Biden Administration Faces The Worst Of Threats Within Its Ranks On US Role In Gaza Genocide: Compassion, Courage & Conscience
Hundreds of federal employees signed an open letter calling on the president to "urgently demand a ceasefire"
Cartoon by Mark Taylor / DeMOCKracy.ink
“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.”-- Selwyn Duke
Pity the Biden White House, which is facing the greatest of internal threats any American administration can confront: a growing tide of conscience and morality within the ranks; in this case regarding its genocidal alliance with the Zionist fascist leadership of Israel. When it comes to US military and foreign policy, the most subversive element there can be is humanity, honesty, compassion and courage.
Talk about un-American!
One interesting aspect of the story below is this excerpt from the sixth paragraph : “…those who signed the letter also remained anonymous out of concern for their job security and personal safety.” (emphasis added)
In this grim time of alliance, funding and arming of one of the most brutal fascist regimes in the world, any voice of moral opposition is viewed as heresy and insidious threat to the corporate powers calling the many shots…bombs…and spiraling deaths of innocents.
Mark Taylor
DeMOCKracy.ink
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Biden Administration Staff Sign Open Letter Demanding Cease-Fire In Israel-Hamas War
“The U.S. government has an immense amount of power to change the status quo on the ground and the refusal to acknowledge that feels like a betrayal.”
By Allie Raffa and Summer Concepcion
NBC News (11/14/23)
More than 400 employees of President Joe Biden's administration have signed an open letter demanding he pursue a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war that has killed thousands of civilians thus far.
“We represent a coalition of Biden-Harris Administration political appointees and civil servants, positioned across the domestic and foreign policy spheres, working in federal agencies, departments, independent agencies, and the White House,” the letter, released Tuesday, begins.
“We call on President Biden to urgently demand a ceasefire; and to call for de-escalation of the current conflict by securing the immediate release of the Israeli hostages and arbitrarily detained Palestinians; the restoration of water, fuel, electricity and other basic services; and the passage of adequate humanitarian aid to the Gaza strip,” it continued.
“Our loved ones are in imminent danger and every single day, waking up and not knowing what’s going to happen is absolute hell, of going to work every day and feeling like you are a part of something that is actively harming people you love was expressed by so many people involved in this.”
The letter says the signatories represent various backgrounds and faiths and work in more than 30 departments and agencies.
Growing resistance
Two administration staff members who led outreach efforts for the letter told NBC News that since the letter was first circulated about two weeks ago, it has gained the signatures of senior and low-level administration employees working across the federal government and in multiple countries. They include staff in the departments of Commerce, Defense, Interior, Homeland Security and the Executive Office of the President, among other agencies.
The two staff members, who are political appointees, asked to remain anonymous out of concern about retaliation for speaking out against the administration’s position. They said those who signed the letter also remained anonymous out of concern for their job security and personal safety.
The White House did not immediately respond to NBC News’ request for comment. …
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-administration-staff-sign-open-letter-demanding-ceasefire-israel-rcna125057
