What is Project Airbridge?
US fed government is & #39;working with private companies& #39; to bring, in the words of President Trump, "massive amounts of medical supplies from other countries to the US. These shipments are mostly coming from China
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Guardian reports that many countries (including France, Canada, Brazil) are accusing US of confiscating supplies *FROM THE TARMAC* by offering three times the sum. US, of course, denies any knowledge. 4/6
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According to @FT, PPE made by US firm 3M, and bound for Germany, was allegedly intercepted in Thailand and diverted to the US, leading a senior German official to accuse Washington of “modern piracy”. 5/6 https://www.ft.com/content/03e45e35-ab09-4892-899d-a86db08a935c">https://www.ft.com/content/0...
Who is in charge of this Project Airbridge?
"Trump senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner, who heads the Office of American Innovation, is the White House point person for the project." 6/6 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-what-is-project-airbridge/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coro...
The US is not even trying to mask this PPE supply grab from overseas. It& #39;s all in.
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