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NEW: Lancet reveals that unilateral sanctions cause approx. 564,000 deaths annually, more than armed conflict. US sanctions have the strongest mortality effects on people globally, from Cuba, to Iran, to Venezuela. NO HYBRID WARFARE!

New study from @TheLancet finds sanctions kill 564,258 people annually. It's long past time the US acknowledged sanctions are not benign "economic statecraft," they're a form of warfare that takes countless innocent lives.

🚨 U.S. officials often frame sanctions as a "peaceful" alternative to war. New @LancetGH study shows they kill as many people as armed conflict. The "humane" alternative is a lie. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Shocking findings from a new landmark study by @ceprdc @TheLancet. Sanctions are as deadly as war, killing as many people per year as armed conflicts over the last five decades. #sanctions #SanctionsKill

.@LancetGH study finds that most people killed by sanctions are children under 5. Malnutrition from economic collapse makes them fatally vulnerable to childhood diseases like diarrhea, pneumonia, and measles that they would otherwise survive.  This is systematic collective…

.@MarkWeisbrot in @LATimes details how sanctions have become 🇺🇸's’ "invisible weapon" that targets civilians while avoiding the political costs of war.  U.S. sanctions kill an estimated 564K people annually—comparable to deaths from armed conflict worldwide.…

Wildfire risks are rising, yet the “One Big Beautiful Bill” removes critical support for forest management and climate resilience. Less money for prevention means bigger fires and insurance bills for everyone. @MattSedlar breaks down why these cuts matter: cepr.net/publications/b…

🆕 US prefers sanctions "not because they are less destructive than military action, but more likely because the toll is less visible" "They can devastate food systems and hospitals and silently kill people without the gruesome videos of body parts in tent camps and cafes"

New article in the Lancet that concludes "sanctions kill": "Economic sanctions imposed by the USA or the EU were associated with 564 258 deaths... annually from 1971 to 2021, higher than the annual number of battle-related casualties (106 000 deaths)." "All economic sanctions…

.@TheLancetGH study by @MarkWeisbrot @frrodriguezc @SilvioRRendons analyzed 152 countries over 50 years. One ugly truth emerged —half of all sanctions deaths are toddlers. Kids under 5: 51% of victims Children + elderly: 77% of deaths bit.ly/Sanctions_Study

.@MarkWeisbrot @frrodriguezc @SilvioRRendon found kids under 1 year old face the highest death rates from #sanctions, followed by 60-80 yr olds. Sanctions are economic weapons that devastate the most vulnerable. More in @TheLancetGH: bit.ly/Sanctions_Study

🚨 “Sanctions cause over half a million deaths each year - about as many as are caused by wars.” @frrodriguezc @MarkWeisbrot

Las sanciones se han cobrado vidas en distintos países, piensen en eso cuando vean a alguien promoverlas. Sumele a eso la crisis ya preexistentes y sus efectos