Tulsi Gabbard
Gordon,
The news the past few days has been tough. For so many in Manchester, what began as just another day, ended in a horrific tragedy as a terrorist set off a bomb killing innocent civilians at a concert hall. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack. Today, we are getting reports out of the Philippines that an ISIS-linked attack has taken the lives of 21 souls.
This highlights yet again how critical it is for us to work together to defeat these terrorists, and the ideology fueling their terror.
It’s impossible to talk seriously about this issue without acknowledging that just a few days before this terrible attack, President Trump signed a $460 billion, ten year arms deal with Saudi Arabia—a brutal theocracy that oppresses its own people, and has spent billions of dollars exporting their extreme Wahhabi Salafist ideology around the world—the very same ideology fueling terror groups like ISIS and al-Qaeda.
Additionally, Saudi Arabia, along with Qatar, Turkey, and other countries, are directly and indirectly supporting these terrorist groups with money, weapons, and intelligence.
So our big weapons deal will make it so US weapons are likely to end up in the hands of terrorists, and to be used in war crimes against Yemeni civilians.
Trump has condemned deals like this in the past. In 2011, Trump wrote about Saudi Arabia in his book, “It’s the world’s biggest funder of terrorism. Saudi Arabia funnels our petrodollars, our very own money, to fund the terrorists that seek to destroy our people while the Saudis rely on us to protect them.”
If the US is to supply Saudi Arabia with weapons we should, at the very least, demand that they:
- End their spread of radical Wahhabi Salafist exclusivist ideology through madrassas and mosques around the world, which is undermining moderate Muslims, from Pakistan to Indonesia, to Europe.
- End their brutal attack on the sovereign country of Yemen, which is resulting in the suffering and death of hundreds of thousands of civilians.
- End its arming and support of al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups in Syria and other parts of the world.
- Stop oppression and persecution of dissenters, women and the LGBT community.
- Allow Christians, Hindus, Muslims, atheists and other religious minorities to worship or not worship as they please in Saudi Arabia, without being arrested and punished.
It is news like this that makes clear the need for a new movement for peace powered by the aloha spirit—the spirit of love and respect for all. Will you contribute $5 to my campaign so that we can put together a national tour that will call out the hypocrisy of the Trump administration and help build support for a sane foreign policy?
My bill, HR 608, the Stop Arming Terrorists Act, will help to address this issue by prohibiting taxpayer dollars from being used to directly or indirectly support armed militants allied with terrorist groups like al-Qaeda, and would stop our practice of funneling money through countries like Saudi Arabia who support these terrorist groups. Will you add your name as a citizen co-sponsor to my
Stop Arming Terrorists Act? This bill will require our government to abide by the same laws that apply to its citizens.
As always, mahalo for your support and allowing me the privilege of serving you.
Aloha,
Tulsi
Gordon Duff posted articles on VT from 2008 to 2022. He is a Marine combat veteran of the Vietnam War. A disabled veteran, he worked on veterans and POW issues for decades.
Gordon is an accredited diplomat and is generally accepted as one of the top global intelligence specialists. He manages the world’s largest private intelligence organization and regularly consults with governments challenged by security issues.
Duff has traveled extensively, is published around the world, and is a regular guest on TV and radio in more than “several” countries. He is also a trained chef, wine enthusiast, avid motorcyclist, and gunsmith specializing in historical weapons and restoration. Business experience and interests are in energy and defense technology.
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