Once again I find myself, not leaving a good taste in my mouth, with MTG on the political dominator, AIPAC.
My agreement with her is becoming disconcerting….
Just look at their power over Congress….and the White House…..Israel is being allowed to totally wipe out Gaza and has turned its thugs on the West Bank.
MTG has made a pronouncement…..
Far-right US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene declared on Monday that she was “not controlled” by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the powerful pro-Israel lobby group, in a statement posted on X.
The Republican representative made the comment after expressing support for the release of Edan Alexander, a dual US-Israeli citizen and Israeli soldier, who was the latest captive to be freed from Gaza.
“This is wonderful news! Let’s also hope to see an end to that war,” Greene wrote, quoting former President Donald Trump’s announcement of the release during his visit to Saudi Arabia.
“I’m not controlled by big pharma, the military-industrial complex, or AIPAC. And I’m not suicidal nor depressed, and I never have been. I’m actually very happy and extremely healthy and I love my life,” she added.
The remark drew backlash online, with many pointing out that if she hadn’t been influenced by AIPAC, then her support for Israel’s brutal onslaught on Gaza was a matter of personal conviction.
“That’s kinda worse, since it means you’ve voted to fund Israel’s genocide out of conviction,” an X user replied, while others questioned why such a statement was necessary.
AIPAC has increasingly come under fire for targeting elected officials critical of Israel, especially those who opposed military aid or called for a ceasefire during Israel’s war on Gaza. The group launched an ad blitz last month against US senators who voted to block a multibillion-dollar arms package for Israel.
Since October 2023, Israel’s military campaign has killed more than 61,700 Palestinians and left the Gaza Strip in a state of humanitarian collapse. Aid agencies report that emergency supplies of food, fuel, and medicine have been blocked for over two months.
https://www.newarab.com/news/republican-marjorie-taylor-greene-says-not-controlled-aipac
AIPAC is a foreign entity that is buying our political system…..no way to justify their existence. Period.
AIPAC should be used to illustrate the evil of PACs….this influence has turned the Congress and the presidency into a group of subservient clowns.
I know it will not happen any time soon but the Lobbying industry needs to be shutdown and remove any influence from the decision making process.
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
OFF TOPIC — D.C. Is now a fully police state city. Boots on the ground everywhere this morning.
😡❗ And no doubt it will soon be commonplace everywhere.
Yep0 the trouble has begun in earnest…..chuq
When any normal rational person can find common ground with that mad bitch, then you really know the world is going to hell in a handcart.
Best wishes, Pete.
Like I start I think she i8s an idiot but I will agree with her on this point. chuq
Strange times we live in, Pete. I’ve never been so glad Im old, but I do want to hang around at the edges to see how this plays out. In a way it’s like you’ve wandered into the wrong theater and there is an atrocious movie on the screen: you want to leave, but your aisle is full and you’re in the middle–but it’s also fascinating to watch, in its own way, like watching a tiger slowly consume it’s prey…