UN Report on Gaza 'Genocide' Hits White House Spam Filter
When UN expert Francesca Albanese released her 'blistering report' (Al Jazeera) on Gaza, identifying 63 states complicit in 'collective crime,' with the US leading the charge, Washington's response was predictable. The Biden administration, which just approved another $2.5 billion in weapons for Israel (Reuters, March 2024), dismissed the report. This isn't the first time an international body's
findings have been treated as mere suggestions; remember when the ICJ's provisional measures were politely ignored? It appears the only reports truly acknowledged are those from defense contractors and lobbying groups like AIPAC, which spent a cool $4.5 million in 2023 on influencing US foreign policy (OpenSecrets.org). Perhaps if Albanese had structured her report as a campaign contribution or a
Lockheed Martin quarterly earnings report, it might have received a more 'serious' review. After all, how can you worry about 'genocide' when there are shareholder returns to consider?