U.S. Foreign Bases

NATO Steadfast Noon Exercise And Nuclear Modernization in Europe

November 25, 2022 UNAC Editor NATO, Nuclear Weapons

by Hans Christensen, published The Federation of American Scientists, October 17, 2022 Apparently they are preparing Europe to participate in a future nuclear war. It is bizarre that these countries would set themselves up as targets in this way. But, these innovations will actually give them control over the use of these nuclear bombs. If you have read Dan Ellsberg’s[…]

NATO and Imperialism, Two Sides of the Same Coin

August 25, 2022 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Canada, Imperialism, NATO

by Janine Solanki, published in Fire This Time, Volume 16: July, August 2022 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is sold to the public as a defense organization made up of western democracies ensuring safety and security around the world. Until recently, some also viewed NATO as just a Cold War relic and didn’t give it a second thought. However,[…]

Pakistan is Reluctant to Host U.S. Military Bases

June 15, 2021 UNAC Editor Drones, Pakistan, US Foreign Bases

by Abdus Sattar Ghazali, published on Countercurrents, June 13, 2021 Pakistani officials have privately begun confirming a secret visit to Islamabad of CIA Director William Burns and are suggesting that he was firmly told that Pakistan would not host the spy agency’s drone bases on its territory, according to the daily Dawn. This comes after New York Times in an[…]

The U.S.’ Refusal of Entry to Arnold August Is a Dangerous Precedent for All Activists

April 5, 2019 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Free Speech

by Alison Bodine, Published on Council on Hemispheric Affairs, March 29, 2019 On March 16, 2019, more than 1000 activists from across the U.S. gathered in Washington, DC for the “U.S Hands Off Venezuela!” demonstration. However, Canadian journalist Arnold August was not one of them – earlier in the day he was unjustly denied entry into the United States at[…]

Report from U.S. Peace Delegation to Iran

March 17, 2019 UNAC Editor Citizen Diplomacy, Iran

Photo by Lynda Howland At the Armenian Genocide Museum: The young girl spoke good English, and her non-English speaking parents just beamed with pride. The man on the left and the woman next to me (Lynda) are Delegation members. by Ann Wright, Published on Consortium News, March 14, 2019 (as “American and Iranian Hardliners Continue the Suffering“) We knew that[…]

Enviros Are Ignoring the Elephant In the Room: U.S. Military Is the World’s Largest Polluter

March 12, 2019 UNAC Editor Environment, Militarism, Poisoning the Environment

Image: Soldier walks by heap of expended ammunition, from BrightHub.com: What is Solid Waste by Ciela S Cantoria Editor’s note: Yes. This article is 2 years old, and was published under what is likely a pseudonym on a libertarian blog. But, the facts are lined up so clearly and the documentation is so reliable that once I saw it, I[…]

Bases, Bases, Everywhere … Except in the Pentagon’s Report

January 17, 2019 UNAC Editor American Exceptionalism, Militarism

Map: If this surprises, please understand that it is a significant underestimate. At least in Africa, major US bases have been constructed since then, along with up to a dozen smaller U.S. outposts in Syria. Politico Magazine, July/August 2015. by Nick Turse, from TomDispatch, January 8, 2019 The U.S. military is finally withdrawing (or not) from its base at al-Tanf.[…]