Category: Anti-War

New Ukraine leader promises war & austerity

By MICHAEL SCHREIBER While fighting rages in Ukraine’s eastern provinces, the Kiev government, which came to power in a U.S.-backed coup in February, has made an attempt to shore up its shaky claims to legitimacy. This was achieved to a certain extent with the May 25 national elections, in which billionaire Petro Poroshenko, the “chocolate … Continue reading New Ukraine leader promises war & austerity →

Seymour Hersh, false flags, and sarin gas

BY JEFF MACKLER When Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Seymour Hersh published a report last year indicating that Syrian “rebels,” rather than the military forces of dictator Bashar Assad, fired deadly sarin gas missiles on Aug. 21, 2013, into the “rebel”-held town of Ghouta, a Damascus suburb, few took notice. Others responded with denunciations or efforts … Continue reading Seymour Hersh, false flags, and sarin gas →

Revolt spreads in eastern Ukraine

By MICHAEL SCHREIBER The conflict in Ukraine has greatly escalated in recent days, as open revolt against the right-wing government in Kiev sweeps through the eastern and southern sections of the country. Protesters state that they are trying to protect the Russian-speaking population from discrimination and fascist attacks. Many call for autonomy for their region, … Continue reading Revolt spreads in eastern Ukraine →

Snowden reporters win Pulitzer prize

BY JEFF MACKLER President Obama and the National Security Agency (NSA) suffered an important blow to their credibility when on April 21 the nation’s most prestigious journalism award, the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, was given to The Guardian newspaper based in England and The Washington Post. The award recognized the work of reporters Glenn … Continue reading Snowden reporters win Pulitzer prize →

U.S. creates secret ‘Cuban Twitter’ plan

By JEFF MACKLER A startling but perhaps, in these repressive times, routine April 3 Associated Press (AP) story entitled, “U.S. secretly created ‘Cuban Twitter’ to stir unrest” was based on 1000 pages of USAID (United States Agency for International Development) documents obtained by AP. To date AP has not revealed how it obtained these documents. … Continue reading U.S. creates secret ‘Cuban Twitter’ plan →

Partial victory for victimized antiwar activists

By CHRISTINE MARIE  On Feb. 26, the U.S. District Attorney in Chicago was forced to unseal the applications and affidavits submitted in advance of raids involving over 70 FBI agents on the homes of nearly two-dozen antiwar and Palestine solidarity activists in Minneapolis, Chicago, and Grand Rapids, Mich. The documents reveal that the government carried … Continue reading Partial victory for victimized antiwar activists →

War to end all Wars turns 100

By JOHN SCHRAUFNAGEL The 100th anniversary of the great imperialist slaughter known as World War I takes place this year. With 37 million casualties, over 16 million dead, and 20 million wounded, it was one of the bloodiest chapters of history. In the coming months the bourgeois press and historians will write about the causes … Continue reading War to end all Wars turns 100 →

‘War to End All Wars’ turns 100

 By JOHN SCHRAUFNAGEL  The 100th anniversary of the great imperialist slaughter known as World War I takes place this year. With 37 million casualties, over 16 million dead, and 20 million wounded, it was one of the bloodiest chapters of history. In the coming months the bourgeois press and historians will write about the causes … Continue reading ‘War to End All Wars’ turns 100 →

Snowden demonized; Obama affirms spying

BY JEFF MACKLER  Thirty years after George Orwell’s futuristic and predictive novel, “1984,” Orwell’s 1949 police state prediction is here in full bloom. Wikipedia’s description of “1984” is apt indeed. Readers will forgive my bracketed insertions aimed at bringing Orwell’s Oceania to life: “Life in [the United States] the Oceanian province of Airstrip One is … Continue reading Snowden demonized; Obama affirms spying →

Hancock drone protesters go to trial

 By JUDY BELLO On Jan. 25, 2012, 17 people were arrested for symbolically blocking the gates at Hancock National Air Guard Base, near Syracuse, N.Y. This is a site where MQ 9 Reaper drones are piloted over Afghanistan, and the domestic center for training MQ9 Reaper pilots and technicians. We stood in front of the … Continue reading Hancock drone protesters go to trial →

Grenada: Big revolution in a small country

BY JEFF MACKLER  Thirty years ago, on Oct. 25, 1983, almost 8000 U.S. Rangers invaded the tiny Caribbean island of Grenada to make doubly sure that the revolution of March 13, 1979, four and a half years earlier, would not rise again. This vital and exemplary revolution in a Black, English-speaking country of 100,000 nevertheless … Continue reading Grenada: Big revolution in a small country →

