There’s all kind of talk about “red lines” when it comes to military aggression. But any “red lines” the US government has waved in front of Israel are moot as Biden continues the huge shipments of bombs, enabling the killing of 36,000 people, and likely many more whose bodies are buried in rubble.
The Israeli state began its devastating invasion of the city of Rafah – and its tent camps where Israel forced over a million Gazans under a false promise of safety – by putting in under a virtual media black-out.
We’re sharing last week’s commentary by our friend Alan Goodman, who helped World Can’t Wait produce a 2014 event protesting Operation Cast Lead, the U.S.-funded Israeli attack in Gaza under the Obama administration. Alan describes the current situation for Gaza and the West Bank as “the worst it has been.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AjslDjGzyYThere are other “red lines” that the U.S. sets or ignores, at the peril of all humanity. While world attention was fixed on the righteous conviction of Trump for election interference, the Biden administration quietly gave the OK for Ukraine to use U.S. weapons to attack inside of Russia. This is momentously dangerous, as Putin has his own “red line” that he has indicated could involve use of nukes if Russia’s borders are crossed.
We’re sharing two commentaries posted June 3:
From revcom.us: Staring into the Abyss of Nuclear War—Biden OKs U.S. Weapons for Attacks on Russia
“…Biden’s order is a momentous escalation. It greatly increases the possibility of direct combat between two nuclear-armed powers, the U.S. and Russia, and the extreme danger of that combat escalating into nuclear war.
Anonymous officials told reporters that Biden “directed his team to ensure that Ukraine is able to use U.S. weapons for counter-fire purposes in the Kharkiv region, so Ukraine can hit back at Russian forces that are hitting them or preparing to hit them.” (Kharkiv is Ukraine’s second largest city, located close to Ukraine’s border with Russia.)
Translation—the U.S. is enabling the launch of a major offensive in a war that has already inflicted hundreds of thousands of deaths and casualties on Ukrainian and Russian people, while blaming it on their opponents.
It gets even worse. At first, U.S. officials said Biden’s policy restricted use of U.S. weapons solely to protect Kharkiv “and surrounding areas” from Russian weaponry “just over the border.” Then the very next day, U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken implied that the U.S. “may rescind [take back] an unwritten prohibition” against the use of U.S. weapons for attacks deeper within Russian territory. Blinken added that the U.S. would “adapt and adjust” its policy as needed. He opened the door to the possibility of U.S. attacks deep within Russia…”
From Ralph Nader: “No One Is Above the Law” – Really Mr. Biden?
“…After the jury came in with its verdict that Donald Trump was guilty of a scheme and coverup to illegally influence the 2016 election, the Biden campaign issued a statement saying that the judgment demonstrated that “no one is above the law,” not even a former President. The overwhelming truth is that the majority of criminal laws are not a deterrent to the serious violations of law committed by sitting presidents of the United States.
This includes the incumbent Joe Biden, especially with regard to foreign and military decisions. At least five long-standing federal laws explicitly condition the shipment of weapons to foreign countries. It is legally impermissible for the U.S. government to provide weapons to countries that violate human rights or use these weapons offensively.
At least five long-standing federal laws explicitly condition the shipment of weapons to foreign countries. It is legally impermissible for the U.S. government to provide weapons to countries that violate human rights or use these weapons offensively…”
🌍 So, we ask: WHAT are OUR “red lines” against military actions endangering humanity by the governments of the world?
🌍 Saturday June 8 at 12:00 pm many organizations will “surround” the White House.
From Code Pink: We will come together from across the country and surround the White House. Wearing red, and raising our demands high, we will show the world that we are the red line. We demand an immediate ceasefire, an immediate end to the siege on Gaza, the freedom of all Palestinian prisoners, and an end to the occupation of Palestine.