Dazzling Feats of Hypocracy!

Trying to return to this little outlet after being knocked around by Flu Virus.

 I see that in my absence the U.S.-based Empire continued to perform dazzling feats of hypocrisy.

 Antony Blinken announced there was a genocide going on in Sudan, even as the U.S. continued to pretend it was not carrying  out its own genocide in Palestine.

With a straight face, Blinken described what is happening in Sudan as if the exact same words could not be applied to Iraael's psychopathy in Gaza. Referring to a paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces, Blinken lectured:     

 "The RSF and RSF-aligned militias have continued to direct attacks against civilians.  The RSF and allied militias have systematically murdered men and boys—even infants—on an ethnic basis... Those same militias have targeted fleeing civilians, murdering innocent people escaping conflict, and prevented remaining civilians from accessing lifesaving supplies.  Based on this information, I have now concluded that members of the RSF and allied militias have committed genocide in Sudan.'   

Lancet Report on Gaza Deaths. Speaking of genocide, the highly respected journal The Lancet just published a peer-reviewed study that estimates the violent deaths in Gaza are being under-reported by a factor of 40 Percent. This is not surprising at all, since it is difficult to count bodies lying under rubble.

Two specific findings by The Lancet researchers ought to give us pause. One is that their estimate only includes deaths by violent  trauma. It does not include deaths by illness, starvation, and hypothermia -- all of which are being deliberately forced upon Gazans.

The other sad  finding is that of the traumatic deaths in Gaza, just under 60 percent are women, children, and adults over age 65.

Biden Goes Down Swinging.  Around the same time Antony Blinken discovered there was murder going on, the Biden administration announced a brand new sale of weapons to Israel worth a whopping $8 billion.

No doubt our man over there, Benjamin Netanyahu needs the new toys. He's going through his current supply like a drunk going through a bottle of MadDog. Well Benny, be of good cheer. There's always more where that came from.