Cluster Bombs and Corruption
"Bidenomics" Enrich the Biden Crime Family, Zelenskyy AND the Military Industrial Complex While Compromising the Safety and Well-Being of Everyone Else
It seems like every day, there's another scandal emanating like toxic gas from the Biden White House. But this latest one is particularly disturbing, as it involves the use of cluster bombs and the enrichment of some of the biggest names in American politics. In this post, we'll be exploring the disturbing link between Bidenomics, corruption, and the use of deadly weapons.
Let's start with what cluster bombs are and why they're so controversial. Cluster bombs are weapons that release hundreds of smaller bombs, called submunitions, over a wide area. They're designed to be used against large targets like troop concentrations or vehicles. The problem is that they are mercilessly indiscriminate. When they explode, they release sharp pieces of shrapnel that can travel up to nearly a mile away. They've been responsible for countless civilian deaths, and they can leave behind unexploded submunitions that can detonate years later turning Ukraine into a minefield for future children’s play.
Just like the question of why the barbaric use of brutal war is so relevant, why do countries still use them? The answer lies in the weapon's fiendish effectiveness. In the “right” circumstances, cluster bombs can be devastatingly effective. That's why countries like the United States, Russia, and China still produce and use them, despite international condemnation.
But what does this have to do with corruption and Bidenomics? For that, we need to turn our attention to Ukraine. In 2014, Ukraine was rocked by the Euromaidan protests, which led to the ousting of President Viktor Yanukovych. The United States played the leading-role in these protests, with then Vice President Sloppy Joe Biden taking a particular interest in the situation. After Yanukovych's ouster, Biden promised the new government US support, and part of that support came in the form of military aid. (Remember when Sloppy Joe threatened to withhold one-billion dollars of US aid from Ukraine if the prosecutor investigating Burisma wasn’t fired? Clear-evidence of influence peddling, yet, years later he is now POTUS)
Fast forward to 2019, and President Donald Trump allegedly withheld aid from Ukraine in exchange for dirt on his political rival, Sloppy Joe Biden. The whole affair led to Trump's impeachment, and the eventual election of Sloppy Joe as president. But here's where things get interesting. It turns out that during Derpy Joe's time as vice president, his son Hunter was serving on the board of a Ukrainian that same energy company called Burisma Holdings and making tens of thousands of dollars a month for a no-show position.
Here you have a situation where the vice president's son is serving on the board of a foreign company while his father is actively involved in that country's politics. It doesn't look good, and it allows accusations of probably corruption to flourish.
But back to the cluster bombs. It turns out that as part of a recent military aid package to Ukraine, the US government included thousands of cluster bombs. This is despite the fact that the use of cluster bombs is questionable under international law. The Sloppy Joe regime, despite touting its commitment to human rights and democracy, has done nothing to correct this issue.
While cluster munitions are not banned internationally, more than 120 countries – including most NATO members – have signed on to a convention prohibiting their use. The US, Ukraine and Russia are not party to that agreement
So why is this problematic? For one, it exposes the hypocrisy of the US government. How can the US government lecture other countries about human rights and the rule of law when it's arming them with illegal weapons? But more importantly, it shows the influence of the military-industrial complex on American politics. The US defense industry, which produces cluster bombs, is a powerful lobbying force in Washington. It has a vested interest in keeping the US government buying these weapons, even if it means bending international law.
On a recent SheeLilly, our guest Dan Kovalik (who was in Russia near the Ukraine border at the time) shared with us that over 100k Ukrainian troops (and more civilians) have been killed in this atrocious exercise for profit and money laundering. This number is nearing double of the reported US deaths in Vietnam—in a fraction of the time! We cannot allow this carnage to continue just so the Biden Crime Family can accrue more wealth for their Garbage Family. I don’t know about any of you, but I am beyond tired of funding Hunter’s drug habit while I scramble to buy groceries. It’s unconscionable for the war to continue and EVERY one of us should be appalled and realize the largest obstacles to peace in Ukraine occupy neo-Nazi Kiev and fascist WashedUp, DeCeit.
In conclusion, the use of cluster bombs and the involvement of the Biden Crime Family in Ukrainian politics is a deeply disgusting and dangerous issue. It raises concerns about corruption, the influence of lobbyists on American politics, the hypocrisy of the US government when it comes to human rights and the frightening potential for WWIII. As peace activists, it's important for us to speak out against these practices and push for accountability from our elected officials. We can't allow our government to CONTINUALLY prioritize profits over human lives and CONTINUE to protect the gore-soaked Biden Crime Family.
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Its 2023 and why anyone is still surprised as to how america conducts business has to be one of this decade's greatest mysteries .....
I remain suspended between the horns of a dilemma: on the one horn, I believe that The Ghost of Joe Biden (Barely) Present's advanced and accelerating* dementia makes it impossible for the public to gauge how "present" he is at any given moment.
* I'm aware that on some occasions, what seems like organic dementia turns out to be an artifact of excessive and/or inappropriate medication, or is exacerbated by emotional or environmental stress. In such cases, a seemingly acutely demented person can recover their rationality once the mis-medication or stressors are reduced or eliminated. But generally, dementia doesn't spontaneously reverse or "clear up".
On the other horn, persons afflicted with dementia can settle into what used to be called "second childhood" senility; in this state, like children, they become little old pitchers with big ears and loose lips, and sometimes blurt out or repeat inconvenient truths.
Anyway, Biden himself explained that he "reluctantly" greenlighted sending cluster munitions to Ukraine on the ostensibly pragmatic grounds that they are the only 155-millimeter shells left in the US weapons stockpiles. If this is true (see above), it's a reprehensibly bald justification based on amoral expediency.
Perhaps sooner than later the US will announce the shipment of some cobweb-covered white phosphorous munitions. And I'm sure there are rusty barrels of Agent Orange that could use a good home. It makes the White House and Pentagon, on a colossal scale, look like cash-strapped homeowners who desperately drag out Lawn Darts, Clackers, and E-Z Bake Ovens for a rummage sale. 😡