Why a weapons expert quit the US State Department | Josh Paul | The Big Picture S3E09
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- Опубліковано 6 гру 2023
- Josh Paul created a big stir when he resigned from the US State Department in protest of the sale of weapons to Israel.
In a highly publicised letter, he said the rush to arm Israel’s war in Gaza was “shortsighted, destructive, unjust and contradictory”
The former arms trade expert, who helped the US train the Iraqi police and the Palestinian Authority, and oversaw weapons deals to a number of controversial regimes, says he’s now speaking out in the hopes he can pressure the US into changing its foreign policy.
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“There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.”
― Howard Zinn
Yep agree, oct 7th, for shame
If he didn't quit over Libya, Syria, Yemen and Ukraine, it means GAZA is really bad! Whatever information he was privy to, horrified this seasoned wardog.
You make the most significant point here
Perhaps it's also the compounding effect of them
This is not a flex though. He should have left a long time ago. He should have exposed what Israel was doing a long time ago. 20k Palestinian deaths later, it's a bit too late. For years he sold arms to Israel, for years he helped Israel kill Palestinians. Nothing is new.
Very good point
@@awesomecheese3774yeah! He is fed up. This was just the icing on the cake.
People of US should think about the homeless people in their own country rather than sustaining an imperialist apartheid state continents away.
scary - cant even speak free
as an american i 1000% agree
@ultravioletsus Bro they have never seen Kensington Street Videos as it seem. The homlessness and the ilnesses are catastrophic there. They are sick and cant affort treatment and slide even more into addictions because of drugs especially crack and fentanyl. Its so sad. But on the other hand Israelis enjoy a great free healtcare system technically funded by the US. How is this possible, why are americans dying in poverty and addiction for the sake of israelis ? Because with the military aids israel is getting, the poverty in the US wouldve been battled in great manner, but they rather support a war in which innocent civilians die. And btw dont forget Kensington Street is just a fraction of many many other places like that
Israel also has universal health care and free education
Absolutely! Well said
It’s a relief seeing Josh Paul on the right side of a history. Thank Sir Josh ❤️🇵🇸
A politician with a conscience and integrity. Almost extinct today. Respect
He is "extinct" because he resigned. People of his ilk are forced out. They told "him to shut up and dribble!!!"
He's technically a bureaucrat. He doesn't have to worry about getting reelected or fundraising for his campaign so it makes it easier for someone like him.
He's a diplomat first and foremost, and then a bureaucrat, perhaps a technocrat, not a politician
Someone with a conscience doesn't work for US foreign affairs
What? I thought he clearly Wasnt a politician? I dont what the correct English word is but here in Sweden Theres a huge difference between politicians and the people employed by the state at various authorities. Confused.
It is indeed very disturbing that genuine servants like Josh are not able to influence policy changes.
but at least refreshing to know that such an individual can be found in the bureaucracy.
@@sarahkelly2350this is not enough. The fact that The People still think that the Presidential election matters ...Is pathetic. The rot runs so deep, people have no idea. The State does whatever it wants. The morality is only convenient when they can spin the right narrative, like keeping this war in Ukraine going.
The genocide in Palestine is directly in line with foreign polciy for the past 23 years.
That's the name of Imperialism at any cost to human beings, that they keep bringing up the word Democracy as if that's actually a word that has any meaning today... it's simply an insult to our intelligence both nationally and globally. This is only about profit and control with every means our traitorous government can deploy. None of this has to do with OUR security, but rather the confiscation of all global resources and the encirclement of China and Russia.
Palestinians have the right to defend their lands ❤ 🇵🇸
Yes against soldiers and armed settlers, not against 86 year old grannys and Thai workers.
@@koch1467I agree
@@koch1467and where were you before oct7?
@@arivuchelvankasithis war went on way before that why do you always think it started on Oct 7th you g
Israel supporters make me sicj
@@koch1467 75 years so manny Palestinian grannys and so many Thai and other foreigners killed in Palestinian side , why did isral killed 1000 people in Gaza with 12 towers boomed in 2021 ? Mr analyst
What a lovely man. Thank you Josh Paul for doing the right and moral thing.
