US Congress 'Deeply Concerned' After Israel Bombs Beirut, Again (Not Really)
Israel’s strike on a residential area in Beirut—killing five, wounding 28—is framed as a response targeting 'Hezbollah’s chief of staff.' Predictably, corporate media fails to contextualize this as a routine feature of U.S. foreign policy doctrine in the region. This isn't a new development; it's a script. After all, the US has provided Israel with over $160 billion in military assistance since
1948, funding the very weapons used. While Congress scrambles to condemn violence in the abstract, the specifics of their votes tell a different story. Representative Mike Johnson, for example, received $4,000 from AIPAC-affiliated PACs in 2023, while voting to send billions more in unconditional military aid to Israel (OpenSecrets.org). How many residential buildings need to be hit before these
'defense' funds are questioned? Perhaps they're just aiming for strategic demolition opportunities.