{"id":2343992,"date":"2024-09-20T14:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T18:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-office-covered-with-blood-splattered-signs-after-questioning-exploding-pager-operation-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T14:36:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T18:36:06","slug":"aoc-office-covered-with-blood-splattered-signs-after-questioning-exploding-pager-operation-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-office-covered-with-blood-splattered-signs-after-questioning-exploding-pager-operation-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC office covered with \u2018blood-splattered\u2019 signs after questioning exploding pager operation &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faoc-office-covered-with-blood-splattered-signs-after-questioning-exploding-pager-operation-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2343992&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) reported \u2062that \u2063her office was vandalized with \u200b&#8221;blood-splattered signs&#8221; after she raised\u200c questions about a recent Israeli military operation in Lebanon that involved the use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hezbollah-hit-by-second-wave-of-booby-trapped-communications-devices-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Hezbollah hit by second wave of booby-trapped communications devices - Washington Examiner\">exploding pagers<\/a> \u2063and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-corrupted-software-that-stole-6000-votes-from-trump-in-michigan-county-shut-down-for-two-hours-in-red-counties-in-georgia-on-election-day\/\" title=\"Update: Corrupted Software that Stole 6,000 Votes From Trump in Michigan County -- Shut Down for TWO HOURS in Red Counties in Georgia on Election Day\">electronic devices<\/a>, believed to be linked to \u200dHezbollah members. She criticized the operation and called for a full accounting from Congress regarding any U.S. assistance that might have been involved. Ocasio-Cortez condemned the attacks, which have resulted in multiple \u200ccivilian casualties, including\u2063 children, and\u200d asserted that such actions could violate international\u2063 law and the U.S. Department\u200c of Defense&#8217;s\u2064 regulations on the use \u200bof \u2064booby traps. \u200dOther\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-epa-pick-most-solar-energy-electric-vehicle-parts-come-from-china\/\" title=\"Biden EPA Pick: \u2018Most\u2019 Solar Energy, Electric Vehicle Parts \u2018Come From China\u2019\">progressive lawmakers<\/a>, including\u200c Reps. Jamaal Bowman and Ilhan Omar, echoed her\u2064 sentiments, arguing\u2063 for a reevaluation of\u2063 U.S. funding to Israel in light \u2063of the \u2063attacks. The\u200d White House and\u2062 Pentagon have \u200cremained \u200cmostly silent on \u200dthe\u2064 matter, directing \u200cinquiries \u200cto \u2063Israel \u200bfor \u200cclarification.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">AOC office covered with &lsquo;blood-splattered&rsquo; signs after questioning exploding pager operation<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1764893\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY) said her office was vandalized with &ldquo;blood-splattered signs&rdquo; after she questioned whether the United States played a role in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israeli<\/a> operation that caused pagers and small electronic devices belonging to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hezbollah<\/a> members to explode.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Yesterday my House office was tagged with blood-splattered signs accusing me of supporting terrorism after I questioned the pager operation, which clearly runs counter to US policy,&rdquo; Ocasio-Cortez said in a post to X on Friday. &ldquo;They must live under a rock to not know I don&rsquo;t take well to bullies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The situation comes after Ocasio-Cortez said Thursday that Congress needs a &ldquo;full accounting of the attack, including an answer from the State Department as to whether any US assistance went into the development or deployment of this technology.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">  https:\/\/twitter.com\/DWS________\/status\/1836883802703937910 <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez is joining several of her progressive Democratic colleagues in condemning the exploding pagers and walkie-talkie explosions in Lebanon and Syria that killed 12 people, including two young children, on Tuesday and 20 people on Wednesday. U.S. officials indicated that the strikes are believed to have been carried out by Israel as the Jewish state continues its war against Hamas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">  https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1837159486752002159 <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Several members of the &ldquo;Squad,&rdquo; including Ocasio-Cortez, argue the operation is a violation of international law, with the New York congresswoman saying it also violates the Department of Defense&rsquo;s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/media.defense.gov\/2023\/Jul\/31\/2003271432\/-1\/-1\/0\/DOD-LAW-OF-WAR-MANUAL-JUNE-2015-UPDATED-JULY%202023.