Why does nobody discuss the fact that the Palestinians have no way to defend themselves
BECAUSE THOSE WORLD LEADERS ARE TOTALLY BLIND WHEN THEY GOT EYES BUT NO SEE ❗️❗️❗️👹👹👹👹
IT IS PEOPLE POWER TODAY WHICH IS VERY POWERFUL TO DRIVE HOME THE MESSAGE TO GOVTS EVERYWHERE ❗️❗️❗️❗️
PEOPLE POWER ...... STAY UNITED 🙏🙏👍👍😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
The "Palistinians" (pse define a Palistinian?) have massive backers and are not helpless. The Arabs, their totalitarian, authoritarian leaders have announced hundreds of thousands of times that, according to them, Israel and the Jews have no right to EXIST!! Find that point if view extremely objectionable. There's more to the strife, hatred and anger that is happening or has happened than is observable with the naked eye.
Zionism isn't even a religious belief. In reality, the leaders of the modern Zionist movement that was created in Europe weren't motivated by religion. Many of them were actually secular or agnostic Jews. They saw the Jewish people more as a nation than a religious group. For them, Zionism meant establishing a separate political state for the Jewish nation. Originally Uganda was proposed as a homeland for the Zionist before Palestine. *To put things into perspective, in the year 1891 Jewish people owned less than 1% of land in Palestine,* *where as Palestinians owned 99%. In 1947 that number was still at a low, with the Jews owning below 5% of Palestinian land
Yeah, it was literally helped by the British as a neo-colonial project just to expand land and territory. Religion is almost like a guise to play into the most genocidal sympathies it inherently has in fundamentalism in the US.
Colonial project.
We let it happen for 75years what's a few more until israel does what it planned to do in the first place. Main takeaway from this is to never trust the west. I don't trust my own government in the UK as is but now I've found you can't trust a lot of them, just a handful which resign or are silenced
Madagascar as well, and Argentina. Besides Uganda.
Should have chosen German soil over here. An all the funds that go along to build a Jewish state and help settlers fleeing from Russia and all over elsewhere.
Thank you Mr Paul for speaking and pushing the true story. You are a very decent man, one of integrity!
Hey America!!: Did you know that the US government gives 4 BILLION dollars a year to Israel? Thats10.5 million dollars per day.
But we don't have money for healthcare 😂😭
Yes israel gets free Healthcare
And you should hear them talk about us. We're called dirty Christians and stupid Americans
Maddening!
Shame the money that should be used for the betterment of Americans is being used to empower a country that has become a danger to human existence. People of USA a good question to ask the presidential candidates if they win will they continue to fund Israel
Man with huge heart and values for humanity
A humanitarian pause? Since when do we take a pause from being human. 🍉🍉🍉
Israel has paused humanity for 75 years.
Thank you for this interview. There is nowhere on mainstream media that I could have learned half as much as I did in this 50 minute video. Keep up your important work. Millions of people are listening in, worldwide.
Thank you, Josh, for being objective and seeing the problem before Oct. 7
Maybe he should have a little chat with the horrible Piers Morgan
And Tony Blair, who pushed Pres. Bush into the Middle East wars.
This is an eye opener listening to Josh. I had stopped watching the Palestinian rights back in 2014 from frustration and feeling helpless from NZ. October 7th has had me fully engaged again. Thanks for the enlightening information to both of you
Josh - respect! The big picture - respect! Thank you for bringing him on the show.
Wonderful indepth interview. Josh Paul is a hero and the interviewer did an excellent job. Thank you both so much!
Having a corrupt senile, low IQ, incompetent “RESIDENT” for POTUS IS THE ULTIMATE FAILURE.
😂 he is not a hero. He was part of a dirty dirty industry and was part of making decisions that killed who knows how many innocent people. There is no way he didn't know the consequences of his decisions
Imagine if governments worldwide were formed with people like Josh Paul.
Only psychopaths
Yep. A world where evil prevails because free speech will be dead and the evil cult will take charge. Hope that day never comes
@@minimalist279😊
Thank you Mr. Paul. You represent the best of America. I , as an American, have become so disillusioned with the lies, double standards and hypocrisy of my government. I would love to have you as our President one day.
