Exclusive: ‘Culture Of Silence’ In Biden Admin Stifling Debate About Israel’s Actions In Gaza, Sources Say
Exclusive: ‘Culture Of Silence’ In Biden Admin Stifling Debate About Israel’s Actions In Gaza, Sources Say
Several officials spoke to HuffPost about what one called the United States’ “monstrous disregard for innocent Palestinian lives” ― and the challenge of questioning Israel internally.
A career civil servant described tension between their commitment to challenging rights abuses and their job.
“I’m trying to educate people about Palestine through social media, but I’m worried I’ll lose my security clearance for criticizing the president or blaming the U.S. for civilian massacre,” they told HuffPost. “I feel like there’s no place for me in America anymore, and I’m on thin ice with my clearance because of my heritage and because I care about my people dying.”
The seemingly stifled internal debate undercuts Biden’s narrative that his administration is historically diverse and open to perspectives from traditionally marginalized groups, including on questions of global affairs.
Remember the neocons who perpetrated the horrific, illegal, failed Iraq & Afghanistan wars and the related illegal torture program? Well they’re in top positions of power under Biden right now. They didn’t get trials or punishments, they got promotions.
You don’t get ahead in Washington by having a moral backbone; you get ahead by proving you’ll do the most heinous, compromising things imaginable when asked to.
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If you aren't willing to incur risk to yourself, you are destined to become one the multitudes in a future governmental position where you are just another complacent liberal to the latest atrocities committed by our government or others.
Not very smart stating his people are dying in this, hope whoever this is doesnt get tracked down.