#SanctionsKill

Deadly New Sanctions on Syria

June 12, 2020 UNAC Editor Hybrid Warfare, Middle East Wars, Syria

by Judith Bello On May 20, President Trump signed into law the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. Embedded in this bill, a housekeeping bill of sorts where yearly “defense” appropriations and priorities are spelled out, was the basic text of the 2019 Caesar Syrian Civilian Protection Act. Perhaps they were buried here because they didn’t have bipartisan support, but there[…]

Western Governments Collectively Punishing Syrian Civilians with Criminal Economic Embargoes

June 7, 2020 UNAC Editor Hybrid Warfare, Middle East Wars, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Syria

By Tom Duggan and Mark Taliano, published on Global Research, June 4, 2020 The Syrian Government is trying to keep medicine at an affordable price for the consumer by limiting the price of medicines, but the pharmaceutical industry inside Syria needs to raise the prices to sustain production. This is due to two main factors: Sanctions and economy. Some factories[…]

As US Reels From COVID-19, Trump Turns to Sanctions, War Making and Threats

May 17, 2020 UNAC Editor Economic Collapse, Hybrid Warfare, Propaganda, War on the Poor

by Alan MacLeod, published on Mintpress News, May 15, 2020 Presiding over by far the worst COVID-19 outbreak in the world, the Trump administration is making it a key priority to escalate hostilities with its perceived international enemies. Last night President Trump suggested that he might “cut off” all trade with the People’s Republic of China. “Now, if you did,[…]

United States Imposed Economic Sanctions: The Big Heist

April 19, 2020 UNAC Editor Economic Blockade, Featured, Public Health, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Lauren Smith, published on MROnline, March 10, 2020 Since the start of the great recession in 2008 the U.S. has become increasingly dependent on the use of unilateral economic sanctions to achieve its policy objectives against its declared targets. Presently, sanctions impact one-third of humanity in 39 countries. Economic sanctions not only cause untold death and devastation to a[…]

The Decade of Transformation: Remaking International Relations

April 7, 2020 UNAC Editor Featured, Resistance, Revolution

by Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, published on Popular Resistance, April 5, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic is magnifying the cruelty of US foreign policy. The economic collapse is showing the failure of neoliberalism and how the empire-economy is not working for the people of the world, including the United States. The US is losing its global dominance as it demonstrates[…]

Coronavirus and the Antiwar Movement

March 22, 2020 UNAC Editor Economics, Featured, Healthcare, Public Health, Resistance, Statement

UNAC Administrative Committee, 3/18/20 The coronavirus is serious, and our movement needs to take it seriously. We must protect ourselves and each other. These are the sentiments that brought us to the movement in the first place. For a coalition like UNAC, which has always supported street demonstrations, face-to-face meetings and mass actions, we need to rethink our activity during[…]