Alexander Smith, a contractor for the US Agency for International Development (USAID), said he was given a choice between resignation and dismissal after preparing a presentation on maternal and child mortality among Palestinians, which was cancelled at the last minute by USAID leadership last week.
Smith, a senior adviser on gender, maternal health, child health, and nutrition chose to resign on Monday after four years at USAID. In his resignation letter to the head of the agency, Samantha Power, he complained about the inconsistencies in USAID’s approach to different countries and humanitarian crises, and the general treatment of Palestinians.
“I cannot do my job in an environment in which specific people cannot be acknowledged as fully human, or where gender and human rights principles apply to some, but not to others, depending on their race,” he wrote.
I’m glad that they chose to put up rather than shut up.
“I cannot do my job in an environment in which specific people cannot be acknowledged as fully human, or where gender and human rights principles apply to some, but not to others, depending on their race,” he wrote.
Ugh terrible. Like how do you receive a letter like this and still think “yeah I’m the right one and not a racist POS war mongering profiteer”. Theres no shame anymore
Biden really wants to die on this hill? Wtf fuck Biden who going sit back and let Trump win. I going vote Biden but it will be the last time. After that fuck Democrats.
Wanna bet that Trump will be the Republican candidate in 2028 if he doesn’t win this time?
Can’t imagine you’d have the opportunity to vote for him again anyway. No way he’d run in the next election if he loses this one.
I think it’s more like fuck voting for democrats period
I’m pretty sure they added that part after I commented but… That’s even worse
Yeah no, fuck the democratic party… they may not be straight evil like the Republicans, but they also don’t really give a shit about Americans
Gentle reminder that USAID is essentially another branch of the CIA.
This. Though I support his stand and the good work that him and people like him do using aid funds despite the organization’s geopolitical bent, the man forgot who he was actually working for.
It has been decided that the status quo will continue despite the mounting costs, your criticism and resistance is meaningless to them.
I was about to say, if you’re losing people from the coup factory, you’re doing something wrong.
Way to call them out on their bullshit. I hope this gets remembered later in history.
I hope he becomes a spokesperson in support of a complete ceasefire and a defender of Palestinian lives.
The US president had threatened to cut off the supply of arms for use in any Rafah offensive, but his administration has not delivered on that threat, arguing that the assault on the city did not amount to a major operation as it did not involve large numbers of troops.
What a relief to know that when we bombed the shit out of Hiroshima and Nagasaki we weren’t involved in major operations. There were only a small number of troops involved, so I guess they were more skirmishes. I’ll sleep better knowing that.
Sigh… I just have to put my head down and avoid most news or my mental health suffers from feeling so helpless and outraged.
It’s astonishing that Biden/the administration has decided that Israel is worth throwing away the post-WW2 global system for.
The US is going to need alliances and partnerships to counter future and current Chinese and Russian revanchist aggression, and Europe has already broken away from the US global leadership because of Gaza. They’ve all reinstated UNRAWA funding, several now formally recognize Palestine, multiple heads of state are openly calling it genocide, and the US sits alone wielding UNSC veto to protect
the unsinkable aircraft carrierIsrael.Am I bad at reading or did they get fired for reporting on war crimes?
Don’t they know that Trump would be worse? We all need to support Biden right now to stop Trump. After the election we can start to discuss if Biden facilitating a genocide is bad or not
Genocidal fucks like you are gonna be why trump wins. Biden is gonna lose if he keeps supporting blatant genocide, no matter how bloodthirsty you are about it
