US Foreign Policy

U.S. Sanctions are Drowning Syrians

June 16, 2023 UNAC Editor Greece, Migrants and Refugees, Occupation, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Syria, US Foreign Policy

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, June 16, 2023 Hundreds of Syrian men, women and children have drowned early Wednesday in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Greece after the sinking of an Egyptian trawler headed for Italy. It is being called one of the deadliest migrant ship disasters in the Mediterranean Sea. As many as 750 persons[…]

US-Backed Military Once Again Targets Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan

June 1, 2023 UNAC Editor Pakistan, Peoples' Movements, US Foreign Policy, World News Update

by Ahmed Adel, published on InfoBRICS, May 12, 2023 Imran Khan continues to be a threat to U.S. hegemony in West Asia. It was Khan who drove the U.S. drones out of Pakistan and it is Khan whose popular party teaches democracy to those who participate through every day practice. While the ruling class in Pakistan represents a local oligarchy,[…]

US Still Imposing Illegal, Unilateral Sanctions on Eritrea

April 16, 2023 UNAC Editor Africa, Eritrea, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, US Foreign Policy

by Ann Garrison, published on Black Agenda Report, April 12 2023 Yemane Ghebreab, advisor to Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, explains how US economic sanctions impact the Eritrean people. The Ethiopian army decisively defeated the US-backed Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in November 2022, after a two-year war that cost hundreds of thousands of lives and displaced over five million people.[…]

Blinken Can’t Reschedule His Trip to China After Canceling

April 13, 2023 UNAC Editor China, US Foreign Policy, US Hypocrisy

by Dave DeCamp, published on Antiwar.com, April 5, 2023 Secretary of State Antony Blinken is looking to reschedule his trip to China that he canceled over the Chinese balloon that wound up floating over the US, but Beijing is rebuffing the effort, POLITICO reported Wednesday. The POLITICO report said China has effectively frozen high-level contacts with US officials. An unnamed[…]

Protest at the White House, March 18, Against US Proxy War In Ukraine

March 28, 2023 UNAC Editor Cost of War, Democracy and Consent, Ending War, Protest, Resistance, Rights of Opressed Peoples, The War at Home, US Foreign Policy

by John V. Walsh, published on Counterpunch, March 15, 2023 This protest did occur with about 2,500 people in attendance. We rallied across the street from the White House in Lafayette Park, with numerous speakers, then marched through the streets of DC to the Washington Post offices, an then to a church where there was an indoor rally, or “teach-in”[…]

UN Complicity in Terrorism – The Case of Nicaragua

March 28, 2023 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Terrorism, United Nations, US Foreign Policy

by Stephen Sefton, published on Tortilla Con Sal, March 27, 2023 Abuse and weaponization of the United Nations system by the United States and its vassal governments to both mislead and intimidate the rest of the world have been a feature of international relations since the very founding of the United Nations and the time of the Korean War. In[…]

The Worst Deal Ever – Australia To Pay U.S. For Nuclear Insecurity

March 27, 2023 UNAC Editor Australia, China, Nuclear Weapons, US Foreign Bases, US Foreign Policy, Weapons Sales

by Bernhard, published on Moon of Alabama, March 15, 2023 Interesting analysis from Bernhard regarding the AUKUS Submarines deal. It would appear that Europe isn’t the only place where the U.S. is actively undermining allies for short term gain. [jb] In the last week’s review I mentioned the AUKUS deal. It was first announced in September 2021. Back then I[…]

U.S. Military Out of the Philippines

March 11, 2023 UNAC Editor China, Imperialism, Militarism, Philippines, Soft Power Imperialism, US Foreign Bases, US Foreign Policy

by by Seiji Yamada, Arcelita Imasa, and Richard Rothschiller, Published on Counterpunch, March 7, 2023 In January, the Philippine and US governments announced plans to allow U.S. military access to four additional bases in the Philippines. This agreement to base more U.S. military assets in the Philippines poses a threat to peace. Signaled by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton writing[…]

How America Took Out the Nordstream Pipeline

February 9, 2023 UNAC Editor CIA, Europe, U.S. Aggression, US Foreign Policy, US Government Action, Whistleblowers

by Seymour Hersh, published on his Substack, February 8, 2023 The New York Times called it a “mystery,” but the United States executed a covert sea operation that was kept secret—until now. The U.S. Navy’s Diving and Salvage Center can be found in a location as obscure as its name—down what was once a country lane in rural Panama City,[…]

Incentivizing Russia To Hit NATO

February 5, 2023 UNAC Editor NATO, Russia, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy, War and Weapons, Weapons Sales

by Caitlin Johnstone, published on Consortium News, January 27, 2023 The omnicidal war fiends won the debate over sending tanks to Ukraine, so now it’s time to start arguing for sending F-16s. In an article “Ukraine sets sights on fighter jets after securing tank supplies,” Reuters reports the following: “Ukraine will now push for Western fourth generation fighter jets such[…]