War and Weapons

Similar to Biden, NATO Is Aged and Unfit for Leadership

July 15, 2024 UNAC Editor NATO, Nuclear Weapons, U.S. Aggression, US Foreign Bases, US Foreign Policy, War and Weapons, Weapons Sales

by Medea Benjamin, published on World Beyond War, July 12, 2024 As NATO wrapped up its Summit and Biden held a crucial press conference, the media frenzy continued to focus on Biden’s age and cognitive abilities. Is he too old and disoriented to lead the “free world”? Was he able to get through his press conference without stumbling too many[…]

From Napoleon and Hitler to … Biden, Macron and Stoltenberg! West’s new Russian campaign

June 30, 2024 UNAC Editor History, NATO, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, U.S. Aggression, Ukraine, Weapons Sales

by Dimitris Konstantakopoulos, published on Defend Democracy, June 3, 2024 A European perspective on U.S./NATO aggression towards Russia. [jb] Napoleon campaigned in Russia and was crushed. The Western powers heavily intervened in Russia against the Bolsheviks (1918-21), only to face humiliation and see their own troops revolt. Hitler’s Germany attacked Russia and was destroyed. Their glory is apparently envied now[…]

The United States Is the Main Obstacle to Peace in Palestine

June 18, 2024 UNAC Editor Genocide, Hybrid Warfare, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Occupation, Palestine, US Foreign Policy, US Hypocrisy, War and Peace, War Crimes, Weapons Sales

by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, June 17, 2024 On June 13, Hamas responded to persistent needling by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the U.S. proposal for a pause in the Israeli massacre in Gaza. The group said it has “dealt positively… with the latest proposal and all proposals to reach a cease-fire agreement.” Hamas added,[…]

Israel Invades Rafah and the Genocide will be Completed with US Complicity

June 2, 2024 UNAC Editor Israel, Israel-Palestine, Occupation, Palestine, U.S. Aggression, US Hypocrisy, Weapons Sales

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, May 12, 2024 Dozens of Palestinians were killed across Gaza as Israeli warplanes and artillery attacked overnight, following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s order to seize the Rafah border crossing in Gaza. Israeli warplanes dropped leaflets in eastern Rafah telling people to flee and move to what Israel called a humanitarian zone to[…]

U.S. rejects China’s Proposal to Ban First Use of Nuclear Weapons

May 21, 2024 Judith Bello Asia, China, Diplomacy, Nuclear Weapons

by John Wojcik, Mark Gruenberg and Ben Chacko, published on People’s World, May 16, 2024, The U.S. has dismissed Chinese calls for a no-first-use treaty between nuclear weapons states, saying it has questions about China’s “sincerity.” The outright dismissal of China’s proposal followed a major speech in which Biden announced radical tariffs of up to 100 percent, on steel imports[…]

Campus Revolts Inspire Anti-Imperialist Solidarity

May 2, 2024 UNAC Editor Action!!, Civil Resistance, Genocide, Indigenous peoples, Israel, Israel-Palestine, LandGrabs, Palestine, Paths to Emancipation, Protest, Student Activists, The War at Home, US Hypocrisy, Violence Against Protesters, War Crimes, Weapons Sales

by Monica Moorehead, published on Workers World, April 30, 2023 Faced with the ongoing U.S.-backed Israeli genocide in occupied Gaza that has claimed the lives of 34,454 civilians, with 77,575 people injured as of April 28, according to Gaza’s Palestinian Ministry of Health, and caused the displacement of over 1 million people, the solidarity with Palestine is evolving into a[…]

A Brief History of Kill Lists, From Langley to Lavender

April 26, 2024 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Anti-War, Drone Warfare, Genocide, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Middle East Wars, Palestine, U.S. Aggression, US Foreign Policy, US Politics, War and Weapons, War Crimes

by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, April 16, 2024 The Israeli online magazine +972 has published a detailed report on Israel’s use of an artificial intelligence (AI) system called “Lavender” to target thousands of Palestinian men in its bombing campaign in Gaza. When Israel attacked Gaza after October 7, the Lavender system had a database of 37,000 Palestinian[…]

Rejecting the Facade: Unveiling the Ecological Toll of War and Genocide

April 25, 2024 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Cost of War, Environment, US Hypocrisy, War and Weapons

by Melissa Garriga, April 20, 2024 As Earth Day approaches [Actually it was a few days ago -jb], prepare for the annual spectacle of U.S. lawmakers donning their environmentalist hats, waxing poetic about their love for the planet while disregarding the devastation their actions wreak. The harsh reality is that alongside their hollow pledges lies a trail of destruction fueled[…]

‘The Law Is Simple’: Israel’s Unregulated Nukes Mean Biden Must Halt Military Aid

April 25, 2024 UNAC Editor International Law, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Nuclear War, Palestine, US Foreign Policy, US Government Action, US Hypocrisy, US Law, War and Weapons, Weapons Sales

by Gerry Condon, published on Common Dreams, April 20, 2024 In a letter to President Joe Biden and top members of his administration, Veterans For Peace asserts that U.S. law requires the cutoff of all weapons shipments to Israel. The national organization Veterans For Peace is demanding that the Biden administration abide by U.S. law regarding the illegal possession of[…]

Philadelphia pro-Palestine Protests Target Weapons Manufacturers

April 13, 2024 UNAC Editor Action!!, Protest, U.S. Aggression, War and Weapons, Weapons Sales

by Betsy Piette, published on Workers World, April 9, 2924 The Palestine Federation of Trade Unions has requested that workers around the world carry out protests against companies that manufacture the weapons used by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza. In response, opponents of the Israeli offensive protested in early April against two weapons manufacturers headquartered in Philadelphia. Ghost Robotics, which[…]