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Enough Is Enough! Tama na! Sobra na!

July 25, 2018 UNAC Editor Government Corruption, Philippines

SONA 2018 Unites the Filipino People for Genuine Freedom from Duterte’s Tyranny No one is buying Duterte’s wholesale betrayal of the Philippine nation and its people. Duterte’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2018 address attempts to force-feed the Filipino people a litany of new empty promises for developing the economy, eradicating corruption, and securing the welfare of the people.[…]

Peace Activists Gain Entry to German Air Base that Holds US Nuclear Bombs

July 25, 2018 UNAC Editor Protest

from World Beyond War, July 15, 2018 On Sunday, July 15th 2018, eighteen people from four different countries cut through fences to reclaim German Air Force Base Büchel, which hosts about 20 U.S. nuclear bombs. The activists are from the USA (7), Germany (6), The Netherlands (4) and England (1). The peace activists cut through razor wire and some other fences[…]

British Collusion and Criminality

July 25, 2018 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire

by Margaret Kimberley, originally published in her Freedom Rider column on Black Agenda Report, July 11, 2018 “Collusion continues not between Trump and Russians, but between intelligence agencies, the media and American politicians with hidden agendas.” Most people believe that Donald Trump owes his presidency to Russian activity because they have been told this repeatedly for the past two years.[…]

Arab Community Resists in Chicago Suburb

July 23, 2018 UNAC Editor Racism, Resistance

Protesters welcome Sharon Brannigan (in pink) and her fellow trustees with “Racists Enter Here” banner as they walk in to start monthly township meeting in May. Protesters welcome Sharon Brannigan (in pink) and her fellow trustees with “Racists Enter Here” banner as they walk in to start Fight Back! interview with Bassem Kawar, national coordinator of the Campaign to TAKE[…]

The War on Julian Assange is a War on Press Freedom

July 22, 2018 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Political Prisoners

ínby Chris Hedges, originally published on TruthDig, July 15, 2018 The failure on the part of establishment media to defend Julian Assange, who has been trapped in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London since 2012, has been denied communication with the outside world since March and appears to be facing imminent expulsion and arrest, is astonishing. The extradition of the publisher—the[…]

Syria Calls Refugees Home While US Imperialism Punishes the Refugees it Creates

July 20, 2018 UNAC Editor Middle East Wars, Refugees, Syria

In a photo taken during a guided government tour, Syrian soldiers raise their weapons while holding a picture of President Bashar Assad as they leave the eastern city of Deir al-Zour on Aug. 16, following a 10-day military operation. by Danny Haiphong, first Published on Black Agenda Report “Our focus should be on stopping the wars that create refugees, including[…]

No to NATO; Yes to the NHS (4/4)

July 17, 2018 UNAC Editor Featured, NATO, Protest, UNAC on the Road

by Phil Wilayto, Friday, July 15, 2018 See “My Peace Travels Around Europe” Part 1: On the Road for Peace, Part 2: Civil Resistance at Ramstein, Part 3: Belgium, the Lands the Congolese Made Rich LONDON, ENGLAND, Sunday, July 15 — Friday morning I could have looked out my window and seen a huge blimp designed to look like a baby Donald Trump,[…]

From Belgium: The Lands the Congolese Made Rich (3/4)

July 17, 2018 UNAC Editor Resistance, UNAC on the Road

by Phil Wilayto, Friday, July 6, 2018 See “My Peace Travels Around Europe” Part 1: On the Road for Peace, Part 2: Civil Resistance at Ramstein, Part 4: No to NATO; Yes to NHS Tonight Belgium beat Brazil in the World Cup soccer semi-finals, and the streets of Brussels, the capital city, are exploding with people celebrating. Really exploding. I[…]

Yemen: The War That Isn’t Happening Even As It’s Happening

July 17, 2018 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Yemen

by Luciana Bohne, originally published on CounterPunch The manipulation of news and the distortion of reality are the most powerful weapons in the hands of power. They can make a whole reality disappear. Yemen’s, for example. A child dies in Yemen every ten minutes from preventable causes, UNICEF reported in June. These deaths are only part of a humanitarian catastrophe,[…]

On Purpose, in Kabul

July 14, 2018 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Militarism, Resistance

Photo: Girls and mothers, waiting for their duvets, in Kabul. Credit Dr. Hakim. by Kathy Kelly, originally published on Voices for Creative Nonviolence, June 26, 2018 Writing this week for the Chicago Tribune, Steve Chapman called a U.S. Government report on the war in Afghanistan “a chronicle of futility.” “The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction” report says the U.S.[…]