Stop the Wars at Home and Abroad!
All articles represent the opinions of the authors – not UNAC Positions
From the News Desk at The Cradle, January 25, 2025 Despite the agreement that the Israeli army would leave and civilians would be allowed to return, the IOF continues to target returning civilians in the south of Lebanon after the 60 day ceasefire expired. [jb] Residents of south Lebanon who were displaced during the war returned to their towns and[…]
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by Craig Murray, published on Socialist Action, January 21, 2025 This is an early piece but Craig’s analysis is prophetic, and his focus is significant. [jb] 12/26/24: A truly seismic change in the Middle East appears to be happening very fast. At its heart is a devil’s bargain – Turkey and the Gulf States accept the annihilation of the Palestinian nation[…]
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by Mohamad Hasan Sweidan, published on The Cradle, December 24, 2024 This article is an important counter to some of the horrific propaganda spewed by the Western press (and Al Jazeera) since the overthrow of the legitimate Syrian government in a coup perpetrated by the same entities that waged war on Syria for nearly a decade from 2011 to 2019,[…]
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by Bahman Azad, published on Workers World, January 10, 2025 The message below, from U.S. Peace Council President Bahman Azad, was read by Saher Al Khamash of the Bronx Anti-War Coalition at a webinar on the U.S. role in Syria, organized by the United National Antiwar Coalition, on Dec. 28, 2024. Please forgive me for not being personally present at[…]
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by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, January 8, 2025 Hagiography is inevitable when presidents and other prominent people die. The unwillingness to ‘speak ill of the dead’ and the propaganda that would have us believe in American exceptionalism must be rejected. Jimmy Carter was always devoted to protecting the interests of the U.S. state. “All US Presidents, Living[…]
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by Alexander Rubenstein, published on PopularResistance, December 26 2024 (Originally published on MintPress News) Black Money, Black Flags. As the designated terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) establishes its proto-government in Idlib, notoriously corrupt NGOs are stepping in to fill the gaps in public services, with some even defecting to work alongside the group. The United States, which spent two[…]
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by Bronx Antiwar Coalition, published on Workers World, December 30, 2024 The Bronx Anti-War Coalition posted the following article on its website on Dec. 27, 2024. A version of this article was presented on a webinar on Syria organized by the United National Antiwar Coalition. The fall of Syria as a sovereign state and the chaos engulfing the country are[…]
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by Rick Sterling, published on Syria Support Movement, December 27, 2024 Following are some key points from a discussion with my friend Qusay (not his real name) in Damascus. He is a translator and university professor. The situation in Syria continues to evolve. See the X account of Tim Anderson @TimAnd2037 for videos showing ongoing atrocities which contradict the western[…]
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by Nicolas Davies, published on LA Progressive, December 25, 2024 The United States, Turkey, and Israel all responded to the fall of the Assad government in Damascus by launching bombing campaigns on Syria. Israel also attacked and destroyed most of the Syrian Navy in port at Latakia, and invaded Syria from the long-occupied Golan Heights, advancing to within 16 miles[…]
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by Ajamu Baraka, published on Black Agenda Report, December 12, 2024 The fall of the Syrian government is being heralded by Western liberals and “leftists.” The collapse is not the liberation that is being presented by the US and its corporate media partners. Liberals and their Western allies, among the social-imperialist left in the U.S. and Europe, are celebrating the[…]
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