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Category: Middle East Wars

After Earthquake Devastates Syria, US Shows No Interest in Lifting Sanctions

Humanitarian Aid, Natural Disaster, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Syria

by Dave DeCamp, published on Antiwar.com, February 6, 2023 US sanctions are specifically designed to prevent Syria’s reconstruction.  Due to U.S. imposed sanctions, international NGOs generally operate only outside government controlled areas in Syria. [jb] After a devastating earthquake hit Syria and Turkey, killing thousands of people, the US State Department showed no interest in lifting crippling economic sanctions on[…]

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Capitalists Wage Class War: Organize Resistance!

Latin America, Middle East Wars, Militarism, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, US Foreign Policy, War on the Poor

by Workers World Party, published on Workers World, January 10, 2023 Billionaire Warren Buffett admitted in a 2006 interview that he and his fellow billionaires waged class war against the workers. The U.S. federal government, representing the interests of the U.S.-based imperialist ruling class, makes it a global war against all workers and poor people and most nations. The U.S.[…]

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Western NGOs Squander Aid for Yemen Leaving Millions in Misery: Report

Humanitarian Aid, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Saudi Arabia, United Nations, Yemen

from the News Desk at The Cradle, published on December 13, 2022 As the Saudi-instigated war in Yemen inches towards its eight year, investigative reports have come to show that billions of dollars in humanitarian aid managed by international organizations have done very little to alleviate the suffering of millions of Yemenis, who often receive as little as 20 percent[…]

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U.S. and Israel Bomb Syria Again: Oil Piracy Continues

Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Syria, U.S. Aggression

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, September 2, 2022 In the latest violation of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, eight U.S. F-16 and F-15E fighter jets hit nine targets in Syria Aug. 25. The U.S. military still maintains 19 terrorist training camps in Syria and has seized Syria’s oil fields. Even as the U.S./NATO-provoked war in Ukraine threatens nuclear[…]

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Without Palestine, There is No Arab Unity: Why Normalization with Israel Will Fail

Middle East Wars, Palestine, Resistance

by Ramzy Baroud, published on Palestine Chronicle, August 10, 2022 It seemed all but a done deal: Israel is finally managing to bend the Arabs to its will, and Palestine is becoming a marginal issue that no longer defines Israel’s relations with Arab countries. Indeed, normalization with Israel is afoot, and the Arabs, so it seems, have been finally tamed.[…]

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US Department of Justice Requests Argentina Seize EMTRASUR Boeing 747

Argentina, Iran, Lawfare, U.S. Aggression, Venezuela

by Orinoco Tribune Staff, published on the Orinoco Tribune, August 3, 2022 On Tuesday, August 2, the US Department of Justice requested that Argentine authorities seize the Boeing 747—property of Venezuelan state-owned EMTRASUR and grounded by Argentinian authorities on June 6 at the Buenos Aires international airport at Ezeiza—on the basis of an alleged breach of the unilateral coercive measures[…]

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Resistance, Resilience, and Fight Back, People of Yemen Winning the War Against Imperialism

Migrants and Refugees, Occupation, Protest, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

by Azza Rojbi, published on Fire This Time, Volume 16, Issue #3/4 “Sometimes I sleep two, three hours, and then I wake up and stay up until morning… I remember my children and my home…Our lives were humble, but it was a quiet life, a good life, we were happy…we lost everything.” Those are the words of Abdullah al-Ibbi in[…]

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