated June 5 and updated June 7, 2023 roiled the liberal establishment that to date had banned repeated accounts of the prominent role of Nazis forces in Ukraine’s government and armed forces. The first was titled, “Nazi Symbols[…]

Chinese Translation Available: ‘Metal of Dishonor, Depleted Uranium’

June 24, 2023 UNAC Editor China, Citizen Diplomacy, Depleted Uranium, US Hypocrisy, War on the Earth

by Janet Mayes, published on Workers World, June 15, 2023 As NATO forces resume using radioactive weapons, now shipping them to Ukraine, China has translated “Metal of Dishonor,” a groundbreaking book compiled 25 years ago by the International Action Center warning of the devastating consequences of deploying depleted uranium (DU) munitions. The danger of these weapons spreading radioactive material was[…]

Ukraine Stays With the West But Russia is Winning and Has the Receipts

June 24, 2023 UNAC Editor Africa, Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Diplomacy, Paths to Emancipation, Russia, Ukraine

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, June 21, 2023 A delegation of African leaders travelled to Ukraine and Russia to help broker peace. But the collective west insists on prolonging the conflict. The war in Ukraine grinds on and the Ukrainian army is being destroyed by Russia with great loss of life. One would think that Ukraine would[…]

Israel’s Upheaval is Palestine’s Opportunity

June 18, 2023 UNAC Editor Colonialism, Imperialism, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Militarism, Palestine, Racism

by Haim Bresheeth-Žabner, published on The Electronic Intifada, June 4, 2023 How are we to understand the incredible events in Israel since January 2023? On the one hand, there is the amazing invention and deep commitment of the hundreds of thousands who come out weekly to protest proposed judicial reforms – with their witty hand-painted posters, their music and their[…]

Biden’s Nord Stream Pipeline Obliteration

June 18, 2023 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Austerity, Censorship and Propaganda, Cold War, Germany, Global Trade, Hybrid Warfare, NATO, Russia, U.S. Aggression, Ukraine

by Jeff Mackler, published on Socialist Action, June 14, 2023 “U.S. had intelligence of detailed Ukrainian plan to attack Nord Stream pipeline” was the Washington Post’s June 6, 2023 headline. A blatant lie if there ever was one – a corporate media-manufactured lie, in concert with the US government, aimed at covering up US imperialism’s multi billion and trillion dollar[…]

Lebanon Under Occupation, Financial Fraud and Sectarian Political Corruption

June 18, 2023 UNAC Editor Colonialism, Economic Collapse, International Aid and Debt, Interview, Lebanon, Paths to Emancipation, Resistance, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, June 18, 2023 Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on June 16. One of the items on their agenda was Lebanon, which has close historical and language ties to France. The tiny Mediterranean country has been in financial collapse for several years, and[…]

De-Escalation Can Start with Ending All Nuclear Weapons ‘Sharing’

June 18, 2023 UNAC Editor Nuclear Weapons, US Meddling in Europe

by John LaForge, published on Antiwar.com, June 14, 2023 Ukraine, the United States, and NATO have condemned what they correctly called Russian President Putin’s “dangerous and irresponsible” plan to soon deploy nuclear weapons to neighboring Belarus. On June 9, Mr. Putin announced that Moscow would deploy its nuclear weapons next month, reporting that work on new facilities for housing the[…]