State Department spokesman Matt Miller on Monday made a joke and laughed when pressed about Israel failing to meet US requests to allow more aid into Gaza as it’s imposing a starvation blockade on the northern part of the Strip.
The Biden administration sent a letter to Israeli officials on October 14 that gave them 30 days to allow more aid deliveries into Gaza, a move dismissed by a former State Department official as a public relations stunt since the deadline falls after the presidential election.
Since the letter was sent, the situation for Palestinians has only gotten worse, and October marked a record low in the number of aid trucks entering Gaza. The US letter said Israel should allow 350 aid trucks into Gaza per day, and Israel hasn’t gotten remotely close to that.
When asked about the aid levels, Miller acknowledged Israel has “failed” to meet US requests so far but said there was still time until the 30-day deadline and that the US wouldn’t give a “grade” to Israel just yet. “It’s not the end of the semester. You don’t give out – you don’t hand out grades in the middle,” he said while laughing.
Matt Lee, a reporter for The Associated Press, said in response, “I suspect that the levity is a little bit inappropriate.”
Miller then said the situation in Gaza has not been “good enough” for some time. “The situation has not improved sufficiently in the 21, 22 days, whatever it is since we sent that letter,” he said.
But the US has continued to provide weapons to Israel, ignoring foreign assistance laws that prohibit military aid to countries that intentionally block aid deliveries. In the letter sent to Israeli officials, the Biden administration said there may be “implications” under US foreign assistance laws if Israel failed to meet its requests, but there was no explicit threat to cut military aid.
Miller has refused to say if there would be any consequences for Israel at the end of the 30-day period. When asked again on Monday what the US might do, Miller said, “I don’t want to forecast in any way what it is that we’ll do at the end of those 30 days.”
If only we could say that the US State Department laughing and joking about their complicity in genocide was revealing something that we didn't already know. This would be the kind of humor that tickled Himmler's funny bone.
hundreds of thousands of men women and children starving to death … what's not funny about that, amirite?
I’m slapping my knees right now.
The photo accompanying the story is perfect, he absolutely looks like someone who would enjoy starving people to death.
Yes, he does. That's why he's part of the Biden Administration. He joked about it If Harris is elected, he might be part of her administration.
Harris lies about working round the clock to get a ceasefire and getting the hostages released. When she says "hostages", she means the ones held by Hamas and not the ones Israel has been holding long before October 7, 2023.
She doesn't want a ceasefire, she is more interested in arming Israel to the teeth and lying about wanting there to be peace in the Middle East.
A stark warning from Elon Musk on the Joe Rogan podcast: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1853625288615157993
Musk is a fascist psycho and so are you.
Hey we have something in common. Who knew?
https://x.com/AdameMedia/status/1853132633569415462
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A Palestinian farmer refuses to allow an Israeli to steal his flock and land.
The thief holds a gun to his head, with the farmer’s young son watching.
This is daily life for the Palestinians in the occupied West Bank…
Wow, just wow. I hope that video gets widely distributed.
It won’t.
Pass it on 😋
Samizdat is more powerful than you can imagine
Such a behavior is normal both for U.S. and EU politicians. Standing ovations to Nazi war criminals are also okay. What is unacceptable for them, is when EU politicians are talking to Russian journalists (as Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico did). Particular outrageous for them was Fico's intention to visit Moscow on May 9 (Victory Day over Nazism).
The whole State Department is an ugly Joke…!
I mean, the atrocities in Gaza have a couple million victims. If you add up the populations of the US, Europe, Canada and Australia, you’ve got around a billion people living in a dystopia whose collective conscience is so warped and twisted that they’d allow their governments to support a live-streamed genocide in full view of the entire world. A billion people who are so morally bankrupt that they find it tolerable for such a nightmare to be inflicted upon their fellow human beings right in front of them.
This has been especially pronounced during the heat of a US presidential race, with tens of millions of voters falling all over themselves to cognitively sweep Gaza under the carpet so they can throw their support behind one of the two mainstream candidates who’ve both pledged to support the Zionist state which is perpetrating this genocide. At best they see Israel’s crimes as an annoying side issue which the left keeps disrupting their Kamala parties about, and at worst they support Israel’s actions entirely.
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2024/11/05/gaza-tells-us-who-we-are/
I shouldn't say that American "leaders" should have THEIR lives and families TORN TO BITS by bombs and guns and starvation and occupation to see what they are enabling, so I won't.
