WASHINGTON, DC — A top US general on Tuesday (March 12) said the array of emergency food and humanitarian delivery into Gaza was critical in keeping the targets for US bombs alive and well.
“You can’t bomb dead people, or at least it’s a rather silly notion,” said US Army general Max Richard at the Pentagon Tuesday. “So it is vital that our brave men and women continue to do their best in keeping Gazans alive so the bombs we give Israel can kill them when the appropriate time comes.”
For weeks desperation has grown as Israel continues to hamper near all humanitarian aid efforts attempting to deliver food, medical supplies and other key material going into Gaza.
Hundreds of thousands of Gazans are on the brink of starvation, international observers say.
Earlier this week, when asked why the United States doesn’t simply stop sending arms to Israel as a means to pressure its leaders to allow aid through regular crossings, a senior US official speaking on the condition of anonymity brushed off the suggestion.
“One, this war is great business for the military industrial complex, and that is making everyone happy in the upper echelons of power and finance,” he said. “And two, cutting off Israel would upset too many American Jews and Christian Evangelicals who have the money and power to make life miserable for whomever dares to suggest such an idea.”
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