Literally nothing has changed between our policy with Israel today and our policy with Israel years ago. Israel has always been doing the same thing. In another interview, one with Christiane Amanpour, he stated that he received credible complaints that children were being raped in administrative detention, meaning he's known that Israel has been doing this the entire time. He's been selling arms to Israel the entire time. If he were truly the best of the best, he'd have resigned long ago, and exposed the relationship between Israel and the US forever ago and maybe it could have pushed public opinion to a point to where we wouldn't be where we are now with Israel. He has blood on his hands
@@machsimillian14he didn't give those orders. And he quit at the right time for maximum impact. Give the man a break. You're blaming the wrong person.
@@sid7804 go watch his other interviews. He even stated as such that he's approved other sales of arms to Israel.
Blame is going firmly where it belongs, he's been part of the problem for years. He's saying that all of a sudden he quit because this sale was different from previous sales in that there was no debate on how the arms would be used. That's it. In each of those other sales, he had known prior that Israel was committing human rights violations. He knew in each of those sales prior that the arms would be used on Palestinians.
He said that the reason he quit was so that he could bring attention to the issue. Had he quit earlier, maybe the attention that he's trying to bring to the issue might have actually been preventative.
@@machsimillian14 Timing has to do with a lot. Lots of people have done this at other times, and it didn't get that impact. This is now when everyone is noticing. Everyone's collective conscious stepped up.perhaps bc of journalists, or some other events also made us snap.
He made a valid point that, there needs to be a discussion and it was bypassed. When people do this,they often believe it.
I still need to watch his other videos.
I see you halfway. It may have been more principled to to this sooner, but it wouldn't have the impact that it has as now, when more people are outraged. what's happening now in the Biden administration is outrageous, so that's enough to be a breaking point or point of heightened disagreement for many. There's lots of dissent, and some are staying to do what they can. We need whistleblowers on Biden, Blinken and Netanyahu on this problem.
I'll point to an example, and one which hows that Paul is good compared to other people. Charlie Rose, I knew he was no good, bc he would give dictators a platform, and willingly be part of making them look good by playing by their rules, bc he wanted prestige and ratings. No backbone. Then, he gets busted on something unrelated, so this is because he has no backbone.
Amanpour doesn't do that, she sticks by principle and she has prestige. She didn't wear a scarf to interview a president of a useless government, bc it was in America and there was no law saying she had to. He didn't show up, and she was there waiting without a scarf. It was considered a victory for her.
Paul has some kind of principle, maybe not as good as others, but better than those without any principle.
Chris Christie has some principle that he can't do bad things himself, while he can say, that won't work and walk out but be back the next day. Not as much principle as others, but it's something.
Awesome interview. Very informative. Love Josh Paul. We need more people like him in governments.
Like the Palestinians he just broke out!❤
Thank you Josh Paul for your right decision, you are a great human being. You are a real humanitarian! Absolutely you are a true hero. Hope there are more people working there in the state department who follow your foot steps. May god bless you and your family. 🙏
Josh Paul is an amazing man. I wondered if maybe it would've been better had he stayed in the department. But, with all that he said and all that is happening, I believe he made the best decision. Thank you for this informative, eye opening interview. What a sad world we live in.
#Free Palestine 🇵🇸 ♥️
I wish him a long life , hope nothing happens to him .
Ameen, may Allah bless him and his family. Ameen.❤ Thank you Mr. Josh Paul and all peoples who care with Palestine. Free Palestine ❤
Thank you Josh for standing for PEACE and the right things to do for humanity you are a good person God bless you and I hope other will learn from your good actions and do what is right for oppressed
I’m happy Mr Josh Paul resigned from his position because of guilt! It’s never too late; even for Biden and Netanyahu and Blinken to STOP the horror happening to Palestinians! They’re humans like everyone else and they deserve peace, tranquility, respect, dignity education and overall; they deserve to pursuit success and to earn their livelihood in a good and clean way for they’re so smart as they have many doctors and engineers etc!
FREE PALESTINE!!!
Bless this man for doing the right thing.
Thank you Josh Paul!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Respect you for standing for justice.
It’s good to hear, deep inside everyone has a heart it just needs to open up and stand against injustice and oppression More people are standing up
I salute you! You’re not coward and not blind!
You made us proud, stand for justice for all.
Thank you Josh. A man with integrity.
