this post was submitted on 17 Nov 2023
139 points (91.6% liked)

World News

32229 readers
555 users here now

News from around the world!

Rules:

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
Rumblestiltskin@lemmy.ml
AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml
jackmarxist@lemmy.ml
zephyreks@lemmy.ml
OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml
139
Dirty secret of Israel’s weapons exports: They’re tested on Palestinians (www.aljazeera.com)
submitted 11 months ago by Dreamer@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
10 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] livus@kbin.social 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I probably sound naive but I had no idea they have a pattern of testing experimental weapons on Palestinians before selling them to other countries.

I knew they were selling to Myanmar during the genocide, etc but I didn't realise quite how cynical and corporate the tie in was.

[–] DessertStorms@kbin.social 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And don't forget who funds the R&D and why - "war is the most profitable business on earth".

[–] wrath_of_grunge@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago

And while the biggest arms dealer in the world is your boss - the President of the United States, who ships more merchandise in a day than I do in a year - sometimes it's embarrassing to have his fingerprints on the guns. Sometimes he needs a freelancer like me to supply forces he can't be seen supplying. So. You call me evil, but unfortunately for you, I'm a necessary evil.