Sanctions and Economic Warfare

Cuba and its Two Pandemics: the Coronavirus and the Blockade

May 30, 2020 UNAC Editor Cuba, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

By Gustavo Veiga, published on Resumen, May 26, 2020 The government of Donald Trump found an ideal partner in the coronavirus to try to prostrate Cuba by all possible means. From the combo of economic and legal sanctions that the United States has been applying for 60 years, the consequences of the pandemic have been added. Not so much the[…]

US Declares a Vaccine War on the World

May 29, 2020 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Big Pharma, Capitalism, Public Health, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Trade Wars

by Prabir Purkayastha, published on Asia Times, May 27, 2020 Donald Trump launched a new vaccine war this month, but not against the virus. It was against the world. The United States and the UK were the only two holdouts in the World Health Assembly from the declaration that vaccines and medicines for Covid-19 should be available as public goods, and not under exclusive patent[…]

Iran-Venezuela solidarity breaks U.S. blockade

May 28, 2020 UNAC Editor Economics, Iran, Resistance, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Venezuela

By Kathy Durkin posted on Workers World, May 26, 2020 In an act of solidarity, Iran is sending a fleet of five tankers carrying 1.53 million barrels of needed gasoline and related fuel products to Venezuela. On May 23 and 25, the first two ships traveled through the Caribbean Sea and entered Venezuelan territorial waters with a Venezuelan naval and[…]

Covid-10 and America: The Fire This Time

May 15, 2020 UNAC Editor Austerity, Economics, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, US Hypocrisy

by Wilmer, J. Leon III, published on Black Agenda Report, May 6, 2020 It is immoral if not criminal for the US to increase sanctions through its “maximum pressure campaigns” against Venezuela, Iran, Cuba and Palestine. “Weaponizing disease for political purposes to bring about regime change is the same as germ warfare and should be considered a crime against humanity.” Time[…]

United States Imposed Economic Sanctions: The Big Heist

April 19, 2020 UNAC Editor Economic Blockade, Featured, Public Health, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Lauren Smith, published on MROnline, March 10, 2020 Since the start of the great recession in 2008 the U.S. has become increasingly dependent on the use of unilateral economic sanctions to achieve its policy objectives against its declared targets. Presently, sanctions impact one-third of humanity in 39 countries. Economic sanctions not only cause untold death and devastation to a[…]

The COVID-19 Pandemic Makes Clear the Need to Cooperate Despite Political Differences

April 18, 2020 UNAC Editor Cuba, Diplomacy, Global Alliances, Public Health, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, published on Resumen, April 16, 2020 The impact of COVID-19 can already be measured and will be assessed in the future by the striking numbers of people infected, the unacceptable numbers of deaths, the unquestionable damages to the world economy, production, trade, employment and personal income of millions of people. It is a crisis that[…]

Nicaragua and the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 15, 2020 UNAC Editor Nicaragua, Public Health, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Stephen Sefton – Tortillas con Sal, published on TeleSUR English, March 30, 2020 While each country’s experience facing the COVID-19 pandemic is different, some common fundamental factors can make the difference between a widespread catastrophe and relative stability. Nicaragua has so far been among the most successful countries in Latin America in protecting its population from the virus while[…]

Freedom Rider: Stand With Venezuela and Iran

April 11, 2020 UNAC Editor Iran, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Venezuela

The Trump administration wants a hot war with Iran or Venezuela, or both, and those of us claiming to be anti-war must be on our guard and ready for action. “The Democrats who say Trump must ask permission before killing people will in all likelihood give him the approval he seeks.” The Donald Trump administration hasn’t given up its dream[…]

Capitalism Is the Virus! Bail Out Working People, Not the Corporate Elite!

April 3, 2020 UNAC Editor Economic Collapse, Economics, Healthcare, Public Health, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Socialism

by Jeff Mackler, published on Socialist Action. The U.S. Senate’s March 25, $2 trillion 97-0, COVID-19 corporate bailout vote gifted the ruling rich an amount never exceeded in world history. The overwhelming portion went directly to the coffers of the billionaire elite for whom the lives of literally millions of Americans are subordinate to their horror at seeing their casino[…]

US Blockade Prevents Medical Supplies from Reaching Cuba

April 2, 2020 UNAC Editor Cuba, Human Rights, Public Health, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

Published on TeleSUR English, April 1 , 2020 It is interesting to note that Jack Ma also donated masks and ventilators to the United States.[ed] Jack Ma, a Chinese entrepreneur and founder of Alibaba, allocated a donation of masks, rapid diagnostic kits, and ventilators. This aid was intended for the patients affected by COVID-19 and the medical staff on the[…]