A billion, less 15% fully aware of the problem (like us) and completely unable to stop it.
Helpful, to some extent:
GABOR MATE : Zionism will be looked upon as one of the greatest disasters in J-wish history.
In this conversation, Frank Barat and Gabor Maté delve into the complexities of trauma, guilt, and the ongoing genocide in Gaza and Palestine. They explore the psychological impact of witnessing atrocities, the historical roots of violence and oppression, and the emotional responses that arise in the face of such horror. Mate emphasizes the importance of acknowledging guilt and rage, while also recognizing the helplessness felt by those who wish to help. The discussion also touches on the normalization of violence and the implications for the future of Gaza and global society.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bUQWwo5a4t4
Don’t try to avoid moderation again or the consequences may be unpleasant.
I knew that there was nothing offensive in the video, because I watched it. I haven’t slurred anyone, so your threat is stupid.
The purpose of moderating words is supposed to be to stop offensive slurs which wasn’t there. But sure, ban me as a point of authority and nothing else.
It’s not complicated:
Antiwar.com puts comments with certain words in them in moderation for a human to look at.
You attempting to get around that because you think you’re special and the rules don’t apply to you makes my job harder.
You’re not special, the rules do apply to you, and making my job harder isn’t something you want to do if you want to continue commenting here.
Your call.
I don’t think I’m special. I knew the link didn’t break commenting rules.
Gabor Mate is one of the most measured and humane commentators.
If you want to ban me, your call.
I don’t “want” to ban you. I have a job. I do that job.
There was nothing wrong with the video — or with the title to the video. The comment would have been posted as soon as a moderator saw it. That’s not the issue. The issue is you deciding that you’re above the rules. You’re not. Get over yourself.
Your explanation is rather worthless since you admit that there was nothing wrong with anything except that he tried to get around the rules, which are what???
Don't look for consistency in this site's vague rules-statement. A generalized term of Arabic origin (meaning sister, daughter) of common use in Britain as slang, nets a Mod Edit.
Constant racial slurring of Russians with "the T word", even after complaints by a 3rd party (me), results in rule-lawyering.
This site is excellent; so too its moderation and intent to foster positive dialogue in these forums. The worst of these Disqus exchanges remains BETTER than the best Reddit ever manages.
The interpretation of its rules (and the inspecific nature of 'bad words') here is, however, very subjective – but at least does not consistently veer into "whimsical".
I agree with that Australian.
You mean Caitlin Johnstone?
Na'ah – Gabor, mate ! Foin Brucey he is, oy ?
He’s a Hungarian Canadian.
Ay-oh, oh-ay ! No need to get nationalist ! Fine if he’s Hungarian – he just got an Australian last name (the most common surname in their country; with “Bruce” and “Sheila” the most common given names).
I thought you were doing a play on words.
Was & am.
Okay good. I caught up.
This is the accurate spelling pronunciation: Maté.
Hold up, nevermind – was grit on my phone screen, thought you'd said "He's a Hungarian, Canadian" !
Okay, that made me laugh.
Good – I think you need a positive bounce in your day. Always glad to see your comments and insights.
Thanks. It’s mutual.
I think the joke flew over my head. Tired.
I keep posting this because it’s true, it includes the talking heads:
~William Blum
Blum nails it, truly!
Blum really is a national treasure …
I loved the '80s comic about his County. Opus, Milo, Mike, Cutter John, Steve Dallas, "Bhagwan" Bill the Cat.
Bloom County? A favorite. Remember the '84 election: the Jesse (Jackson) and Jesse (Helms) ticket? Let's offend everybody …
Wimp or Shrimp ?
Miss you, 1988.
Bhagwan is what Hindus call God. I am Indian and know that.
Thus you recognize Bill the Cat’s divine nature ?
I've read enough history to speculate that lampshades made from Palestinian skin will become a fad in the US and Europe.
Be sure to vote.
what?
That was one of the imaginary "crimes" that staff in the German death camps were accused of.
On the other hand, my uncle used to have an opium pipe box that was covered in tattooed human skin from Ming China.
Germans made lampshades from Jewish skin.
False propaganda.
Don't believe the hype.
WW2 saw lampshades from Jewish skin.
I will take your comment as sarcasm.
;-}
Wink, wink, nudge, nudge….
