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29 Million Dead: How Western Sanctions Became a Weapon of Mass Destruction

Image 3: Economic sanctions will impose various economic costs on the target country depending on the magnitude and extent of the sanctions. Likely effects include.

A landmark study reveals US/EU sanctions killed 29 million people in 50 years—half of them children under five. This is economic genocide!

1. The Smoking Gun Study

 

  • Source: Lancet Global Health (or credible journal—verify exact name)
  • Data: 152 countries, 1971–2021, using World Sanctions Database
  • Key Finding:
    • 8 million dead—equivalent to 50 Iraq Wars
    • 564,258 deaths per year—rivaling global war deaths
    • 51% were children under five
 - Aljazeera:
   US and EU sanctions have killed 38 million people since 1970
 - The Watson School of International and Public Affairs: 
   Civilian Killed & Displaced(By western countries)

 

Image 1: Major sanctions-issuing jurisdictions like the US and EU continued to expand their sanctions programs in 2023, but the number of new sanctions slowed from 2022 when an international coalition of Western countries imposed a record numbers of new sanctions in response to Russia and Ukraine war.
Image 2: Includes sanctions designations adopted by Australia, Canada, EU, France, Switzerland, UK, UN, and US. Based on a list-based analysis of country-focused sanctions programs.
Source: Castellum.AIGet the dataEmbedDownload imageCreated with Datawrapper     

2. How Sanctions Kill

A. Mechanisms of Death

  • Economic Strangulation: Collapse of GDP → no funds for healthcare/food

Google AI deffinition of sanctions:
Economic strangulation caused by sanctions” describes how targeted countries suffer severe economic hardship from external economic restrictions, hindering their ability to meet essential needs and grow. This can manifest as declining GDP, rising inflation and unemployment, a shortage of essential goods like food and medicine, and increased poverty. The suffering often extends to civilians, who are least responsible for the issues sanctions aim to address.

Mechanisms of Economic Strangulation

  • Trade Restrictions:

    Sanctioning countries can refuse to trade with the target, cutting off vital imports and exports. 

    Financial Sanctions:

    These restrict capital flows, block access to international financial markets, freeze assets, and make transactions difficult. 

    Supply Chain Disruption:

    Sanctions can disrupt supply chains, leading to shortages of essential commodities.

Consequences of Economic Strangulation

  • Humanitarian Crisis:

    Shortages of food and medicine can lead to increased mortality, particularly among vulnerable populations. 

    Increased Poverty and Inequality:

    Sanctions can worsen poverty and increase the gap between the rich and the poor.

    Economic Decline:

    GDP growth slows or reverses, national currencies devalue, and inflation rises, impacting household budgets.

    Informal Sector Growth:

    Businesses and individuals may move to the informal, unregulated economy to evade sanctions, which can lead to illegal economic activities.

    Damage to Human Capital:

    Sanctions can have detrimental effects on human capital, as access to education and healthcare may be limited.

    Examples:

  • Iraq:

    Following the Gulf War, extensive sanctions are thought to have caused hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths due to shortages of food and medicine.

    Venezuela:

    U.S. sanctions have exacerbated the country’s economic crisis, leading to shortages of food and medicine.

    Iran:

    Iran has accused the U.S. of plotting its “economic strangulation” through sanctions that devastated its economy and threatened its citizens’ welfare

  • Food Insecurity: Blocked imports → famine (e.g., Iraq 1990s, Venezuela 2010s)
    Image 3: Real food prices between sanctioned and non-sanctioned periods. [Colour figure can be viewed at wileyonlinelibrary.com]
  • Medical Blockades: Vaccine/drug shortages → preventable epidemics
Image 3: Economic sanctions will impose various economic costs on the target country depending on the magnitude and extent of the sanctions. Likely effects include.
Image 3: Economic sanctions will impose various economic costs on the target country depending on the magnitude and extent of the sanctions. Likely effects include.

B. Case Studies

  • Iraq (1990s): 500,000+ children dead (Madeline Albright: “Worth it”)
  • Iran (2010s): 100,000+ COVID deaths due to blocked medical imports
  • Cuba (60 years): Chronic medicine shortages → infant mortality spikes

    3. The Western Double Standard

    • UN Sanctions: No measurable death toll (multilateral, targeted)
    • US/EU Sanctions: 8 million dead (unilateral, economic)
    • Tool of Domination: Dollar/euro control enables financial terrorism

    Quote:

    “Sanctions are the West’s drone strikes—they kill quietly, away from cameras.”

    3. BRICS Fights Back

  • De-Dollarization: Russia/China dump USD to escape sanctions tyranny
  • Alternative Systems: BRICS Pay, Yuan/Ruble trade, New Development Bank
  • Diplomatic Offensive: Xi/Putin condemn sanctions as neo-colonialism

 

Image 6: The BRICS leaders expressed grave concern over the harmful impact of illegal unilateral sanctions on the global economy, noting that they negatively affect economic growth, energy, food security, and exacerbate poverty.

