Podcast interview with Josh Paul, who resigned from the US State Department over the Biden administration’s accelerated arms transfers to Israel following October 7, who argues that these policies deepen human suffering and contradict stated US values. Paul critiques the lack of oversight, transparency, and debate in weapons transfers and outlines how commercial interests, political pressure, and institutional incentives override human rights considerations. Guest warns that US complicity erodes global credibility, emboldens authoritarian models, and threatens long-term international security and justice. Episode of Middle East Eye's "Big Picture" Podcast. This source is valuable for research on US arms transfers to Israel, US complicity in the Gaza genocide, human rights measures, the military-industrial complex, and US foreign policy.
