No Words are Sufficient

US airman dies after setting himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy in Washington

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I am so fucking heartbroken over the self-immolation which has occurred twice since Oct 7th and Israel’s genocidal plans for the total extermination of the people of Gaza.

And, of course, I am heartstricken and angry about the U.S. and Israel and the never-ending, blood-soaked Monsters of War.

What upsets and distresses me the most about the senseless suicides because of the monstrous killing of innocent people, is that NOTHING will happen and no killing will stop. Honestly, I have entertained the notion that IF, BIG IF I ever thought things were so unbearable that I would do that to myself, I would make a statement with it, but, in my opinion, it’s better to live and try to make a difference. I understand the anguish of living in a death culture AND feeling hopeless that anything ever will change. Somehow, we must go on because the Monsters of War don’t care if we live or die (after the past four years, I am pretty sure they prefer that we die) and they are the ones that should be on fire.

Who the hell knows and is there anything that will make the Monsters of War stop?

From the War Monster Media, CiaNN:

CNN — 

An active-duty member of the US Air Force who set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, on Sunday, has died, authorities said.

Aaron Bushnell, 25, of San Antonio, Texas, said in a video of the incident obtained by CNN that he would “no longer be complicit in genocide” and that his suffering was minimal compared to that of Palestinians as the humanitarian crisis persists in Gaza.

He then sets the recording device on the ground before pouring an unknown liquid over himself and igniting it while yelling “Free Palestine” repeatedly. He eventually collapses as police officers rush to douse the flames with fire extinguishers.

He was subsequently transported by DC Fire and emergency services to a local hospital where he died, the Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement. Local police are working with the US Secret Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to investigate the incident, which took place around 1 p.m. in northwest Washington.

Bushnell’s identity was confirmed by MPD, and Rose Riley, a spokesperson for the US Air Force, said he was an active-duty airman. Additional details will be provided after next of kin notifications are completed, the Air Force said.

A spokesperson from the Israeli Embassy said no embassy staff were injured.

In December, a person set themselves on fire outside the Israeli Consulate in Atlanta in what police said was “likely an extreme act of political protest.” A Palestinian flag that was part of the protest was recovered at the scene, and gasoline was used as an accelerant, police and fire officials told reporters at a news conference.

Israel is waging war against Hamas in Gaza, after the group’s October 7 terror attacks that killed 1,200 people in Israel, according to Israeli authorities. The response has killed nearly 30,000 people in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.

What a fucked up death culture we live in.

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