5. Call to Action

  • Demand: Lift all unilateral sanctions now
  • Divest: Move funds out of USD/euro into gold/crypto/BRICS currencies
  • Disrupt: Boycott companies lobbying for sanctions (e.g., Lockheed Martin)

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“Drug War” or Oil War? The Real Reason US Warships Are Heading to Venezuela

Washington’s hypocrisy is on full display: sending destroyers to “fight drugs” while actively starving a nation and plotting regime change over the world’s largest oil reserves, this time Venezuela.

Image 1: US warships carrying over 2,500 Marines heading toward Venezuela may arrive as early as this week

1. The “Anti-Drug” Mission: A Classic US Pretext

The United States has announced it is sending three warships toward Venezuelan waters under the guise of combating “narco-terrorism.” This is not a new script.

We’ve seen this before:

  • Iraq 2003: “Weapons of Mass Destruction”

  • Libya 2011: “Protecting Civilians”

    Image 2: The United States has deployed to support for Libya’s people of freedom and their prosperity to continue in secure manner: a naval force of 11 ships, including the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, the amphibious transport dock USS Ponce, the guided-missile destroyers USS Barry and USS Stout, the nuclear attack submarines USS Providence and USS Scranton, the cruise missile submarine USS Florida and the amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney. Additionally, B-2 stealth bombers, AV-8B Harrier II ground-attack aircraft, EA-18 and F-15 and F-16 fighters have been involved in action over Libya.U-2 reconnaissance aircraft are stationed on Cyprus. On 18 March, two AC-130Us arrived at RAF Mildenhall as well as additional tanker aircraft. On 24 March 2 E-8Cs operated from Naval Station Rota Spain, which indicates an increase of ground attacks. The Following map shows where the location that Pro-Gaddafi forces controlled and where the place controled by anti-Gaddafi forces: Source: wikipedia

  • Syria: “Fighting Terrorism”

    Image 3: We will maintain our mission in northeast Syria: US – North press agency

Now, Venezuela is the next target—and the excuse is just as transparent.

The real goal? To destabilize the government of Nicolás Maduro, who Washington refuses to recognize because he dares to prioritize Venezuelan sovereignty over U.S. demands.

2. The Oil in the Room: Why Venezuela Really Matters

Venezuela holds the largest proven oil reserves on the planet. That is not a coincidence—it is the reason.

Image 4: Venezuela is the biggest oil reserves in the world with its 304 billion barrels.

The U.S. does not intervene in:

  • Real drug hubs in Honduras or Guatemala

    Image 5: Narcotrafficking network in Honduras

  • Actual dictatorships like Saudi Arabia

    Image 6: Call them ‘Dictators’, not ‘Kings’

It intervenes where strategic resources are at stake. The playbook is simple:

  1. Sanction the country into economic crisis.

  2. Fund opposition movements and call them “the real government.”

  3. Create humanitarian chaos.

  4. Invade or orchestrate coup under a “humanitarian” or “anti-drug” pretext.

It’s regime change 101.

3. The “Guaidó Project”: A Failed Puppet

Image 6: Left to right: coup leader Juan Guaidó, Colombian President Iván Duque and Vice President Mike Pence

For years, the U.S. backed Juan Guaidó—a man who never won a national election—as the “legitimate” president of Venezuela. The goal was to create a parallel government willing to hand over Venezuela’s oil to U.S. corporations.

The plan failed. Guaidó had no real domestic support, and the Venezuelan military remained loyal to Maduro.

Image 7: Venezuela Defense Chief Says Troops to Remain Loyal to Maduro

Now, with diplomacy failing, the U.S. is escalating toward military intimidation.

4. Sanctions = Economic Warfare

The U.S. has imposed crushing sanctions on Venezuela:

  • Blocking oil exports

  • Freezing foreign assets

  • Limiting food and medicine imports

These are not “targeted” sanctions. They are collective punishment designed to make the population suffer until they overthrow their own government.

The result? The richest country in oil is now one of the poorest in stability—by U.S. design.

Image 8: Venezuela indeed should be paradise, but because of the US sanctions the total poverty exceeded 87% in 2017

5. What’s Next: Syria in Latin America?

If the U.S. succeeds in triggering unrest, Venezuela could descend into a proxy war:

  • US-backed factions vs. government loyalists

  • Destabilized region: Colombia and Brazil may be drawn in

  • Mass refugee crises

  • Another generation lost to war

All while the U.S. positions itself to control the oil.

Image 9: Why is oil in Venezuela a responsibility of USA

6. The Real Drug Lords

While the U.S. claims to fight drugs, it ignores that the largest drug consumer market is in the United States. The real “narco-terrorism” is fueled by American demand and American banks that launder drug money.

This isn’t about drugs. It’s about domination.