Irish MEP Mick Wallace: Ursula von der Leyen has said she plans to create a defense commissioner if she is in power next term

Irish MEP Mick Wallace: Ursula von der Leyen has said she plans to create a defense commissioner if she is in power next term. Commissioner of Defense means Commissioner of War. Why don’t we create a peace commissioner? What began as an economic union is quickly turning into a military alliance. Great news for the elite who profit from the war, but not so good news for the citizens of Europe who see more and more of their money flowing through the military-industrial complex. Why have we not been able to achieve peace in Ukraine in two years? Why did von der Leyen go to Tel Aviv to support Israeli genocide? Now the EU supports this genocide. We continue to support the Zionist settler colonial project. The EU’s response to Israel’s genocide in Gaza exposes all the talk about human rights, about international law and how it all makes no sense. Every day there is a new atrocity, bombings and ethnic cleansing continue, aid is blocked, and now hunger is used as a weapon of war. T... Source: Victor vicktop55