Meanwhile Garland remains silent as Netanyahu assassinates American journalists, kills American aid workers, kidnaps American citizens, and props up Hamas
Netanyahu is a terrorist. My evidence? He financed HAMAS. Netanyahu is looking to influence the US Elections. This must NEVER be forgotten, EVER. He must become persona non grata, ASAP.
The hypocrisy of the U.S. government is ridiculous. The U.S. govt is more than happy to make all kinds of plans to enforce laws against harming U.S. citizens - when it's Hamas doing the harming. But not when Israel is the perpetrator. The injustice is extreme and we're not going to shut up about it.
Perhaps Garland can charge the US govt for the same while he’s at it. At least Hamas has the excuse of fighting a brutal 75-yr occupation — not super different from the IRA and others. What’s America’s excuse?
Merrick Garland has been a disaster on all fronts. Sadly this time he is cahoots with AIPAC (which funds most US politicians of both parties without needing to register as a foreign agent - supposedly because they represent American Jews although many American Jews do not agree with AIPAC’s genocidal pro settler stance)
But I’m sure AG Garland is working feverishly, as he has since the 5/22 murder of Shireen Abu Akleh by an IDF killer operating well outside Israel’s boundaries, to capture that soldier and spirit him outside Israel for killing an American citizen. This will have to be done covertly because our ally Israel refuses to extradite killers to other countries for trials. We know for sure that there will be no arrest, jailing or prosecution of the killer by Israel.
I’m sure all of us, whether American, Israeli or Palestinian, feel as much remorse about the death of Hersh as we do about Shireen. Both are American citizens of equal status and both are great losses to the United States.
thank you Quasim Rashid for your writing. amidst all that stirs, the needless bombings of hospitals, schools. shops etc. and the horrifying imprisonment with rape, torture and starvation of the medical personnel… beyond words what that is. as generic citizen all i have is my vote towards democracy yet i weep.
We have a lot of criminality going on at home that Garland & the DOJ should spend a lot more time on, such as the many high profile crimes Trump has committed (beyond just the ones that he's already been convicted on or charged with), as well as Musk as well as many Republican members of Congress & former members of the Trump administration. Nearly 4 years in charge of the DOJ, & Merrick Garland has precious little to show for it at the time when justice for high crimes & treason is most needed. He's very selective in whom he charges, & they are virtually never members of the highest levels of government & corporate world who have proven themselves the most dangerous people to this erstwhile democracy, the ones the American people want & expect the AG, DOJ & FBI to focus on.
Two words. AIPAC money. Its the only thing I can come up with. AIPAC money is on both sides of politics. The same way Russia uses social media influencers & misinformation, Israel uses bought & paid for US politicians. Just my opinion of course.
Thank you for your timely and accurate articles. It is hard not to feel powerless as an individual sometimes, but here in the States we have far more power than we think.
Not long after Garland's confirmation to become Attorney General, I came to believe that on one point, Mitch McConnell and I were in agreement--though for completely different reasons: Merrick Garland should never have a position on the Supreme Court.
Thank you, Mr. Rashid, as always, for a lucid, rigorous essay. It's appalling, and criminal, that you have to write it all. But here we are.
It's hard to say how or where Garland would come out on these momentous cases the Supreme Court has taken on in the last several years. I originally thought he would be very much in the middle, between the Democratic & Republican picks, & therefore my opinion was that he should've been confirmed as justice of the US Supreme Court, & a much more activist prosecutor such as Preet Bharara or Kamala Harris chosen as Attorney General. But his behavior as AG in which he seems very selective in which cases to prosecute, & they almost never include treasonous crimes committed by Republicans in high places, suggests he might rule very similarly to the justices nominated by Trump.
The continued hypocrisy of the DOJ.
He is following the orders of his leader Nut+yahoooooo.
Garlin is another Israel Zionist stooge in the American government serving his master and their cult of death!
Netanyahu is a terrorist. My evidence? He financed HAMAS. Netanyahu is looking to influence the US Elections. This must NEVER be forgotten, EVER. He must become persona non grata, ASAP.
garland doesn’t do ‘jack crap’ his entire AG tenure… and now this…
exemplary of our system in action.
