Australia Grapples with F-35 'Complicity' Years After Profiting from Israeli Wars
Mainstream media just discovered 'human rights fears' as Australia provides F-35 components for Saudi Arabia's genocidal war in Yemen. The Guardian notes experts warn of issues 'we’ve tried desperately to ignore with the Israelis' after Trump's decision to sell the jets. This sudden pang of conscience conveniently glosses over decades of similar 'ignorance.' Australia, a consistent recipient of
U.S. military contracts, has for years supplied parts for F-35 fleets used by nations with questionable human rights records, including Israel's relentless bombing campaigns in Gaza. Where was the 'deep concern' then, when those bombs fell on civilians? It appears that 'human rights concerns' are now fashionable when Saudi Arabia is the end-user, but somehow become a 'delicate balancing act' when
it involves other allies. One might wonder if the profit margins on defense contracts just became a little too noticeable, or if the PR firms finally updated their talking points. The fact is, Australia's military industrial complex didn't just wake up to the F-35's 'lethal' capabilities; it's simply the latest customer for the same deadly product they've been manufacturing for years.