[5/5] … the aid operations suspend bringing food to Gaza. A hypothetical sincere investigation might confirm this, but governments are not often that sincere about their motives. The US should skip the useless "investigation" and tell Israel to change these policies and respect truces for aid deliveries, or it will receive no more arms.
[4/5] … six months hoping the world will get distracted. Perhaps the US made that response before Israel stated the details in the article. Unless the facts stated in the article are incorrect, the only remaining question is why commanders concluded it was acceptable to knowingly attack an aid convoy that they had agreed to protect. Such a sensitive policy decision must have come from a high level — from ministers, I expect. One must speculate that the purpose of this attack was to make …
[3/5] … matter. Even if he had accompanied them, that would not have excused the wrong of attacking an aid convoy. Local temporary truces are normal and important in war, and Israel must respect them when aid agencies make them. It must also generally avoid attacking civilians even though some HAMAS fighters are near them. The US government response, though critical of Israel, was too weak. We cannot expect the demanded investigation to seek the truth, and Israel could easily draw it out for …
[2/5] … fighter was accompanying them (but not in order to attack anyone). So what? That is no excuse to attack a group of civilians, let alone a group of aid workers! That statement shows that Israel's policies are such as to systematically lead to attacks on aid workers, and that its "cooperation" with aid deliveries is bogus. The article reports that that HAMAS fighter had in fact remained at the warehouse and did not accompany the aid workers who were attacked. But that detail does not …
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the Guardian
Charities halt Gaza aid after drone attack that killed seven workers
Humanitarian groups say they cannot operate safely after Israeli targeting of food charity convoy prompts international outcry
 Aid workers in Gaza were returning from distributing food that had arrived by ship, when three successive Israeli drone attacks hit their three vehicles and killed 7 of them. In response, the humanitarian charities that ran the operation have suspended their activities in Gaza. Israel said that the attack was done intentionally, and offered the excuse that an armed HAMAS …
The Lever
Big Oil Could Help Shipowner Avoid Liability For Bridge Collapse
The company linked to the Baltimore disaster aims to use a 173-year-old “Titanic Law” to avoid paying big damages — after fossil fuel and oth...
 A 19th century law limits the liability of the shipowner for destroying the bridge in Baltimore. Ship-owning companies have lobbied hard to block revision of that law.
the Guardian
Montana supreme court strikes down Republican-passed voting restrictions
Court rules four laws passed by state legislature in wake of Trump’s 2020 loss violate Montana constitution in win for voting rights
 Montana supreme court strikes down Republican-passed voting restrictions.
[2/2] … serve know from experience that voting for plutocratist politicians can make their lives more wealthy.
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the Guardian
Austerity doesn’t just damage public services, it destroys people’s faith in the future | Torsten Bell
Britain can’t afford the tax cuts announced in the budget
2020: May - August Political Notes - Richard Stallman
 Budget cuts for public services (that help non-rich people) not only make life difficult and painful, they teach people to give up hope that voting can make things better. That is exactly what right-wingers want. The rich people they …
Tell the Media: Make sure voters KNOW the stakes for Social Security!
First, Donald Trump went on CNBC and announced that there was “a lot you could do” to cut Social Security and Medicare. Then, the Republican S...
 US citizens: call on the Media to make sure voters know the stakes for Social Security.