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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Here's a fascinating piece of what appears to be censorship or extremely selective transcribing from transcripts of yesterday's press briefings. You won't find this in the transcript of C-SPAN, or the WhiteHouse.gov transcript.

During the White House press briefing yesterday, White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby remarked the following — note that's in brackets was cut from the transcript:

REPORTER: THESE ARE VERBAL URGINGS, NOT COMMITMENTS.

MR. KIRBY: [I KNOW, YOU WANT US TO HANG SOME SORT OF CONDITION OVER THEIR NECK] WHAT I AM TELLING YOU IS WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE ISRAELIS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE AS PRECISE AS THEY CAN BE AND MORE AID IS GETTING IN AND WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE THAT APPROACH.

Yes, verbal conditions would be excellent. He claims the weapons are for defense, but they are clearly being used for disastrous offensive effect to civilians.

https://www.c-span.org/video/?534613-1/white-house-daily-briefing

Starts around 15:15.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Well yes, the US is not too picky when it comes to finding customers for it's arms industry. For example: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_United_States%E2%80%93Saudi_Arabia_arms_deal

[–] [email protected] 30 points 5 months ago

The genocide isn't going to commit itself.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Y'know, at times like these, good ol Genocide Joe reminds me of my favorite Cameo song... "Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey, you're talkin' out the side of your neck!"

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Of all the wars that happens around the globe, US is the biggest beneficiary.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Some of you are going to die
Martyr's, of course, to the Freedom that I shall provide...

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago

Send them to Ukraine, I want to complete my Top Gun roleplay fantasy

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