US Wars of Aggression

From Mosul to Raqqa to Mariupol, Killing Civilians is a Crime

April 13, 2022 UNAC Editor Iraq, Syria, U.S. Aggression, Ukraine, War and Peace

by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, April 13, 2022 Americans have been shocked by the death and destruction of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, filling our screens with bombed buildings and dead bodies lying in the street. But the United States and its allies have waged war in country after country for decades, carving swathes of destruction through cities,[…]

In Praise of “Whataboutism”

March 13, 2022 UNAC Editor American Exceptionalism, Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, March 9, 2022 The word “whataboutism” is used to silence and insult opponents of U.S. imperialism. It should be embraced as a means of revealing what is too often kept hidden. Anyone who speaks out against imperialism, capitalism, or racism with concrete examples of the terrible harm they do, can expect to be[…]

War is a Racist Enterprise

September 6, 2021 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Racism, War on the Poor

by Danny Haiphong, published on Black Agenda Report, September 1, 2021 Racism is an unspoken rationale for U.S. imperialist actions. The U.S.’s failure to prevent the Taliban from retaking political power in Afghanistan sparked feelings of panic in the foreign policy establishment. Warmongers and their loyal servants made endless demands for the twenty-plus year occupation to continue indefinitely. Familiar faces from[…]

The American War Machine Continues to Grow and Seek Confrontation

August 30, 2018 UNAC Editor Militarism, War and Weapons

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis briefs members of the media on Syria at the Pentagon April 13, 2018 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) by Vijay Prashad, from Commmon Dreams, August 2, 2018 Last week, on July 26, the United States House of Representatives passed the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, which will then go on to the U.S.[…]