Proxy War

The Dirty U.S. War and Sanctions on Syria Continues

December 6, 2024 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Censorship and Propaganda, Statement, Turkey, U.S. Aggression, US Hypocrisy

by Rick Sterling of Syria Support Movement and Richie Merino of The Bronx Antiwar Coalition, December 5, 2024 The dirty war on Syria has entered a new and dangerous phase. On November 27, 15,000 extremists, trained and equipped by the US, Turkey, and Ukraine, launched an offensive from Idlib province, attacking Aleppo and other towns. The terrorist forces are equipped[…]

The Economic War Against Syria

December 4, 2024 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Economic Collapse, Humanitarian Aid, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Syria, US Foreign Policy

by Roberta Rivolta, published on Counter-Hegemonic Studies, December 4, 2024 As ancient as economic wars may be, the use of embargoes as means of coercion experienced a significant acceleration only at the end of the Cold War. While the collapse of the USSR reduced the risk that a targeted nation could fall into the Soviet Union sphere of influence, the[…]

They Lied About Gaza And They Are Lying About Syria

December 3, 2024 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Hybrid Warfare, Palestine, Racism, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Syria, U.S. Aggression

by Caitlin Johnstone, published on Substack, November 30, 2024 Al-Qaeda affiliates with a history of receiving western funding have reactivated in Syria along with Turkish-backed fighters to recapture significant amounts of territory in the war-ravaged nation. It’s hard to say exactly what’s happening in the moment, but I will say it’s mighty convenient how Russia being tied up in Ukraine[…]

On the Brink

December 1, 2024 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Russia, U.S. Aggression, Ukraine, US Intervention

by Scott Ritter, published on Scott Ritter Extra, November 23, 2024 There’s an old saying, “Fool around and find out.” On November 19, Ukraine fired six US-made missiles at a target located on Russian soil. On November 20, Ukraine fired up to a dozen British-made Storm Shadow cruise missiles against a target on Russian soil. On November 21, Russia fired[…]

UKRAINE: No to the US-orchestrated war and US-Backed Fascist Coup: Some Critical History for the Antiwar Movement

November 7, 2024 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Hybrid Warfare, Imperial Wars, NATO, Nazis, Russia, Ukraine, US Hypocrisy, US Meddling in Europe

by Jeff Mackler, published on Socialist Action, November 4, 2024 Serious political analysis on the left always begins with the facts. Substituting abstract theories not based on facts is always a dead end for the socialist movement, today terribly divided over how to evaluate and act on the unfolding and complex events attendant to the Ukraine War and the Russian[…]

The Global Monroe Doctrine

September 10, 2023 UNAC Editor Action!!, Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Democracy and Consent, Resistance, US Foreign Bases

by David Swanson, published in World Beyond War, September 9, 2023 Remarks for second session of Kateri Peace Conference, September 9, 2023 Two hundred years ago this coming December, a local boy from my town gave a speech. In the years that followed pundits and politicians took an excerpt of that speech, carved it in marble, lit it with eternal[…]

The Unconditional Right of Poor and Oppressed Nations to Self-Determination: Looking at the US War Against Syria

August 30, 2023 UNAC Editor Imperial Wars, Political Analysis, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Socialism, Syria, Terrorism, U.S. Aggression, US Foreign Policy

by Jeff Mackler, published on Socialist Action, August 28, 2023 Jeff gives a great overview of the drives and costs of war in Syria. Meanwhile, the U.S. occupies 1/3 of Syria’s territory including the largest oil wells and the wheat growing region to this day. Factories in the business district of Aleppo have been robbed of their machinery and destroyed[…]

Mainstream Media Colludes with U.S. Government To Conceal Source of Syria’s Heartbreaking Humanitarian Crisis

July 2, 2023 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, International Law, Propaganda, Syria, Terrorism, U.S. Aggression, US Government Action, US Incited Protests

by Jeremey Kuzmarov, published on CovertAction Magazine, June 30, 2023 Illegal U.S. bombing raids, brutal economic sanctions, and incredibly brazen theft by U.S. forces of 66,000 barrels of Syrian oil per day (80% of its total output) have visited a biblical-scale tragedy upon the Syrian people that has battered them virtually back to the stone age. Following a devastating earthquake in February[…]

Workers InFrance Stage Nationwide Strike For Higher Wages and 130,000 People March In Paris

October 20, 2022 UNAC Editor Austerity, Breaking News, Democracy and Consent, Europe, France, Labor Struggles

by the Countercurrents Collective, published on Countercurrents, October 19, 2022 The Europeans are struggling with the insane response of the EU leadership to the Ukraine War, eagerly sacrificing their welfare to a proxy war in support of U.S. aggression and a deadly proxy war. [jb] French workers took part in a nationwide strike Tuesday to demand higher wages to keep[…]

Biden’s Broken Promise to Avoid War with Russia May Kill Us All

October 11, 2022 UNAC Editor Nuclear Weapons, Russia, U.S. Aggression, Ukraine

by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies, October 11, 2022 On March 11, 2022, President Biden reassured the American public and the world that the United States and its NATO allies were not at war with Russia. “We will not fight a war with Russia in Ukraine,” said Biden. “Direct conflict between NATO and Russia is World War III, something[…]