The West

The Other Side of the Berlin Wall

November 11, 2022 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Cold War, Germany, Imperialism

by William Blum, published on Consortium News, November 9, 2022 Original publication date July 28, 2011 Why was the Berlin Wall built? The Berlin Wall became the iconic symbol of the Cold War, supposedly proving the superiority of capitalism over communism. However, there is another, little understood side to the story regarding why the wall was erected a half century[…]

Yes, What About Yemen?

November 21, 2018 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Middle East Wars

by Jeremy Salt, from American Herald Tribune, November 13, 2019 After the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, many are asking ‘But what about Yemen?’ Yes, indeed, what about Yemen, but what about Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and Somalia? What about Egypt in 1956, what about Iran in 1953 and what about Palestine from 1917 to the present day? There is[…]

Syria Has Taught the World a Lesson We Should Handle with Care

December 18, 2017 UNAC Editor Resistance

To the people of Syria: In fact, Syria taught the west a lesson. Dear Syria, you already have won this war at the moral side. And your splendid army has proven to be of iron and fire at the battleground. Your people are so firmly committed to your nation that no enemy from outside will succeed, just as Cicero had stated, about[…]