Retired US Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar Exposes Israeli War Crimes & US Complicity
The Jimmy Dore ShowOctober 5, 202533 min217,578 views
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- 🇺🇸 Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar, a 25-year US Army Green Beret veteran, was arrested for protesting at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing.
- 📜 Aguilar held up the Constitution, stating his action was an obligation to uphold it, a moment he considered more proud than graduating Ranger School or earning his Green Beret.
- 🏛️ He deliberately chose the Foreign Affairs Committee, which nominates ambassadors and decides on country funding and military sales, to highlight US complicity in what he calls a genocide.
Allegations Against Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
- 💔 Aguilar, formerly a contractor for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), alleges it's a shell organization orchestrating war crimes.
- 🎯 He claims GHF and its subcontractors deliberately targeted starving Palestinians at food distribution sites, using tanks, mortars, and live fire against unarmed civilians.
- 🗺️ Aguilar states the foundation's planning, including site establishment and population displacement, violates international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions.
- 🇺🇸 He asserts the US is complicit in the engineered famine and dehumanization of Palestinians in Gaza.
Personal Motivation and Family Support
- 🏡 Aguilar was living a quiet life working at Lowe's before being called to work for GHF.
- 🗣️ His wife, a career army officer, encouraged him to speak out publicly, stating he would be a coward if he remained anonymous.
- 🤝 He initially approached Congress members, both Republican and Democrat, but found little action, leading him to speak to the press.
The Broader Implications and Future Warnings
- ⚠️ Aguilar warns that the militarized tactics used abroad, including surveillance and suppression, could soon be deployed domestically in the US.
- 🏙️ He points to the Illinois National Guard's state partnership with Israel as a concerning indicator, suggesting potential future deployment of IDF alongside US forces in cities like Chicago.
- 🚨 The speaker fears the US is becoming a
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