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Is CIA Director Bill Burns a Biden Yes-Man, a Putin Apologist or a Peacemaker?

September 6, 2023 UNAC Editor Diplomacy, Imperial Wars, Russia, Ukraine, US Politics

by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, September 5, 2023 Seems like at minimum, William Burns is a potential peace maker. Perhaps the movement should reach out to him and explore possibilities. [jb] Lost in a chaotic hall of mirrors of its own creation, the CIA has generally failed in its one and only legitimate task, to provide U.S.[…]

US Wars Come Home to Roost

July 10, 2021 UNAC Editor Gun Violence, Social Impact, The Drug War, The War at Home, US Military

by Colleen Rowley, published on Consortium News, July 8, 2021 It’s been six months since the Jan. 6 insurrection. But long before the public saw that mob scene in the Capitol, it was easy to predict that the upcoming inauguration would, unfortunately, take place amid extreme electoral polarization and civil unrest. Ordinary Americans had been turned against each other, radicalizing[…]

Baghdad Delivers a New Year’s Message, U.S. Escalates Aggression

January 5, 2020 UNAC Editor Featured, Iran, Iraq

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, January 4, 2020 The arrogance of U.S. imperialism knows no bounds. And nowhere has it been more destructive in recent decades than in the countries of the area dubbed the Middle East. A humiliating message to the U.S. imperialists was delivered in Baghdad, Iraq – on the very last day of 2019. On[…]