Washington Post

Humanitarian Imperialism

March 11, 2021 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Human Rights, Imperialism

by Alan MacLeod, published on Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, March 3, 2021 Aversion to military intervention has been the default position of the left for at least half a century—certainly since the huge protests against the Vietnam War. Washington planners lamented the development of the so-called “Vietnam Syndrome”—a widespread progressive hostility towards US interventions (invasions, bombings, coups or economic[…]

WaPo’s Afghan Papers Propagate Colonial Narrative of Noble Intentions Gone Awry

December 30, 2019 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Imperialism

by Joshua Cho, published on Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, December 26, 2019 Yes. Another perspective on this article. It is rare that an article in the Mainstream media gets this much attention and I think we should consider what is happening here. [UNAC Ed] In an earlier article (FAIR.org, 12/18/19) regarding the Washington Post’s Afghanistan Papers (12/9/19), I discussed[…]

Afghanistan Papers Proves U.S. Invasion Was Built on Lies, Deceit and Confusion

December 19, 2019 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, US Hypocrisy, War and Peace

The ‘expose’ in the Washington Post is very interesting. They are comparing it to the Pentagon Papers, but although it is worthy of attention, and uses high level and insider sources, the information isn’t new. The analysis comes from a mainstream news outlet, which is refreshing. It is notable that Jeff Bezos has been doing interviews about this release himself,[…]

Russiagate McCarthyism Led to Internet Censorship of the Anti-War and Social Justice Movement

November 30, 2018 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda

by Stansfield Smith, from Alliance for Global Justice, November 30, 2018 The anti-Trump movement is not simply a progressive movement against a rightwing president, but also carries within it a rightwing current. Progressive minded people fight against Trump’s racist actions against Blacks, Latinos, Muslims, his crude sexism, his pro-corporate policies, his rejection of action on global warming, his massive tax[…]