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US security contractors for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) say they are firing live ammunition, stun grenades, and pepper spray against Palestinian civilians attempting to collect food in Gaza, according to testimonies and video evidence reviewed by AP.

“There are innocent people being hurt. Badly. Needlessly,” one contractor said, describing unqualified, unvetted, and heavily armed guards hired to manage crowd control at US-funded aid distribution sites.

Speaking anonymously due to fears of retaliation, two contractors said lethal force is used routinely, even when no threat is present. “Bullets were fired in all directions – in the air, into the ground and at times toward the Palestinians,” one said, recalling at least one instance where a person was likely hit.

US authorities pledged $30 million to support the aid scheme's operations in May, bypassing UN mechanisms. Journalists have been barred from accessing the sites, located inside Israeli military-controlled zones.

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[-] [email protected] 25 points 4 days ago

Remember when Blackwater did a bunch of war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan and all they had to do was change their name a few times to avoid any consequences? And by "avoid consequences," I mean "get their executives and their families into the White House with congressional approval."

[-] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago

The Blackwater shit was a big chunk of the entire lodestone of bullshit that was the 2003 invasion of Iraq that fully commie pilled me.

Seeing the results and the price tag per mercenary made me want to go full people's war on anyone or anything responsible.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 4 days ago

They were literally running child prostitution rings out of US military bases

[-] [email protected] 26 points 4 days ago

The person who yelled “Hell yeah boy!” after shooting someone in a crowd of innocent, starving people should be skinned alive

[-] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago
[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[-] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

The mercs should all be tried quickly and executed by firing squad as the Nazi fuckwads they are.

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