PORTLAND February 29. 2024 (Saba) - Former soldiers in the US Army have burnt their official military uniforms in a protest demonstration in the city of Portland in support of occupied Palestine and in solidarity with Gazans in the Gaza Strip.
Local media reports reported on Thursday that participants described this gathering as an influential act of solidarity in support of the ceasefire, as veterans burned their military uniforms, in a protest hosted by veterans against the war.
This was after very influential speeches, including a speech by a Vietnam War veteran, who was part of the Social Democratic Party and organized many anti-war events, according to the American activists' accounts.
A protest was organized in honor of the spirit of American pilot Aaron Bushnell, in front of the Zionist Consulate in Los Angeles, California.
On Sunday afternoon, the American pilot set himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington, in protest against his country's policy of supporting the aggression against Gaza.
“I will no longer be complicit in genocide,” Bushnell, who was wearing military uniform, said in a video broadcast live on the Internet, after identifying himself as a soldier currently serving in the US Air Force.
On his way towards the Zionist embassy building, he added: “I will organize a very violent protest now, but my protest is not large compared to what the Palestinians are experiencing at the hands of their occupiers.” Then he set himself on fire while shouting, “Freedom for Palestine.”
The American newspaper "Politico" considered the death of the American soldier the culmination of the growing wave of dissatisfaction against the White House's policy regarding Gaza.
The American newspaper expressed the ruling establishment's fear that the Bushnell incident would lead to the crystallization of more public actions by state employees or elements in various branches of the armed forces to express their feelings against current policies.
A number of protesters wore clothes that read, “Stop shooting now.” They stressed that American foreign policy financed and armed genocide in Gaza.
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resource : Saba
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