Clare Daley of Ireland coming in hot

Some backbone and real talk from Clare Daley of Ireland, in the European Parliament. The video is 87s; transcript is below.

Afghanistan crisis by Clare Daley (YouTube)

“There’s no doubt about it. We’re living in times of catastrophic crisis, where the lives of innocent civilians are sacrificed in the wars of their masters. Yes, in Ukraine, but not only.

“Since the last plenary, tens of thousands of Afghani citizens have been forced to flee in search of food and safety. Five million children face famine—an agonizing and painful death—a 500% increase in child marriages and children being sold, just so they can survive.

“And not a mention of it. Not here, not anywhere. No wall-to-wall TV coverage, no emergency humanitarian response, no special plenaries—not even a mention in this plenary—no Afghani delegations and no statements.

“My God, they must be wondering what makes their humanitarian crisis so unimportant? Is it the color of their skin? Is it that they’re not white? That they’re not European? That their problems come from a US gun or US invasion? Is it that the decision to rob their country’s wealth was taken by a despotic US president, rather than a Russian one?

“Because, my God, all wars are evil. And all victims deserve support. And, until we get on that page, we have no credibility whatsoever.”