The hypocrisy of the U.S. government is ridiculous. The U.S. govt is more than happy to make all kinds of plans to enforce laws against harming U.S. citizens - when it's Hamas doing the harming. But not when Israel is the perpetrator. The injustice is extreme and we're not going to shut up about it.
This is because Israel is ostensibly an "Ally". Change that statue first then the rest of the issues will fix themselves.
Perhaps Garland can charge the US govt for the same while he’s at it. At least Hamas has the excuse of fighting a brutal 75-yr occupation — not super different from the IRA and others. What’s America’s excuse?
And Netanyahu?
Merrick Garland has been a disaster on all fronts. Sadly this time he is cahoots with AIPAC (which funds most US politicians of both parties without needing to register as a foreign agent - supposedly because they represent American Jews although many American Jews do not agree with AIPAC’s genocidal pro settler stance)
After openly bank rolling the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians by it and its Zionist supporters.
Bingo.
But I’m sure AG Garland is working feverishly, as he has since the 5/22 murder of Shireen Abu Akleh by an IDF killer operating well outside Israel’s boundaries, to capture that soldier and spirit him outside Israel for killing an American citizen. This will have to be done covertly because our ally Israel refuses to extradite killers to other countries for trials. We know for sure that there will be no arrest, jailing or prosecution of the killer by Israel.
I’m sure all of us, whether American, Israeli or Palestinian, feel as much remorse about the death of Hersh as we do about Shireen. Both are American citizens of equal status and both are great losses to the United States.
Don’t be so sure about Merrick Garland.
I was being ironic. Garland will do nothing at all re Shireen’s killer. We are witnessing empty gesture political theater.
thank you Quasim Rashid for your writing. amidst all that stirs, the needless bombings of hospitals, schools. shops etc. and the horrifying imprisonment with rape, torture and starvation of the medical personnel… beyond words what that is. as generic citizen all i have is my vote towards democracy yet i weep.
Excellent, well-written, and frustrating post, Qasim. We are drowning in sea of hypocrisy!
We have a lot of criminality going on at home that Garland & the DOJ should spend a lot more time on, such as the many high profile crimes Trump has committed (beyond just the ones that he's already been convicted on or charged with), as well as Musk as well as many Republican members of Congress & former members of the Trump administration. Nearly 4 years in charge of the DOJ, & Merrick Garland has precious little to show for it at the time when justice for high crimes & treason is most needed. He's very selective in whom he charges, & they are virtually never members of the highest levels of government & corporate world who have proven themselves the most dangerous people to this erstwhile democracy, the ones the American people want & expect the AG, DOJ & FBI to focus on.
Two words. AIPAC money. Its the only thing I can come up with. AIPAC money is on both sides of politics. The same way Russia uses social media influencers & misinformation, Israel uses bought & paid for US politicians. Just my opinion of course.
Thank you for your timely and accurate articles. It is hard not to feel powerless as an individual sometimes, but here in the States we have far more power than we think.
Thank you and agreed
Not long after Garland's confirmation to become Attorney General, I came to believe that on one point, Mitch McConnell and I were in agreement--though for completely different reasons: Merrick Garland should never have a position on the Supreme Court.
Thank you, Mr. Rashid, as always, for a lucid, rigorous essay. It's appalling, and criminal, that you have to write it all. But here we are.
It's hard to say how or where Garland would come out on these momentous cases the Supreme Court has taken on in the last several years. I originally thought he would be very much in the middle, between the Democratic & Republican picks, & therefore my opinion was that he should've been confirmed as justice of the US Supreme Court, & a much more activist prosecutor such as Preet Bharara or Kamala Harris chosen as Attorney General. But his behavior as AG in which he seems very selective in which cases to prosecute, & they almost never include treasonous crimes committed by Republicans in high places, suggests he might rule very similarly to the justices nominated by Trump.
Thank you and yes well said. Imagine him being on SCOTUS. Wouldn’t be much different than Alito.