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Dirty secret of Israel’s weapons exports: They’re tested on Palestinians (www.aljazeera.com)

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[–] livus@kbin.social 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I probably sound naive but I had no idea they have a pattern of testing experimental weapons on Palestinians before selling them to other countries.

I knew they were selling to Myanmar during the genocide, etc but I didn't realise quite how cynical and corporate the tie in was.

[–] DessertStorms@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And don't forget who funds the R&D and why - "war is the most profitable business on earth".

[–] wrath_of_grunge@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

And while the biggest arms dealer in the world is your boss - the President of the United States, who ships more merchandise in a day than I do in a year - sometimes it's embarrassing to have his fingerprints on the guns. Sometimes he needs a freelancer like me to supply forces he can't be seen supplying. So. You call me evil, but unfortunately for you, I'm a necessary evil.