Alexander Smith, a contractor for the US Agency for International Development (USAID), said he was given a choice between resignation and dismissal after preparing a presentation on maternal and child mortality among Palestinians, which was cancelled at the last minute by USAID leadership last week.
Smith, a senior adviser on gender, maternal health, child health, and nutrition chose to resign on Monday after four years at USAID. In his resignation letter to the head of the agency, Samantha Power, he complained about the inconsistencies in USAID’s approach to different countries and humanitarian crises, and the general treatment of Palestinians.
“I cannot do my job in an environment in which specific people cannot be acknowledged as fully human, or where gender and human rights principles apply to some, but not to others, depending on their race,” he wrote.
I don’t know if I should be happy or sad. On one hand officials actually taking a stand against injustice, and on the other the only people who actually gives a shit about the good and will of the people are
leavingbeing fired.“I cannot do my job in an environment in which specific people cannot be acknowledged as fully human, or where gender and human rights principles apply to some, but not to others, depending on their race,” he wrote.
Ugh terrible. Like how do you receive a letter like this and still think “yeah I’m the right one and not a racist POS war mongering profiteer”. Theres no shame anymore
Biden really wants to die on this hill? Wtf fuck Biden who going sit back and let Trump win. I going vote Biden but it will be the last time. After that fuck Democrats.
Can’t imagine you’d have the opportunity to vote for him again anyway. No way he’d run in the next election if he loses this one.
I think it’s more like fuck voting for democrats period
I’m pretty sure they added that part after I commented but… That’s even worse
Yeah no, fuck the democratic party… they may not be straight evil like the Republicans, but they also don’t really give a shit about Americans
Way to call them out on their bullshit. I hope this gets remembered later in history.
I hope he becomes a spokesperson in support of a complete ceasefire and a defender of Palestinian lives.
Of course it will be remembered in history.
Who looks better in history books today; the student protestors against Vietnam or the soldiers at Kent State and Nixon? The students protesting Apartheid in South Africa or the South African apartheid government? John McCain blocking LGBT in the military or the soldiers who fought for representation?
Biden will go down very badly in history for this, as will all those who enable the genocide.
Am I bad at reading or did they get fired for reporting on war crimes?
Don’t they know that Trump would be worse? We all need to support Biden right now to stop Trump. After the election we can start to discuss if Biden facilitating a genocide is bad or not
Genocidal fucks like you are gonna be why trump wins. Biden is gonna lose if he keeps supporting blatant genocide, no matter how bloodthirsty you are about it
