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When you’re siding with John Bolton on whether to bomb Iran, you’re as insanely hawkish as it gets.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Full Speech at Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19, 2024. (C-Span still)
By Caitlin Johnstone
CaitlinJohnstone.com.au
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Celebrity progressive, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, at the Democratic National Convention on Monday night, falsely claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris “is working tirelessly to secure a ceasefire in Gaza.”
There is literally no evidentiary basis anywhere for this assertion. She made it up.
Kamala Harris is not “working tirelessly” to do anything at this time besides become the next president. Her own staff are saying she is opposed to an arms embargo on Israel and won’t consider cutting or conditioning military aid, which is the only way the Israeli government can be effectively forced to stop sabotaging a peace deal so that the U.S.-backed genocide can finally end.
Saying you’ll continue pouring military explosives into a regime that is using those military explosives to conduct regular massacres of civilians is the exact opposite of working tirelessly to secure a ceasefire.
“This is false, it’s propaganda, and it’s making people misunderstand the issue,” Current Affairs’ Nathan Robinson said of AOC’s statement.