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| Name | USAID Contractor Resigns After Presentation on Maternal & Child Mortality in Gaza Canceled |
| Video Uploader | Video From Democracy Now! |
| Upload Date | This Video Uploaded At 31-05-2024 15:05:09 |
| Video Discription | Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt In a broadcast exclusive, Democracy Now! speaks with Alex Smith, a former contractor with the U.S. Agency for International Development who resigned in protest over the Biden's administration's support for the war on Gaza. Smith worked as a senior adviser on gender, maternal health, child health and nutrition at USAID until last week, when he was set to deliver a presentation on maternal and child mortality among Palestinians. One day before he was scheduled to present, the USAID leadership canceled his presentation. Smith says he was then given a choice between resignation and dismissal. "I would like them to stop gaslighting and speak truthfully about what is happening," says Smith, who says USAID must do more than acknowledge famine is happening in Gaza. "We need to take the next step of saying it is illegal and who is doing the starvation intentionally." Smith condemns the Biden administration for silencing U.S. experts while supporting Israel, which claims there is no famine in Gaza. "It's shameful that that misinformation can go around the world to millions, while we at USAID can't even whisper about it in a conference on gender and human rights and health outcomes." Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe JqQPg1fncx0 |
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