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President Joe Biden was asked by a reporter in Israel on Wednesday what made him confident that the Israelis weren't behind the explosion that killed hundreds at a Gaza hospital on Tuesday.

Biden responded that it was "the data I was shown by my Defense Department."

Two U.S. officials told ABC News the Pentagon independently concluded the Gaza hospital blast was likely caused by an errant Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket that fell short of its target.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I don't consider the Pentagon to be a reliable source for information when they have a vested interest in the conflict. Remember when they said Saddam Hussain had "weapons of mass destruction" which was used to justify the Iraq invasion? Well there never were any. The Pentagon manufactured that disinformation, and media parroted it like loyal puppets.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Yeah why are people believing this? I'm sure someone will quietly peddle it back just like they did with the "40 beheaded babies" lie. This is blatant information warfare.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

What vested interest does the DoD have in this conflict?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The US State Department has a long-standing strong alliance with the Israelis. Billions of dollars of weaponry is sold to the Israeli military yearly, with a direct profit for the US defense industry.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Israeli airstrikes killing civilians hasn't stopped weapon sales before, so why would the pentagon lie about this one instance?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago

Same as any other conflict.. maintain the interests of US govt. and by extension rich oligarchs who have the house and Senate in their pockets.