Counter-revolution in Egypt

Following is the introduction to a forthcoming Socialist Action pamphlet by Jeff Mackler, “Revolution and Counter-revolution in Egypt: Lessons of the Arab Spring.” Almost three years after the historic Jan. 25, 2011, mobilizations that led to the toppling of the U.S.-backed 30-year dictatorship of President Hosni Mubarak, the once overflowing streets leading to Cairo’s famed … Continue reading Counter-revolution in Egypt →

Malalai Joya tour marks longest U.S. war

BY JEFF MACKLER Afghan women’s rights and antiwar fighter Malalai Joya toured the U.S. for three weeks in October on behalf of the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) and the Los Angeles-based Afghan Women’s Mission. Joya’s national tour included 10 cities: New York, Boston, Amherst, Albany, Chicago, Madison, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. … Continue reading Malalai Joya tour marks longest U.S. war →

Counter-revolution gains in Egypt

BY JEFF MACKLER Egypt’s Cairo Court for Urgent Matters on Sept. 23 stamped the “legal” coup de grace on the now fully unmasked face of the U.S.-backed military dictatorship. The court dissolved the Muslim Brotherhood in all respects, confiscated its assets, seized its buildings and banned all MB activities. Egypt’s state newspaper Al Ahram, reporting … Continue reading Counter-revolution gains in Egypt →

Threat still looms of U.S. attack on Syria

By CHRISTINE MARIE Washington’s agreement to pursue a diplomatic route to secure the disarmament of Syria’s chemical arsenal produced sighs of relief the world over from opponents of a new Middle East war. The threat of an imminent U.S. missile attack on that nation, an attack that would undoubtedly lead to civilian deaths and a … Continue reading Threat still looms of U.S. attack on Syria →

Snowden plagues U.S. national security state

BY JEFF MACKLER When UK Guardian staffwriter Glen Greenwald reported last month that whistleblower Edward Snowden could do more harm (in the political sense) to the U.S. government than any other person on earth, most observers believed that his statement was perhaps an exaggeration. Today, it’s clear that there is more than a grain of … Continue reading Snowden plagues U.S. national security state →

U.S. occupation of Haiti exposed

By MARTY GOODMAN Chelsea (Bradley) Manning and Edward Snowden have become contemporary folk heroes—like Daniel Ellsberg, after his outing of the U.S. role in Vietnam in the 1960s. These heroes exposed the lies, hypocrisy, and brutality of U.S. policy. Although less well known today, Capt. Lawrence Rockwood of U.S. Army counter-intelligence challenged the U.S. policy … Continue reading U.S. occupation of Haiti exposed →

Manning sentenced to 35 years

By ANN MONTAGUE U.S. Army whistleblower Pfc. Chelsea (Bradley) Manning has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for giving hundreds of thousands of secret military and diplomatic documents to WikiLeaks. The military judge, Col. Denise Lind, offered no explanation for her sentence. As military guards conducted Manning from the courtroom on Aug. 21, his … Continue reading Manning sentenced to 35 years →

Bradley Manning convicted of espionage

By ANN MONTAGUE U.S. Army whistleblower Pfc. Bradley Manning has been acquitted of the Obama administration’s charge of “aiding the enemy,” which had a maximum sentence of life imprisonment and could have included the death penalty. But obtaining that verdict is a modest “victory.” On July 30, a military judge convicted Manning of 20 other … Continue reading Bradley Manning convicted of espionage →

Film: Scahill probes U.S. covert wars

By GAETANA CALDWELL-SMITH “Dirty Wars,” a documentary film, written by Jeremy Scahill and directed by Rick Rowley.  The documentary film “Dirty Wars” should sicken, anger, and depress you. Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill, who wrote the film, has done his job. Seems that the United States presidential administration has allowed the CIA to work jointly with … Continue reading Film: Scahill probes U.S. covert wars →

Obama’s spy methods exposed by Snowden

BY JEFF MACKLER President Obama’s well-publicized May 23 speech to the nation was aimed at moderating the present U.S. dictum that the country is and should remain in a never-ending state of war—that is, the undeclared, undefined “war on terror.” This “war,” codified since 9-11 in the Patriot Act and the associated Foreign Intelligence Surveillance … Continue reading Obama’s spy methods exposed by Snowden →