Share this page!

Enter URL or ID to Unroll

You can paste full URL like: https://x.com/threadreaderapp/status/1644127596119195649
or just the ID like: 1644127596119195649

How to get URL link on X (Twitter) App

  1. On the Twitter thread, click on or icon on the bottom
  2. Click again on or Share Via icon
  3. Click on Copy Link to Tweet
  4. Paste it above and click "Unroll Thread"!
  5. More info at Twitter Help
Sarah Leah Whitson Profile picture
@sarahleah1
Sep 22, 2020 • 4 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
#Russia private military contractors have joined the party of mercenary wars! Alongside decades of US contractors eg #Blackwater (now #Academi) and @G4S and the entire outsourced #UAE military ... russianpmcs.csis.org
At times, US military contractors have *exceeded* the numbers of US troops in #Iraq and #Afghanistan:
militarytimes.com/news/your-navy…
Decades of hand-wringing in Congress about failed regulation of private military contractors, " permitting abuses and crimes committed by certain contractors against local nationals" said a CRS report:

fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec…
US think-tanks and policy-makers should consider using their research and analysis to curb excessive use of military contractors -- unregulated proxies for dirty work, really -- by our own govt == more likely to have impact there!

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
　

Keep Current with Sarah Leah Whitson

Sarah Leah Whitson Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @sarahleah1

Sarah Leah Whitson Profile picture
Nov 17
Here's Trump hanging out last night w Yasir Al-Rumayyan, head of Saudi @PIF_en, a nearly trillion dollar cash cow involved in terrible abuses, inc a role in the murder of #JamalKhashoggi & gobbling up so many US assets that the Senate launched investigative hearings into its national security risks
For details about how PIF planes controlled by Yasir and his buddies transported the murderers who flew to Istanbul to kidnap and kill Khashoggi, and tortured and imprisoned the original owner of the fleet of planes:
dawnmena.org/u-s-consulting…
As @hrw documented the @PIF_en has been directly involved in human rights abuses including the 2017 “anti-corruption” crackdown that involved arbitrary detentions, abusive treatment &extortion of property from former & current government officials, prominent businessmen & rivals within the royal family.

hrw.org/news/2023/09/1…
Read 4 tweets
Sarah Leah Whitson Profile picture
Sep 4
For everyone just “outraged, outraged” by the execution of an American citizen by a bunch of terrorist thugs, I remind you of the execution of American-Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu-Aqleh, assassinated in cold blood, broad daylight, by the @IDF in 2022. Image
The @idf lied and lied about it until multiple investigations confirmed it was their bullets, with a trigger pulled by a sniper who shot her exposed neck in the narrow area exactly between her helmet and flak jacket.
@IDF The Biden administration hid its own investigation into the murder, literally hid it, and still hasn’t made it public:

dawnmena.org/us-release-sec…
Read 5 tweets
Sarah Leah Whitson Profile picture
Apr 27
NEW: “The ⁦@StateDept⁩ should immediately invoke Section 620I of the Foreign Assistance Act & suspend all military assistance to Israel in light of extensive evidence, inc a leaked State Dept memo, documenting Israel’s blocking of U.S aid to Gaza”

dawnmena.org/u-s-state-depa…
“3 recent reports, inc the leaked internal State Department memorandum, an internal assessment by USAID & report of the Independent Task Force on National Security Memorandum-20 to Israel, conclusively confirm that Israel's conduct impeding & blocking humanitarian aid has triggered the legal requirement to halt military aid.”
“The @StateDept leaked confirmation that Israel has restricted transport & delivery of US humanitarian assistance leaves no doubt: U.S. law requires the suspension of military aid to Israel.
For too long, the Biden administration has breached or ignored U.S. laws that require suspension of aid to an abusive regime like Israel, fueling Israeli belligerence & rewarding its atrocities. It's time for real consequences."
Read 7 tweets
Sarah Leah Whitson Profile picture
Apr 13
Pentagon has now confirmed that Iran has commenced an attack on Israel responding to Israel's attack on Iran's embassy compound in Damascus; the Biden admin should exercise utmost restraint and avoid entangling us in this conflict -- which of course has been Israel's goal all along... nytimes.com/live/2024/04/1…
Jordan and Iraq have now both closed their airspaces
Scenes from Lebanon:
Read 8 tweets
Sarah Leah Whitson Profile picture
Jan 2
We’re shocked, shocked we tell you, that Israel is openly talking about resettling Palestinians outside of Gaza. Sure, they’ve said it in their plans, destroyed all the housing, shoved all Gazans to the border, but still we are shocked! state.gov/rejection-of-i…
We’re about to enter the Grand Middle East Bazaar, as governments start the horse-trading to see what they can get (from the US of course, not Israel) to acquiesce to the resettlement plan.
Egypt will want what it always wants - money, lots of money, more from the IMF - but also silence about military aid human rights “conditions”, silence about their corruption of our senators, even a little hand-kissing praise for their “diplomacy”.
Read 7 tweets
Sarah Leah Whitson Profile picture
Dec 21, 2023
NAMES: "These 40 IDF commanders who have been responsible for planning, ordering, & executing Israel's indiscriminate bombardment, wanton destruction, & mass killing of civilians in Gaza should be prime suspects in any ICC investigation” dawnmena.org/international-…
"Israeli criminal law does not establish any type of 'command responsibility' for war crimes, which means Israeli courts never hold senior officers accountable — while it almost always absolves their subordinates of committing serious war crimes,"
"As a U.S.-based organization, we have a responsibility to seek accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out by U.S.-backed, U.S.-protected military forces, and that's why our focus is on crimes committed by Israeli soldiers with U.S. weapons in Gaza
Read 6 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us!

Send Email!

:(