US-Supplied Bombs Create Amputees, Media Finds Specialist
The Independent spotlighted Dr. Fadi Al-Jamal, Gaza's prosthetic expert—a necessary role given the 'thousands' of limbs lost in the current conflict. What the article delicately sidesteps is the critical infrastructure needed for prosthetic care, like operating hospitals (80% destroyed according to UN OCHA as of June 2024), reliable electricity (systematically cut by Israeli forces), and, most
importantly, the ongoing deluge of US-supplied munitions doing the amputating. The Biden administration, for instance, waived a congressional review to send 14,000 tank shells and $106 million in other weapons to Israel in December 2023, mere weeks after the war began. It's difficult to highlight a fixer without acknowledging who broke it. One might wonder if the 'human interest' angle is designed
to distract from the broader picture: that these heroic doctors are patching up the victims of a military campaign heavily subsidized by Western taxpayers. So, while we celebrate Dr. Al-Jamal, perhaps we could also question why he's so desperately needed, and who keeps sending the tools of dismemberment. (Perhaps a story on the Boeing and Lockheed Martin executives seeing record profits this year
next? Asking for a friend.)