Cost of War.

Snakebit From the Jump: U.S. Air Crew Rescue Turns to Disaster in Iran

April 7, 2026 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Air Wars, U.S. Aggression, US Intervention, War Crimes, War on the Earth

by Bruce Gagnon, published on Organizing Notes, April 5, 2026 The US evacuated the 2nd crew member from Iran and blew up its own planes doing so. The American weapons crew officer hid amongst the mountains and escaped from Iran. After moving away from where he landed with his parachute, the weapons officer activated the tracking devices he had with[…]

Which Way Forward For The Antiwar Movement

March 15, 2023 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Ending War, Organizing, Political Corruption, Protest, The War at Home, US Meddling in Europe, US Military

by John Catalinotto and Sara Flounders, March 13, 2023 Workers World Managing Editor John Catalinotto held an interview March 13 with Sara Flounders, co-director of the International Action Center (IAC), a member of the Administrative Committee of the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) and contributing editor to Workers World, to discuss the developments of the past year of the war[…]

The Ominous Omnibus: Pentagon Wins, Workers Lose

March 19, 2022 UNAC Editor Cost of War, Democracy and Consent, U.S. Budget

Editorial, published on Workers World, March 15, 2022 A $1.5 trillion “omnibus” spending bill, which President Joe Biden is expected to sign, passed the House and Senate March 10. Over half the money in the Consolidated Appropriations Act — $782 billion, a $42 billion increase over fiscal 2021 — is going for Pentagon spending. Of course NATO, the Pentagon’s proxy[…]

What the War of Terror Has Cost Us So Far

August 31, 2021 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Cost of War, Drone Warfare, War on the Poor

by David Swanson, published on Let’s Try Democracy, August 30, 2021 The war on Afghanistan and the war on Iraq that it was a means of helping start, and all the other spin-off wars leave (if you count only bombing from above as leaving) millions dead, millions injured, millions traumatized, millions homeless, the rule of law eroded, the natural environment[…]

Will Americans Who Were Right on Afghanistan Still Be Ignored?

August 22, 2021 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Anti-War, Political Analysis, U.S. Aggression

by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas S. J. Davies, August 22, 2021 America’s corporate media are ringing with recriminations over the humiliating U.S. military defeat in Afghanistan. But very little of the criticism goes to the root of the problem, which was the original decision to militarily invade and occupy Afghanistan in the first place. That decision set in motion a[…]