Thanks for speaking up Josh!
Josh Paul well done. Great interview. Thank you for speaking up.
Great interview and style. I wish the mainstream American media would put him on every night so that the public can receive intelligent and informed information on the secrecy as well as the process of arms sales that can't be discredited. His courage to leave the state department and go public to help contribute to more peace is commendable.
Stop colonial oppression and free Palestine 🇵🇸
Gaza voted for Hamas. What makes you think they can ever make Palestine free from the river to the sea when they couldn't even be free from the fence to the sea?
Josh, you are an honest man, God bless you.
I pray Josh lives a long and happy life
Me too
Thank you! I learned a lot. Very complicated. I’m really impressed with Josh Paul’s ethics.🇨🇦
True..❤
Spot on...thank you for your respectful open communication.
It is always wonderful to hear an honest, rational person, genuinely concerned with human rights talking from a position of experience. Josh Paul was succinct in stating his position. Great questions, convincing answers. Good food for thought!
Thank you Josh and thank you Dania.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom and no legacy is so rich as honesty. All the best to Mr. Josh Paul.
❤ love this guy respect to him
Hes speaks to truth
Palestine is tha part of our body😊
This is a man who knows what integrity, honor, and decency really mean!
I don’t think that the US deserves a place in the World after these disgraceful wars!
quite a rational and just approach . Good interview..... it's a war of conscience
A man of your honor and courage. God bless him.
Thanks a lot for the great interview
This is what I have been praying for people inside in places of power
We have to stop Arms sales ..no more Wars
We need more moral decent brave people like him ❤
Thank God for a solid man with Ethics !
Naturally he had to leave the criminal US Government.
My thoughts on this conversation: amazing. Thank you
Well said Josh!! Thanks for speaking out!!
18:08 "important to know what happened also on the 6th of october." Lots of october 6ths happened.
Thank you 🙏
Thank you
Love Josh Paul for his clarity.
Great discussion! Thank you.
You are the honorable man.
Very interesting interview. Thank you.
Appreciation of this man in spite of the past.
Thanks for speaking out
This is a good man
Eye opening discussion. Thank you for all you do and for inviting Josh Paul
Great interview. 👍 👏
Thanks for explaining the circumstances regarding the donkeys, and why they are so important to Gazans.
Admire your courage to stand up
where are the defenders of human rights ?
shame on USA
Sad he resigned. We need strong politicians THAT STAND for "Right"! One day please go back!!!❤
Thank you Mr. Josh Paul
Mr. Paul, I truly admire your decision , it takes courage to stand up to the powerful boss (US Government) and quit a “reputable position”.’ Walking the talk is a different ball game .
Love u sir for your truth
Why lots of people get Away with Crimes and War Crimes?
I pray for his safety
He should be listend to, i guess he is the most important speaker currently considering the neutrality of his position and expertiese too
In an increasingly disturbing world it is refreshing to see someone in authority displaying courage and moral fortitude. Well done Josh, I wish you well.
Thx for sharing
You have a beautiful soul, which other decision -makers of the world lack. May God protect and guide you and your family.
That was very informative
Thank you !!
Thank you Josh Paul to be honest that's all I need to have piece in my mind,God Bless you and stay safe!
To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.
Can someone tell me the difference between lobbying and bribing?
In the USA, there isn't any.
Thanks brother
Thank you sir
Thanks.
Great truthful content
"Governments should be Rational ". Best Statement of the Year
Josh Paul is such a daddy who really wants to pave a peaceful, harmonious future.
great piece of work... mainstream medias should be ashamed of their poor coverage !
A man of integrity.
Bravo Josh Paul. I read about your push back and was pleasantly surprised that men with moral fortitude are not, after all, extinct. Thank you.
Thanks
Sir, you sacrifice your dignity to help the oppressed people, bravo
I'm voting for cornel west if I can.
Vote for the Green Party!
@@ileanahernandez1709 Honestly, I'll vote for either of them, whichever has the highest chance of winning. I'm trying to figure out which campaign to help. I think I'll join whichever one is easier, since if its easy, it's more likely that I'll be able to drag other people into it too.
Insightful ❤
GREAT talking points
Thank you Josh Paul
So greatful for people like paul