Unqualified, unvetted, heavily armed and trigger-happy
You’ve been wondering where ICE finds the plainclothes goons it has terrorizing Latinos, Asians, Haitian and African immigrants? Maybe the same place the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation finds its security contractors:
BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) — American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained by The Associated Press.
Two U.S. contractors, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were revealing their employers’ internal operations, said they were coming forward because they were disturbed by what they considered dangerous and irresponsible practices. They said the security staff hired were often unqualified, unvetted, heavily armed and seemed to have an open license to do whatever they wished.
They said their colleagues regularly lobbed stun grenades and pepper spray in the direction of the Palestinians. One contractor said bullets were fired in all directions — in the air, into the ground and at times toward the Palestinians, recalling at least one instance where he thought someone had been hit.
“There are innocent people being hurt. Badly. Needlessly,” the contractor said.
AP cannot verify the contractors’ stories, explaining that its journalists “have been unable to access the GHF sites, located in Israeli military-controlled zones.“
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Dial 1-800-HENCHMEN today.
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