Militarism

Austerity and Militarism

June 29, 2019 UNAC Editor Capitalism, Corporatism, Imperial greed, Militarism, Police Corruption, Poverty, Socio-Economic Struggles, War and Peace

In the U.S. They are Never Called Human Rights Violations, but They Both Kill by Ajamu Baraka, June 19, 2019 Trump’s 2020 budget proposal reflects another significant increase in military spending along with corresponding cuts in spending by Federal agencies tasked with the responsibility for providing critical services and income support policies for working class and poor people. Trump’s call[…]

Brainwashing in Action: Pence Hails Virtue of ‘Certain War’

June 4, 2019 UNAC Editor Militarism, Propaganda

Vice President of the United States Mike Pence gives a speech during an official visit May 16, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis.(U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) by Finian Cunningham, Published by Strategic Culture Foundation, June 1, 2019 In an address to West Point military graduates, US Vice President Mike Pence told them[…]

NATO Poisons the Earth

April 11, 2019 UNAC Editor Militarism, Military vs The Environment, Poisoning the Environment

by Pat Elder, from Civilian Exposure, April 5, 2019 A Photo Essay documenting Criminal Behavior Baby Lambs are Born with six legs at Capo Frasca NATO Base in Sardinia Italy Look into this baby lamb’s eyes. He’s been around for a million years and he never asked for this. This lamb was born with six legs in a field near[…]

Enviros Are Ignoring the Elephant In the Room: U.S. Military Is the World’s Largest Polluter

March 12, 2019 UNAC Editor Environment, Militarism, Poisoning the Environment

Image: Soldier walks by heap of expended ammunition, from BrightHub.com: What is Solid Waste by Ciela S Cantoria Editor’s note: Yes. This article is 2 years old, and was published under what is likely a pseudonym on a libertarian blog. But, the facts are lined up so clearly and the documentation is so reliable that once I saw it, I[…]

U.S. Military the World’s Largest Polluter

March 6, 2019 UNAC Editor Environment, Militarism, Poisoning the Environment

Photo: U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Logistics Group (1st MLG) burn black water aboard Taqaddum, Iraq September 22, 2008. Brig. Gen. Robert R. Ruark, Commanding General, 1st MLG, watched the event because this was the last time burning this specific black water pit before filling it in with sand. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jason W. FudgeRELEASED) by Whitney[…]

U.S. Military Bases Poisoning Germans With Impunity

February 19, 2019 UNAC Editor Militarism, Poisoning the Environment, US Foreign Bases

The town is not allowed to sue the U.S. Military. Since I wrote The U.S. Military is Poisoning Germany last week, the small municipality of Wittlich-Land, near the US/NATO Airbase Spangdahlem, filed suit against the Federal Republic of Germany for the costs of removing and disposing sewage sludge contaminated with Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The lethal material cannot be[…]

Photo Essay: The Military is Poisoning America’s Groundwater

January 23, 2019 UNAC Editor Environment, Militarism, Poisoning the Environment

Aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF, spilled during a 2015 mishap at the Battle Creek Air National Guard Base at W.K. Kellogg Airport. The chemical-based foam is filled with PFAS, a class of compounds which are contaminating water supplies across Michigan. (Courtesy | Michigan Air National Guard). By Pat Elder, published on World Beyond War, January 20, 2019 PFAs found[…]

Beyond NATO: Time To Break The Silence, End NATO’s Militarism

January 20, 2019 UNAC Editor Militarism, NATO, Resistance

Above Photo: Source No2NATO2019.org By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance. January 20, 2019 Fifty-two years ago on April 4, 1967, at Riverside Church, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his most important speech ever, “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence.” King’s conscience drove him to take the unpopular position of publicly criticizing the Vietnam War and putting it[…]

The Wall, The Endless War, and the Troops Who Pay

January 19, 2019 UNAC Editor Militarism, Refugees, Veterans

An image grab taken from a video obtained by AFPTV on January 16, 2019, shows U.S. armoured vehicles at the scene of a suicide attack in the northern Syrian town of Manbij. (Photo: Getty) by Gerry Condon, from Common Dreams, January 18 Note: While all eyes are focused on the dastardly ‘wall’ Trump wants to build along the Mexican border[…]

Bases, Bases, Everywhere … Except in the Pentagon’s Report

January 17, 2019 UNAC Editor American Exceptionalism, Militarism

Map: If this surprises, please understand that it is a significant underestimate. At least in Africa, major US bases have been constructed since then, along with up to a dozen smaller U.S. outposts in Syria. Politico Magazine, July/August 2015. by Nick Turse, from TomDispatch, January 8, 2019 The U.S. military is finally withdrawing (or not) from its base at al-Tanf.[…]