{"id":17601,"date":"2025-05-19T10:02:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T10:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17601"},"modified":"2025-05-19T10:02:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T10:02:49","slug":"caitlin-johnstone-bidens-tumor-has-a-right-to-defend-itself-satirical-critique-of-gaza-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/19\/caitlin-johnstone-bidens-tumor-has-a-right-to-defend-itself-satirical-critique-of-gaza-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Johnstone: \u201cBiden\u2019s Tumor Has a Right to Defend Itself\u201d \u2013 Satirical Critique of Gaza Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan-<\/strong><\/em>In a sharp and satirical article, Australian writer and journalist Caitlin Johnstone attacked what she described as Western hypocrisy in dealing with human values, using former U.S. President Joe Biden\u2019s prostate cancer diagnosis as a springboard to expose the contradictions in American political and moral discourse\u2014particularly regarding war crimes, especially in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"514\" data-end=\"977\">Under a biting headline titled: \u201cProstate cancer has a right to exist. Biden\u2019s tumor has a right to defend itself,\u201d Johnstone mocked the \u201cselective empathy\u201d shown by some Western media and political circles. She criticized the outrage sparked by \u201cinappropriate\u201d comments about Biden\u2019s illness, while genuine outrage over the thousands of victims caused by his political decisions\u2014particularly the U.S.\u2019s unconditional support for Israel\u2014is conveniently ignored.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-16\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"8dd64dbd-1281-44a5-9241-e0a38b53a340\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"112\">Biden\u2019s Legacy, Gaza, and \u201cTelevised Genocide\u201d: Johnstone\u2019s Unforgiving Verdict on U.S. Power<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">Johnstone stated that highlighting Biden\u2019s tumor is not a form of gloating over illness, but rather a rejection of the grave crimes he committed during his presidency. She pointed out that those who object to this type of criticism are not defending ethics as much as they are protecting the polished image of a president with blood on his hands.<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6145\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6145\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6145 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Biden-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\" Biden\u2019s cancer diagnosis\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Biden-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Biden-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Biden-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Biden-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Biden-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Biden-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Biden.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe Biden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She asserted that while Biden may be celebrated as a noble leader after his death, \u201cthose who urinate on his grave,\u201d in her shockingly blunt words, \u201cwill be more morally honest than those who weep for him\u201d\u2014a reference to the scale of destruction he facilitated by backing what she called genocide in Gaza.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold;\">Johnstone: U.S. and Israel Guilty of \u201cPremeditated Genocide,\u201d Global Order Morally Bankrupt<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">Johnstone noted that the Israeli occupation has escalated its attacks on Gaza with the goal of full control and the displacement of its population\u2014backed by the U.S. and its allies. She criticized the description of America&#8217;s stance as merely \u201ccomplicit,\u201d arguing that such a label underplays the direct and active role Washington plays in what she calls a \u201ctelevised genocide.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-18\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">In one of the article\u2019s most searing passages, she likened the U.S.-Israel relationship to a premeditated murder in which both parties knowingly and jointly commit the crime. She argued that both Biden and Donald Trump could have stopped the massacres with a single phone call\u2014but deliberately chose not to.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3607\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3607\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3607 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Joe-Biden-and-Benjamin-Netanyahu-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Western hypocrisy in dealing with human values\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Joe-Biden-and-Benjamin-Netanyahu-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Joe-Biden-and-Benjamin-Netanyahu-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Joe-Biden-and-Benjamin-Netanyahu-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Joe-Biden-and-Benjamin-Netanyahu-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Joe-Biden-and-Benjamin-Netanyahu-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Joe-Biden-and-Benjamin-Netanyahu.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\">Johnstone concluded by declaring that the U.S.-led global order has permanently lost its legitimacy, and that Washington\u2019s continued dominance poses a threat to the future of humanity. She called for the dismantling of the imperial system that has enabled such crimes to go unpunished.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-In a sharp and satirical article, Australian writer and journalist Caitlin Johnstone attacked what she described as Western hypocrisy in dealing with human values, using former U.S. President Joe Biden\u2019s prostate cancer diagnosis as a springboard to expose the contradictions in American political and moral discourse\u2014particularly regarding war crimes, especially in Gaza. 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