U.S. Hypocrisy

Aafia Siddiqui Still Languishes in Prison After 20 Years

December 23, 2023 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Lawfare, Pakistan, Political Prisoners, Terrorism

by Judy Bello, December 22, 2023 Aafia Siddiqui, a young Pakistani woman from an upper middle class family in Karachi, came to the U.S. to attend the University of Houston where her brother was already a student, received her bachelors degree from MIT, and a doctorate from Brandeis University in neuropsychology. Her father, a doctor, had worked in Africa as[…]

Imperialism vs. the Brazen Balloon

February 9, 2023 UNAC Editor China, Propaganda, US Hypocrisy, Weaponized Information

by Editor at Workers World, February 7, 2023 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called it a “brazen incursion.” White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre called it “a clear violation of our sovereignty.” Not to be outdone, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tweeted that “China’s brazen disregard for U.S. sovereignty is a destabilizing action that must be addressed, and President Biden cannot be[…]

Westphalian Logic and Geopolitical Prudence in the Nuclear Age

May 28, 2022 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Multipolar World, NATO, New Cold War, Russia, Ukraine

By Richard Falk, published on Counterpunch, May 20, 2022 Interesting analysis of the realities of international politics. Interests, boundaries and relative strength are highly relevant to international negotiations. The structure of the United Nations is as significant as the rules. Westphalian refers to a treaty from 1649 that secured the peace through recognition of national boundaries. Interestingly, I found a[…]

On Russia’s Military Intervention in Ukraine

March 25, 2022 UNAC Editor International Institutions, International Law, Lawfare, Right Wing Extremism, Russia, Ukraine, US Hypocrisy, US Meddling in Europe, War and Weapons, Weaponized Information, White Supremacy

Statement from U.S. Peace Council, March 24, 2022 What we all hoped would not happen has happened. The Russian Federation sent troops into Ukraine on February 24 in response to decades of relentless US-led NATO provocation. The present situation puts many serious, fundamental questions before the global peace movement. A fierce propaganda campaign, long simmering with Russiagate and the onset[…]

Ten Contradictions That Plague Biden’s Democracy Summit

December 11, 2021 UNAC Editor Democracy, US Foreign Policy, US Hypocrisy, US Politics

by Nicolas J. S. Davies and Medea Benjamin President Biden’s virtual Summit for Democracy on December 9-10 is part of a campaign to restore the United States’ standing in the world, which took such a beating under President Trump’s erratic foreign policies. Biden hopes to secure his place at the head of the “Free World” table by coming out as[…]

South Korea’s GSOMIA Withdrawal Opens the Door to a New Peace Paradigm in East Asia

October 10, 2019 UNAC Editor Korea, Paths to Emancipation, Regional Solutions

By Jeremiah Kim, published on ZoomInKorea.com, September 3, 2019 For nearly a century, Japan posed the greatest threat to the security of Korea and most of Asia through its agenda of aggressive militarism and Western-style imperialism; today, that distinction belongs primarily to the United States. Yet the casual newsreader wouldn’t know this from the unanimous outcry that has poured out[…]