The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for the resignation of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken after he reportedly lied to Congress after two government authorities concluded that Israel deliberately blocked deliveries of humanitarian aid to Gaza.

According to ProPublica: “The U.S. Agency for International Development delivered its assessment to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the State Department’s refugees bureau made its stance known to top diplomats in late April. Their conclusion was explosive because U.S. law requires the government to cut off weapons shipments to countries that prevent the delivery of U.S.-backed humanitarian aid. Israel has been largely dependent on American bombs and other weapons in Gaza since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks.

  • @just_another_person
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    -92 months ago

    It’s a pretty big leap from “may have” to “possibly” to “definitely did”. I don’t think you’ll get much traction on this. If he planned to lie or sidestep the issue in official communications to Congress, then yeah, he should resign or be removed. I think you need proof though.

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        I’m not denying those reports exist or anything, I’m saying they certainly have competing documents that say the exact opposite. If it’s 2 reports that say something different out of 5, you’d have a hard time making the case he deliberately lied.

        • @[email protected]
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          162 months ago

          I’m saying they certainly have competing documents that say the exact opposite

          Why do you assume this?

          • @just_another_person
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            Because that’s how government entities work. If you have two humanitarian groups saying there is a problem, you’ll have many military groups saying the exact opposite.

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              So are you just speculating here or is there some evidence for this?

              It’s certainly not true that the government produces conflicting reports on every topic.

              • @just_another_person
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                Desert Storm, 9/11, post 9/11 invasion of Iraq, post 9/11 invasion of Afghanistan, Iran Nuclear Program, North Korea nuclear program, Russian invasion of Crimea, Russian invasion of Ukraine, and now this.

                That’s just off the top of my head from the past 30 years. All had reports saying one thing, and a completely different set of reports and intel to justify the narrative of whatever action the executive branch wanted to do.

            • @[email protected]OP
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              USAID backed up their report with evidence there is no room for denial here. Blinken intentionally lied.

              • @just_another_person
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                You can say whatever you want about it, and downvote me to no end (I had nothing to do with it), just giving you facts. Go back and look at every administration since Nixon and you’ll find almost the exact same thing happening. A few reports versus whatever other Intel they have isn’t going to matter much.

                “We had other Intel that said this was not the case”

                Bank on that being said over and over if he’s called to testify.

    • @givesomefucks
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      162 months ago

      There is proof tho…

      Multiple agencies made reports with facts and proper documentation…

      Blinken ignored those and just repeated IDF propaganda that went against all evidence.