US Hypocrisy

Defeat for Netanyahu and  His Protectors in Washington

July 27, 2024 UNAC Editor Action!!, Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Genocide, Israel, Palestine, US Hypocrisy, US Politics

Statement from the ANSWER Coalition  in Response to White House and Media Lies published on Socialist Action, July 25, 2024 Editor’s Note: Jeff Mackler, Thousands of antiwar and social justice activists, supporters of Palestinian freedom, people of all faiths and organizations representing a broad spectrum of the US antiwar movement mobilized in Washington, D.C on July 24. We reprint below[…]

Silent Sanctions Weapon Used Against Venezuela Elections

July 25, 2024 UNAC Editor Democracy and Consent, US Foreign Policy, US Hypocrisy, Venezuela

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, July 22, 2024 Flounders, a coordinator of the SanctionsKill Campaign, will moderate the July 23 webinar described at the end of this article. The upcoming elections in Venezuela, scheduled for July 28, are in the crosshairs of another attempted U.S.-orchestrated regime change operation. U.S. politicians have already intentionally created years of economic hardship[…]

Netanyahu’s Speech Was as American As It Gets

July 25, 2024 UNAC Editor Israel, US Hypocrisy, US Politics, Zionism

by Caitlin Johnstone, published on Substack, July 25, 2024 Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech before Congress was everything you’d expect: packed full of lies and propaganda spin, yet simultaneously very illuminating and revealing. The Israeli prime minister received no fewer than 58 standing ovations while speaking before both houses of Congress and spewing the most despicable lies you could possibly imagine in[…]

‘Operation al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 283: Israel bombs three Gaza displacement centers, killing hundreds

July 17, 2024 UNAC Editor Genocide, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Occupation, Palestine, Rights of Opressed Peoples, US Hypocrisy

by Qassem Muaddi, published on Mondoweiss, July 15, 2024 Casualties 38,584 + killed* and at least 88,881 wounded in the Gaza Strip. Among the dead, 28,428 have been fully identified. These include 7,779 children, 5466 women, and 2418 elderly people as of May 1. In addition, around 10,000 more are estimated to be under the rubble.* 575+ Palestinians killed in[…]

US Government Exploits Animosity Towards Migrants to Demonize Socialist Countries

July 17, 2024 UNAC Editor Cuba, Global South, Imperialism, Monroe Doctrine, Nicaragua, Peoples' Movements, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Socio-Economic Struggles, US Hypocrisy

by Jill Clark Gollub, published on the Orinoco Tribune, July 9, 2024 The Republican party has been waging a blatantly racist campaign to criminalize migrants. Instead of pushing back on that narrative, the party that purports to be for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Democrats) is exploiting this racist anger to discredit a country it has targeted for regime change—Nicaragua—apparently for[…]

“Genocide Joe” Biden’s Blown Debate With “Moron” Donald Trump: Democrats Scramble to Terminate Biden’s Candidacy

July 13, 2024 UNAC Editor Political Analysis, Political Circus, Trumpism, US Hypocrisy, US Politics, War and Peace

by Jeff Mackler, published on Socialist Action, July 6, 2024 Despite a week of intense Camp David pre-debate preparation, where President Biden was pumped full with “facts” provided by his $billionaire-backed campaign advisers aimed at demonstrating his administration’s “achievements,” Biden proved incapable of a single coherent explanation of his policies. We’ll leave it to the “experts” to evaluate the intellectual[…]

A Complex War Crime

June 19, 2024 UNAC Editor Israel, Israel-Palestine, Journalism, Palestine, US Hypocrisy, War Crimes

with Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate, published by the Grayzone, June 11, 2024 Normally I don’t post videos as a primary source, but this is worth your time. In any case the Washington Post has run a hit piece against the Grayzone suggesting that those involved should be convicted of a crime for their analysis. This unimaginable attack on free[…]

Biden Calls on Trump to “Join” Him In A War Against Immigrants and Asylum

June 18, 2024 UNAC Editor Capitalism, Immigrants, Immigration, Poverty, Racism, The War at Home, US Hypocrisy, US Politics

by Cristobal Cavazos, published on Socialist Action, June 16, 2024 The June 4th announcement by President Joseph Biden that the right to asylum was all but over is a reactionary move by a reactionary administration. Ironically, 85 years ago to the day, the racist 1924 US Johnson-Reed Immigration Act, under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, tragically refused asylum to close to[…]

Myanmar’s Civil War: A Golden Opportunity for U.S. Sabotage of China’s Interests

June 18, 2024 UNAC Editor Civil War, Myanmar, US Foreign Policy, US Hypocrisy

by Finian Cunningham, published on Countercurrents, June 7, 2024 Myanmar’s civil war is in a critical phase where the ruling military government is losing significant territory to a broad coalition of insurgent armies. It is estimated that insurgents now control over half the area in the Southeast Asian country after nearly three years of conflict. Washington views the conflict as an “unmissable opportunity” to[…]

Protesters tell Biden: ‘We are your red line’

June 18, 2024 UNAC Editor Action!!, Anti-War, Genocide, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Protest, US Hypocrisy, US Politics

by Betsy Piette, published on Workers World, June 11, 2024 Over 75,000 pro-Palestine protesters surrounded the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 8, creating a symbolic two-mile-long “red line” to call out President Joe Biden’s hypocritical rhetoric in May when he said he would withhold weapons to Israel if they launched an assault on Rafah in Gaza. Many people[…]