Stop the Wars at Home and Abroad!
All articles represent the opinions of the authors – not UNAC Positions
by Fergie Chambers, published on Towards Freedom, May 25, 2022 DONETSK, DONETSK PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC—The Russian “special military operation” in Ukraine reached its 90th day and the Western press continues to be inundated with unverified claims of war crimes Russian forces allegedly have committed. Accusations have been lodged against the Russian military for mass graves in Bucha, a narrative which has[…]
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by Peter Koenig, published on Global Research, May 19, 2022 This may amount to wishful thinking but it would be nice if NATO’s destructive force were eroded by the unacknowledged instabilities in the U.S. global system of dominance. Few countries really want to be 100% on the U.S. or opposing teams. Turkey and India are both dancing on the edge. […]
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by Michael Makowski, published by The Progressive, April 27, 2022 Three days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stood before the Bundestag, Germany’s parliament, in an emergency gathering to announce the biggest change to German foreign policy since World War II. “Wir erleben eine Zeitenwende,” he said. “We are experiencing a Zeitenwende.” The Zeitenwende—a watershed moment, a[…]
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by Vijay Prashad, published on The Tricontinental Newsletter, May 5, 2022 Two important reports were released last month, neither getting the kind of attention they deserve. On 4 April, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Working Group III report was published, evoking a strong reaction from the United Nations’ Secretary General António Guterres. The report, he said, ‘is a litany[…]
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US Peace Council Statement, May 10, 2022 With the conflict in Ukraine entering its third month, the likelihood of a successfully negotiated peace — an immediate necessity — is becoming ever more remote. This proxy war by the United States is designed to use the Ukrainian people to mortally disable Russia. Those who profit from war benefit, while those most[…]
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by Jake Johnson, published on Common Dreams, May 5, 2022 Lula’s trajectory reflects the inner contradictions of US foreign policy. As a leader who exudes independence and follows a moderately socialist political course, Lula, hugely popular in his own country, was targeted by the forces of empire for a takedown. The US was deeply involved in the plot that engineered[…]
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by Sevim Dagdelen, published on Workers World, May 5, 2022 The war in Ukraine is now all about weapons, weapons, weapons. More weapons and heavier weapons. Every taboo of the post-war period is falling. Diplomacy has been written off. A new German militarism in the wake of U.S. militarism is the benchmark of this German government. While U.N. Secretary General[…]
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Black liberation movement organizations issued a joint statement opposing US/NATO actions in Ukraine. Dismantle NATO Now! Rescind the $16B US Allocations to the Ukraine War! US Imperialism is the Main Danger to Peace, Sovereignty, and Justice for Peoples all Over The World! The ongoing crisis and war in Ukraine threatens to pull the world into a disastrous nuclear confrontation. Disinformation, lies,[…]
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by Nicolas J. S. Davies, published April 27, 2022 I am publishing this article as a counterpoint to one I published recently that says there will be no possibility of a negotiated end to this war. I do think that the US could facilitate a negotiated end to the war by merely desisting from blocking a negotiated conclusion to the[…]
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by Rick Sterling, published on Antiwar.com, April 8, 2022 Mobilizing a population to vilify and hate a targeted enemy is a tactic that leaders have used since before the dawn of human history, and it is being used to demonize Russia and Vladimir Putin in the current conflict. If we want to join the march to war, we can join[…]
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