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Articles by members and friends of UNAC. The views, opinions and positions expressed on this blog are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the positions of UNAC.
by Marion Kawas, published on Mondoweiss, June 28, 2021 A small town in northern British Columbia was recently the backdrop for a chilling display of how Emirati influence and power can be used to attempt to suppress popular support for Palestine. On June 14, Prince Rupert was the scene of a Block The Boat community picket against the Israeli Zim[…]
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By Alison Weir, published on Israel-Palestine News, June 28, 2021 Thank you Alison for this wonderful research piece. The effect of all these graphics is visceral. If you already have the feeling, maybe you know someone to share this with. Whenever you see a screenshot from a video, the video is in the original publication. [jb] In the recent “Israel-Hamas[…]
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UNAC Statement For the second time in the short period since the Biden administration has taken office, the United States has bombed Syria. This time Biden also bombed Iraq. Both attacks are illegal and violations of international laws guaranteeing the sovereignty and autonomy of all countries. If anyone thought the election of Joe Biden would bring peace in the Middle[…]
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by John Catalinotto, published on Workers World, June 29, 2021 The Biden administration took extra steps to prove that President Joe Biden’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin included no concessions. In both words and deeds, last week’s events indicated a resumption of the Cold War — this time not against the Soviet Union but against capitalist Russia. First, the[…]
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by Kevin Karp, published by Global Research, June 17, 2021 With July 10 approaching, we can look at this as a pivotal event in the Syrian War. Either the UN Security Council will allow the crossing/s and militants occupying parts of Syria will be reinforced or the crossings will not be allowed and Syrian Sovereignty over Syrian territories will be[…]
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by Margaret Kimberley, published on FreedomRider:BlackAgendaReport, July 1, 2021 The British crown and the colonists were both determined to seize lands from native peoples and to continue enslavement.” “White settlers were in a constant state of fear of slave revolts.” “He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless[…]
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by Ann Wright, published on Popular Resistance, June 28, 2021 This is quite terrifying. The United States wants a “free and open” Indo-Pacific sea where they call the shots and make the rules. What would they think if China wanted a “free and open” Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean sea or Gulf of Mexico where they call the shots. Meanwhile these War[…]
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by Mathias Tretschog, from Krieg im Yemen (War in Yemen), An international peace project from Berlin-Brandenburg (Germany) This is an interesting experiment. The original is in German, but the Google translation is pretty good. Its a great overview of whats up with the war in Yemen with ongoing coverage. Seems like we are always in the dark here in the[…]
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by Ben Burgis, published on Jacobin, June 30, 2021 Here’s a retrospective on the career of Donald Rumsfeld. The beaming smile in the image below from Wiki-Commons kind of makes you cringe. Rumsfeld didn’t create the system but he was an enthusiastic participant in and driver of the most egregious excesses of cruelty and violence in his lifetime. Goodbye and[…]
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by G. Dunkel, published on Workers World, June 18, 2021 The Greek Parliament approved the new Labor Laws on June 16: Greece Approves New Labor Law as Unions Strike This is Greece, which has been devastated by EU and the IMF austerity programs for some time now, but it still seems like an increase of the 8 hr workday is[…]
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