U.S. Airdrops Food to Gaza While Arming Israel to Drop Bombs (www.democracynow.org)
from phreekno@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 04 Mar 2024 19:37
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Sibbo@sopuli.xyz on 04 Mar 2024 19:46 next collapse

At least they are not bombing Gaza while delivering food to Israel

shoppingrat@lemmy.world on 04 Mar 2024 19:52 next collapse

this is hella old but apparently still relevant

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BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world on 04 Mar 2024 19:55 next collapse

So there is now a market for explosive rations

FenrirIII@lemmy.world on 04 Mar 2024 21:35 collapse

Brought to you by Taco Bell!

GrymEdm@lemmy.world on 04 Mar 2024 20:18 next collapse

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Linkerbaan@lemmy.world on 04 Mar 2024 21:48 next collapse

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SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca on 05 Mar 2024 02:21 collapse

Context on the twitter post referenced:

The first picture clearly shows an expiration date of July 2026 on the side of the canister, meaning that, as of the date of this note, it doesn’t expire for more than two years.

Maggoty@lemmy.world on 05 Mar 2024 02:36 next collapse

I love how they show an opened picture, like look how bad it is! But uhhh those are the good rations.

SoupBrick@yiffit.net on 05 Mar 2024 03:32 collapse

God damn, you are absolutely correct. Egg on my face for not checking the source I used. Comment deleted.

Akasazh@feddit.nl on 05 Mar 2024 02:03 next collapse

This is kind of how the Molotov cocktail got it’s name.

The Russians were bombing the Finns, however in the media foreign minister Molotov said they were doing food drops. The bombs were called ‘Molotov breadbaskets’.

So the improvised incendiary devices the Finns fought back with got called Molotov cocktails.

ArtVandelay@lemmy.world on 05 Mar 2024 15:04 next collapse

A tale as old as time. Even back in Vietnam, we were pulling the same shit.

Willard: “It was the way we had over here of living with ourselves. We’d cut them in half with a machine gun and give them a Band-Aid. It was a lie—and the more I saw of them, the more I hated lies.”

Apocalypse Now, 1979

sailingbythelee@lemmy.world on 05 Mar 2024 16:34 collapse

Its not really a tale as old as time if you’re only going back to the 1970s. I don’t think it was very common in the ancient world to provide military aid to your ally while also providing aid to their adversary, unless you secretly wanted to screw over your ally as well.

harderian729@lemmy.world on 05 Mar 2024 16:10 collapse

Does anyone know where I can find information on the kind of food typical in these airdrops?

nxdefiant@startrek.website on 05 Mar 2024 16:34 collapse

I believe they’re standard US military M.R.E’s,

taskandpurpose.com/news/us-airdrop-gaza-mre/