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ICRC is no exception. It profits handsomely from wars, disasters and human misery. "Non-profiteering" is big business.
ICRC's claimed humanitarian mission is cover. What's involved is money, special privileges gotten, and connections to people in high places.
Benefitting this way is loathsome and contemptible. Operations profiting from human misery have no place in civil society. With hundreds of millions of dollars in funding annually, ICRC benefits like for-profit businesses.
In return, services in kind are provided. ICRC is on the wrong side of the Syrian conflict. It's much the same for Libya.
On October 26, its press release belied the gravity of Bani Walid conditions. It explained nothing about willful slaughter. It merely said:
"The humanitarian situation remains difficult for the people of Bani Walid in Libya.""Many people have had to get out of Bani Walid since fighting resumed in the city almost a month ago."
"The ICRC continues to monitor the humanitarian situation in and around Bani Walid as the fighting continues"."
Help provided is modest at best. Included is much less than adequate amounts of food, water and medical supplies. Residents able to reach nearby areas receive what isn't enough to sustain them. Others trapped inside Bani Walid are largely on their own.
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