Sanctions and Economic Warfare

President Maduro Demands the Return of Citgo

August 24, 2023 UNAC Editor Fascism, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Venezuela

News from TeleSURTV, August 15, 2023 The U.S. is in the process of ceding CITGO to the right wing opposition in Venezuela who do not hold power there and who are not responsible to the people of Venezuela. On Monday, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, demanded the return of the company Citgo, a subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA),[…]

The US Plot to Finalize the Theft of Venezuela’s Oil

August 4, 2023 UNAC Editor Caribbean, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Venezuela

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, August 2, 2023 The U.S. has used its influence to steal another country’s oil revenues. Venezuela is in the crosshairs because it dares to be socialist in the hemisphere the U.S. claims as it’s “backyard.” It was always about the oil. United States assertions that the government of elected president Nicolas Maduro[…]

Nicaragua Celebrates its Revolution While the US Plans New Sanctions Against It

July 30, 2023 UNAC Editor Democracy and Consent, Human Rights, New Pink Tide, New World Visions, Nicaragua, Political Analysis, Resistance, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Socio-Economic Struggles, War on the Poor

by Roger Harris, published on Internationalist 360°, July 27, 2023 “We are fighting against the Yankee enemy of humanity,” explained Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo, setting the tone of the 44th anniversary celebration of their revolution. Later, her husband Daniel Ortega, the country’s president, elaborated in his hour and a half address: “When we use the term Yankee we mean[…]

German Deindustrialization Continues Unabated Due to Berlin’s Suicidal Energy Policies

July 26, 2023 UNAC Editor Austerity, Germany, Global Trade, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Drago Bosnic, published on InfoBRICS, July 25, 2023 For close to a year and a half, the German economy has been going through a sort of unraveling, primarily due to suicidal subservience to its masters in Washington DC. Since the start of Russia’s counteroffensive against NATO aggression in Europe, Berlin has been experiencing a plethora of major economic problems[…]

The Next Aggression that the U.S. is Preparing against Venezuela

July 26, 2023 UNAC Editor International Aid and Debt, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, U.S. Aggression, US Government Action, Venezuela

from Mision Verdad, translated and published on Resumen English, July 21, 2023 This year, the legislative arm in Washington has introduced three bills in the U.S. Congress against Venezuela: the Prohibition of Transactions and Leases with Venezuela’s Illegitimate Authoritarian Regime Act, the Venezuelan Human Rights “AFFECT” Act and the Venezuelan Democracy Act. The bills have a common denominator: to further[…]

As Yellen Dictates Terms to China What We Defend, What Wall Street Wants to Destroy

July 24, 2023 UNAC Editor Belt and Road, Capitalism, China, Global Trade, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Socialism

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, July 21, 2023 What is the material basis of the growing hostility on every level of the U.S. ruling class toward China? No great struggle is based on the personalities or aspirations of individuals. At the root is a very concrete, material basis that drives the conflict. Otherwise, meetings, discussions and diplomacy would[…]

Nicaraguans Celebrate 44th Anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution

July 20, 2023 UNAC Editor American Exceptionalism, Nicaragua, Paths to Emancipation, Peoples' Movements, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Uncategorized

Under Stewardship of Original Revolutionary Leader Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua Remains a Beacon for Social Progress Despite Crushing U.S. Sanctions by Lauren Smith, published on CovertAction Magazine, July 19, 2023 In the United States, the word “socialism” has come to have a negative meaning. In that meaning, the word implies the loss of individual sovereignty, rejection of religion and the institution[…]

Celebrating The Sandinista Revolution, Ongoing Resistance To US Intervention

July 13, 2023 UNAC Editor Counter Revolution, Nicaragua, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Margaret Flowers, published on Popular Resistance/Clearing the Fog, July 11, 2023 On July 19, Nicaraguans will celebrate the 44th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution. This month also marks the fifth anniversary of the defeat of the US-backed coup attempt against President Daniel Ortega. Clearing the FOG speaks with solidarity activist and journalist John Perry, who is based in Masaya,[…]

As Venezuela Mends Ties With Latin Neighbors, Western Media Turn Up the Propaganda

June 30, 2023 UNAC Editor Brazil, Latin America, Regional Solutions, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Venezuela

by Ricardo Vaz, published on FAIR, June 22, 2023 Venezuela’s Maduro government has slowly and steadily regained its diplomatic standing in recent years, overcoming US endeavors to turn the country into a pariah state as part of its regime-change efforts. Nevertheless, Washington remains hell-bent on ousting the democratically elected Venezuelan authorities, and has kept its deadly sanctions program virtually intact.[…]

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[…]