Imperial Wars

Lockheed and Raytheon – Today’s ‘Masters of War’

March 20, 2022 UNAC Editor Imperial Wars, U.S. Aggression, Ukraine, War and Weapons

by Betsy Piette, published on Workers World, March 16, 2022 “Come, you masters of war; You that build the big guns; You that build the death planes; You that build all the bombs; You that hide behind walls; You that hide behind desks; I just want you to know; I can see through your masks.” From Bob Dylan’s iconic song,[…]

Neo-Nazis In Ukraine Fake Incidents To Gain More ‘Western’ Support

March 20, 2022 UNAC Editor Imperial Lies and Liars, Imperial Wars, Propaganda, Russia, Ukraine

by Moon of Alabama, published on Popular Resistance, March 17, 2022 PHOTO: Satellite imagery of the Mariupol Drama Theatre prior to being bombed by Russian forces shows the word ‘children’ (дети) written in Russian written on the pavement in front and behind the building in large letters visible from the sky. – @shashj pic.twitter.com/nh8wzRiqAS — Conflict News (@Conflicts) March 16,[…]

While Eyes Were Watching Ukraine… Africa Was Ablaze

February 9, 2022 UNAC Editor Africa, Human Rights, Imperial Wars, U.S. Aggression

by Maj. Danny Sjursen, published on Antiwar.com, February 3, 2022 Let’s be honest: Americans don’t care about Africa – by and large, at least. Despite the lies we tell ourselves – and the raging debates we have – about PC-culture, critical race theory, and so on, this remains a salient fact. Sure, the delusion is soothing. It tends to bring[…]

A Foreign Policy Built on a Foundation of Lies

February 3, 2022 UNAC Editor Imperial greed, Imperial Wars, US Foreign Policy, US Hypocrisy

by Greg Godels, published on Ziggy’s Blog, February 2, 2022 Cuba, a country with a population roughly the size of Paris, France, poses no threat to the United States, except in the minds of the deranged. Yet there is a remarkable number of “deranged” people populating the upper echelons of US government officialdom, the foreign policy academy, and the media.[…]

Capitalist Russia: a Target, Not a Superpower

January 31, 2022 UNAC Editor Austerity, Corporatism, Imperial Wars, Russia, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, U.S. Aggression, US Hypocrisy

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, January 30, 2022 This article, originally published July 12, 2017, by Workers World, remains timely in January 2022 as the U.S. threatens war at the Russian border with Ukraine and ramps up China-baiting in an attempt to break up agreements being forged between nations seeking to remain independent of U.S. imperialism. See also[…]

21st Century US Coups and Attempted Coups in Latin America (so far)

January 10, 2022 UNAC Editor Counter Revolution, Hybrid Warfare, Imperial Wars, Latin America, Lawfare

by Stansfield Smith, published on Dissident Voice, January 6, 2022 During the 21st century, the US, working with corporate elites, traditional oligarchies, military, and corporate media, has continually attempted coups against Latin American governments which place the needs of their people over US corporate interests. US organized coups in Latin American countries is hardly a 20th century phenomenon. However, this[…]

US Business Groups Urge Reducing Tariffs On Chinese Goods

November 29, 2021 UNAC Editor Austerity, China, Imperial Wars, Trade Wars

from TeleSUR English, published November 15, 2021 U.S. President Biden released 50 million barrels of oil from the U.S. Reserves just before Thanksgiving, ostensibly to reduce inflation. Of course rising gas prices do add to inflation but that is not the whole story. The graphs in this article are really interesting. I suppose you could call this article ‘foreign’ propaganda….[…]

The U.S. Is Destroying the Lives of the People of Afghanistan

November 27, 2021 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Economic Collapse, Imperial Wars, Indigenous peoples, Migrants and Refugees, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Barry Sheppard, published on Socialist Action, November 22, 2021 When the U.S. left Afghanistan in August it also froze almost all foreign aid to the country. It has now come to light that the major part of the economy under the U.S. military and its puppet government was completely dependent on that foreign aid. In other words, the U.S.[…]

U.S. Illegally Extradites Venezuelan Diplomat from Cabo Verde to the U.S.

October 20, 2021 UNAC Editor Imperial Wars, Lawfare, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Venezuela

News Release from the Free Alex Saab Committee, published on Workers World, October 18, 2021 The Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab was renditioned and kidnapped to the U.S. on October 16 without waiting for a final extradition decision. The action was taken in secret, without notifying his defense team and without relevant documentation. Saab had been imprisoned in Cabo Verde since[…]

AUKUS: Myth of a New “Cold War” Between the U.S. and China/Russia

September 28, 2021 UNAC Editor Capitalism, China, Climate Change, Imperial Wars

by Jeff Mackler Socialist Action, September 27, 2021 Friends, Jeff presents a different but useful perspective on China (and Western relations with China) from what you usually see here. I invite discussion around this point. [jb] AUKUS, or the new and secretly negotiated $66 billion nuclear-powered submarine agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the U.S., has momentarily ruffled some[…]