Propaganda

Hedges: The Execution of Julian Assange

December 19, 2021 UNAC Editor Press Freedom, Propaganda, Whistleblowers

by Chris Hedges, published on Scheerpost, December 13, 2021 et us name Julian Assange’s executioners. Joe Biden. Boris Johnson. Scott Morrison. Theresa May. Lenin Moreno. Donald Trump. Barack Obama. Mike Pompeo. Hillary Clinton. Lord Chief Justice Ian Burnett and Justice Timothy Victor Holroyde. Crown Prosecutors James Lewis, Clair Dobbin and Joel Smith. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser. Assistant US Attorney in[…]

Reporting and Empire – The Prizewinners and the Outlaws

November 14, 2021 UNAC Editor Free Speech, Nicaragua, Propaganda

By Stephen Sefton, Tortilla con Sal, published on TeleSUR English, August 11, 2021 I am publishing this now, despite the time passed since its original publication because it speaks to the question, ‘Did the Sandanista government imprison his competitors prior to the election, just so he could win?’. And, I don’t think we should ever forget the examples of Julian[…]

What I Saw on Election Day in Nicaragua

November 12, 2021 UNAC Editor Democracy, Nicaragua, Propaganda

by Rick Sterling, published on LA Progressive, November 2021 US media and politicians have condemned the November 7 Nicaragua election as a “fraud” and “sham”. On the day of the election, the White House issued a statement saying Nicaragua held a “pantomime election that was neither free nor fair, and most certainly not democratic.” But are these accusations true? Along[…]

“Worse than a Crime”: Pentagon Inspector finds Kabul Drone Strike Killing 10 not a Violation of Law (!)

November 6, 2021 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Drones, Propaganda

by Juan Cole, published on Informed Comment, November 4, 2021 Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Paul Handley of AFP reports that the US Air Force Inspector General, Lieutenant General Sami Said, found that a drone strike that mistakenly killed 10 civilian non-combatants, including 7 children, in Afghanistan on August 29 violated no laws, including the law of war. When Napoleon[…]

Are Nicaraguan Migrants Escaping ‘Repression’—or Economic Sanctions?

November 5, 2021 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Nicaragua, Propaganda, Weaponized Information

by John Perry, published on Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, November 3, 2021 “Record numbers” of migrants are coming into the United States from Nicaragua, according to Newsweek (7/29/21), which blames the increase on “arbitrary arrests and human rights abuses” by the Nicaraguan government. Former Sandinista leader Sergio Ramírez, writing for El Salvador’s El Faro (8/20/21), claims that “repression” by[…]

Miami Defenders of Twice US Kidnapped Venezuelan Ambassador, Alex Saab, Rally for his Release

October 30, 2021 UNAC Editor Lawfare, Legal Struggles, Political Prisoners, Propaganda, Venezuela

by Lauren Smith, published on Orinoco Tribune, October 25, 2021 The U.S. has twice kidnapped Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab. His next court appearance is scheduled for Monday, November 1, and supporters are demanding his freedom. Washington’s actions against Saab contradict both international and humanitarian laws. [Black Agenda Report] On Sunday, October 24th, representatives from more than six independent activist groups[…]

Propaganda War Against China Aims to Expand U.S. Hegemony and Eradicate Socialism

October 15, 2021 UNAC Editor China, Propaganda, Socialism

by Danny Haiphong, published on Black Agenda Report, October 13, 2021 Anti-China propaganda is intended to indoctrinate Americans with fear and hatred and gain support for war against that country and against socialism itself. This is an edited version of remarks given by the author at the Friends of Socialist China’s webinar entitled, Propaganda War Against China, held on October[…]

Imperialism and the Horn of Africa

October 7, 2021 UNAC Editor Africa, Horn of Africa, Propaganda, U.S. Aggression

by Salome Ayuak, published on Black Agenda Report, October 6, 2021 This is a condensed speech by Salome Ayuak given at the International Month of Action Against AFRICOM launch event – “AFRICOM at 13: Building the popular movement towards demilitarization and anti-imperialism in Africa.” Horn of Africa Pan Africans for Liberation and Solidary (HOA PALS) understands the Horn as Ethiopia, Sudan,[…]

Isikoff’s Cops and Robbers Camouflage the Big Lie

September 30, 2021 UNAC Editor Propaganda

by Ray McGovern, published on Antiwar.com, September 27, 2021 Michael Isikoff is at it again – this time with co-authors Zack Dorfan, and Sean Naylor – in a long, pot-holed piece posted Sunday on Yahoo where Isikoff is “chief investigative correspondent.” Seeing the title, wouldn’t you dip in? “Kidnapping, assassination and a London shoot-out: Inside the CIA’s secret war plans[…]

9/11 – A Pretext for Aggression

September 21, 2021 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Propaganda

Workers World Party Statement, published on Workers World, September 16, 2021 The 9/11 commemorations should be seen for what they are: an opportunity for the U.S. ruling class to use a collective trauma — the attack on the World Trade Center in New York City — to whip up jingoist and superpatriotic sentiment. The goal of this whipping up is[…]