Our government sold the airplanes that dropped these bombs.
Our government refuels the planes on their sorties.
Our government makes and sells the bombs, including cluster bombs.
We share responsibility for these atrocities.
And please don’t believe any of the bullshit peddled to us about how our bombs bring “freedom” and “democracy”. The hands on the triggers are Saudi and we provide the political cover for the Saudis as they do this. The Saudi government is a brutal monarchy. They are about to behead 14 men for taking part in a pro-democracy rally. One of the men was under 18 and arrested on his way to attend college in Michigan. Another is a 23 year old man who is blind and deaf. They were tortured to obtain confessions, most have since recanted.
Meanwhile, in his visit to Saudi Arabia, President Trump did find the time to participate in an elaborate sword dance, but never brought up human rights violations.
The president who spends hours watching TV and tweeting can’t seem to comment on the fact that our close ally is planning to behead men and boys for the crime of attending a rally.
Mr Trump has not yet commented on the case of Mr al-Sweikat. In his speech to the Saudis in May, he said: “America is a sovereign nation and our first priority is always the safety and security of our citizens.
“We are not here to lecture, we are not here to tell other people how to live, what to do, who to be, or how to worship.
"Instead, we are here to offer partnership, based on shared interests and values—to pursue a better future for us all.” — www.independent.co.uk/...
Perhaps torture and a penchant for bombing other countries the “values” we share with brutal monarchies?
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Cross-posted at NotMeUs.org & TheProgressiveWing.com | @subirgrewal