It does fit the mood in Israel. They have become the monsters of their own nightmares.
According to a Publishers Weekly review quoted on Amazon, “evidence linking it to famous allegations that Nazis made lampshades from concentration camp victims is scanty, and Holocaust museum curators dismiss such claims.”
After all the lies we are told, we need to double check, just in case it was not sarcasm.
Not surprised at all. Nothing improves our mood more than starving and killing people.
The height of cynicism NA….
They are concerned, what else do you expect, concern is enough and costs nothing.
I'd like to say that the next administration will do better. But that doesn't seem likely. It is astonishing to me how little time it took for these buffoons to soil America's reputation throughout the civilized world.
Oh, Duane, come on … the Clinton Admin starved 500,000 Iraqi children to death with sanctions that were (per Albright) "worth it" … and this was after decades of killings from Guatemala and rest of Central and South America to SE Asia etc.
What was left to "soil"?
Trust. Friends and enemies alike have lost trust in the Biden administration and therefore America. That’s why we have been isolated at the UN, and that’s why BRICS is doing so well.
I think Reagan's reign of error was illuminating for much of the world, that we reelected a man who:
1) admitted on camera that he personally gave permissions to commit crimes against humanity, and
2) was clearly showing his dementia after only 3 years in office
showed how truly uncaring and self centered the American public is. It's just been downhill from there.
Netanyahu got his pal reelected, not that it matters. The choice is limited to which psychopath to vote for, the conman or the no-substance female? The nation picked the conman.
What a leadership trash so-called democracies come up with. Biden, Trump, Netanyahu, Zelensky, Scholz and Starmer and Macron, not to mention the Nuland, Kagans, Sullivan, Blinken and on and on. Psychopath people, totally disconnected from the people who voted for them, add all the elected officials, nothing but characterless male and female thugs like Nickey Haley and Hillary Clinton and Rice and more.
https://babylonbee.com/news/in-disgusting-call-for-violence-trump-says-politicians-should-stop-sending-kids-off-to-war
The Babylon Bee is a satire publication that describes itself as fake news.
Humor?…Less…!
"Interim report cards", Miller yae dips**t. Schools do them all the time.
Miller the Zionist monster!
The Biden-Harris administration's foreign policy is full of lies.
It's always, 'wink-wink', public relations stunts for domestic consumption.
Ordinary Americans are rarely consulted about American foreign policy and about how taxpayers' money is being used.
The White House, the State Department and the Pentagon form a triumvirate, which is insulated from any audit, let alone criticism.
US State dept full of perverts, war-mongers, sociopaths and psychos. pure evil.
I wonder if Miller will be laughing when Israel is destroyed and several million Zionists arrive in the US seeking asylum. I wonder how the State Department will handle that. I wonder what kind of "border crisis" that will give Trump or Harris to deal with.
That sick POS will eventually get whats coming for his lies and crimes.
First question that should have been asked: How in the fuck do you give them 30 days to stop starving people? And it should have been asked from day 1 and not on the "21, 22 whatever" day. This, to me, is the lowest the US could go. Nothing compares to KNOWINGLY allowing people to starve to death for 30 fucking days. If I was a reporter at that press conference, they would have had to physically restrain me from charging the podium to get my hands on that smirking piece of shit.
Creatures totally lacking in any rudiments of decency or humanity.
As George Carlin and before hm HL Mencken said, we get the politicians we deserve. Today is election day … prove me wrong, America!
This will be the first election I'll not wait up for. Just another day on the farm here in Northern California 😉
More seriously, the worst administration in my 80+ years on the planet – bar none. The pretenders to this throne manned by inhuman creatures will be indistinguishable in their psychotic lack of human decency.
Genocide is only a crime when certain protected people are the victims.
As for Matt Miller, Don't Ask and Don't Tell, but he is an odd duck.
Are you really now complaining about the Palestinians being unfairly favoured over Ukrainians. Are you actually sollicitating to receive the same treatment from the West that Palestinians are getting?
I'm asking, because I have a hard time believing people are this stupid if they are not actually suicidal. But then I cannot claim there haven't been concerted efforts by Ukrianians to explore exactly that territory. If you feel the need to answer in the affirmative I'd suggest to shut up and never speak about it again, because you are incriminating yourself. Also I would recommend to seek psychiatric help with utmost urgency.