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The National
23-07-2025
- Politics
- The National
Man-made famine in Gaza 'most severe' since Second World War
Speaking with System Update, Alex de Waal noted that whilst the man-made famine in Gaza is not the largest by numbers, it is more 'intense' than the starvation imposed on countries like Ethiopia, Sudan and Yemen. His comments come after the UN reported that more than 1000 Gazans have been killed whilst trying to access emergency food via the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which opened in May. READ MORE: Labour are creating uncertainty and acting against democratic freedom De Waal, who has been working on mass starvation for over 40 years, said: 'What's really remarkable and unique about the what we're seeing in Gaza today, it's not the largest in terms of the numbers – those in Ethiopia and Sudan and indeed in Yemen have been larger – but it's the most intense, the most severe and the most sort of minutely engineered. 'There is no other case since World War Two that I can think of where you have a people being subjected to this degree of starvation, and literally just a few miles away, there are aid givers with the resources, with the expertise, with the plans, with everything worked out, which, at the flick of a switch, could actually deliver a very comprehensive package of aid. 'It wouldn't solve the problem, but it would be an infinitely lot better than the what the people of Gaza are facing today. I haven't seen that in my career.' READ MORE: 70-year-old woman arrested under terror law after Edinburgh Gaza march The mass starvation expert also pointed out the gendered language of 'man-made', noting that it is a 'deliberate' choice as we are 'yet to see a woman-made' famine. On Wednesday, former First Minister Humza Yousaf posted a clip on social media urging those in power to end the aid blockade as he and wife Nadia El-Nakla revealed that their family members in Gaza are starving. More than 100 aid organisations have also warned of 'mass starvation' in the enclave, where more than two million people face shortages of food and other essentials as the genocide continues.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Jake Tapper Hits Back At Criticism Of Biden 'Cover-Up' Book: 'Lies From Bad Faith Actors'
CNN host Jake Tapper on Thursday slammed journalist Glenn Greenwald for attacking him for co-authoring anupcomingbook detailing a White House 'cover-up' of former President Joe Biden's reported health decline. Greenwald — on Tuesday's episode of his Rumble show 'System Update' — claimed Tapper was a key member of the media who helped conceal Biden's deteriorating condition from the public, adding that he was 'demanding and insisting ... that nobody talk about Biden's cognitive decline.' A representative for Tapper, in a statement to The Daily Beast on Thursday, scorched Greenwald for doing an 'entire segment based on false attacks that could've been fact-checked in seconds.' 'Lies from bad faith actors will keep coming for whatever reason but the truths of the book remain,' said the representative. Tapper — who co-wrote 'Original Sin' with Axios' Alex Thompson, known for covering the circumstances that led to and followed Biden's train wreck debate performance — has facedfurther criticism from Fox News over the book. The two authors hired a crisis PR expert to navigate its release, per The Daily Beast. Greenwald argued that pollsreflected how Americans 'overwhelmingly' believed Biden was in cognitive decline, was 'too old' to run again and wasn't fit for the Oval Office — claiming that the media were the only ones who pretended this wasn't the case. Greenwald, elsewhere on his show, analyzed a supercut of Tapper weighing in on a Wall Street Journal article published weeks prior to Biden's June 2024 debate against Donald Trump. The newspaper reported at the time that Biden showed 'signs of slipping' behind 'closed doors.' Greenwald — whose supercut shows Tapper noting that the WSJ is 'owned by News Corp. which is run by the Murdochs' — accused the CNN host of trying to 'disparage' the reporting and acting as if it was a 'partisan hit-job.' But, as The Daily Beast noted, Tapper was referring to a then-White House spokesperson's possibly insinuating that the WSJ was 'taking orders' from the Murdochs. Tapper, in separate remarks during a CNN appearance on Wednesday, noted that he believed 'some of the criticism' toward him is 'fair to be honest.' 'Knowing then what I know now, I look back at my coverage during the Biden years — and I did cover some of these issues, but not enough — I look back on it with humility,' he said. CNN's Jake Tapper Spills On Biden Meeting That Left WH Official 'Shocked' JB Pritzker Explains The Big 'Problem' With Biden Dropping Out CNN Host Confronts Chuck Schumer On Biden's Health: 'Did You Really Not Have Any Idea?'
Fox News
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Refugees, Terror And The West: Is America At Risk? (ft. Glenn Greenwald)
Story #1: As more refugees enter the U.S., are we at risk of facing increased terrorism and violence like in European countries? Will empathy lead to the suicide of the West? Story #2: The Host of 'System Update,' Glenn Greenwald joins Will to discuss the ousting of National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and his staff as the first casualties of the second Trump Administration. Plus, is America's new mineral rights deal with Ukraine a step toward peace or a slippery slope to more war? Story #3: Will and The Crew dive into the wildest sports stories of the week as the Lakers are bounced from the playoffs after going all in with Luka Dončić, Pacers' PG Tyrese Haliburton's dad goes face to face with NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, and more tension bubbles up from Bill Belichick's relationship with Jordon Hudson. Tell Will what you thought about this podcast by emailing WillCainShow@ Subscribe to The Will Cain Show on YouTube here: Watch The Will Cain Show! Follow Will on Twitter: @WillCain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