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Law of War<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/media.defense.gov\/2023\/Jul\/31\/2003271432\/-1\/-1\/0\/DOD-LAW-OF-WAR-MANUAL-JUNE-2015-UPDATED-JULY%202023.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Manual.<\/a><\/em>  According to Pentagon policy, &ldquo;it is prohibited in all circumstances to use booby-traps or other devices in the form of apparently harmless portable objects that are specifically designed and constructed to contain explosive material.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Objects under that prohibition include watches, personal audio players, cameras, toys, &ldquo;and the like&rdquo; that can be attractive to civilians and children.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Israel&rsquo;s pager attacks in Lebanon have injured thousands and led to the death of innocent civilians, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gofundme-takes-down-bail-fund-started-for-alleged-waukesha-parade-killer\/\" title=\"GoFundMe Takes Down Bail Fund Started For Alleged Waukesha Parade Killer\">including multiple children<\/a>,&rdquo; Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepBowman\/status\/1836812093405774077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>post<\/a> to X. &ldquo;This attack not only falls in clear violation of international law but also further escalates a brewing regional conflict.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) echoed a post from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) that questioned whether the U.S. should continue sending funds to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We should not send another dime to fund the genocide,&rdquo; Omar <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1836518253931511934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote<\/a> on X. &ldquo;Netanyahu&rsquo;s reckless disregard for civilian lives in the pager attack in Lebanon is yet another example of why we need to cut off military aid.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Whether the exploding pagers operation violates international law or Defense Department policy is unclear. The White House and Pentagon have been relatively silent on the situation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We refer you to Israel to speak to their own operations. We have nothing to offer above and beyond what was said in the press conferences this week,&rdquo; a Department of Defense spokesperson told the <em>Washington Examine<\/em>r.<\/p>\n<p>In the Pentagon&rsquo;s manual, the CCW Amended Mines Protocol prohibits mines, booby traps, and other devices &ldquo;that are designed or of a nature to cause unnecessary suffering.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This prohibition implicitly recognizes that not all mines, boobytraps, and other devices are calculated to cause superfluous injury,&rdquo; the manual states.<\/p>\n<p>Brian Finucane, a senior adviser with the U.S. Program at the International Crisis Group, said in an online national security forum that the carriers of the pagers and electronics would have to be &ldquo;lawful targets, either on the basis of their status as fighters in an organized armed group that is party to a conflict with the attacker, or due to their direct participation in hostilities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>John Spencer, the chairman of urban warfare studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/hezbollah-international-law-attacks-israel-lebanon-1956294\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> <em>Newsweek <\/em>that the operation was a &ldquo;very precise sabotage of an enemy piece of equipment used for military purposes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Responding to Ocasio-Cortez&rsquo;s post to X, Mark Goldfeder, the director of the National Jewish Advocacy Center, said: &ldquo;Communication devices issued by terrorists to terrorists for terrorist purposes do not count as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-appears-to-take-shot-at-biden-the-worlds-most-powerful-forces-are-watching-from-afar\/\" title=\"Zelensky Appears To Take Shot At Biden: \u2018The World\u2019s Most Powerful Forces Are Watching From Afar\u2019\">civilian objects<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1764893\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1764893\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) reported that her office was vandalized with &#8220;blood-splattered signs&#8221; following her inquiry into whether the U.S. had a role in an Israeli operation that resulted in the explosion of pagers and small electronic devices used by Hezbollah members. In a post on X, she stated, &#8220;Yesterday my House office was tagged with blood-splattered signs accusing me of supporting terrorism after I questioned the pager operation, which clearly contradicts U.S. policy.&#8221; She added that those responsible must be unaware of her stance against bullies. This incident occurred after Ocasio-Cortez called for Congress to conduct a thorough investigation into the attack and seek clarification from the State Department regarding any U.S. assistance related to this technology.<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez is among several progressive Democrats condemning recent explosions in Lebanon and Syria caused by these devices, which resulted in 12 deaths on Tuesday and 20 more on Wednesday, including two children. U.S. officials believe Israel conducted these strikes as part of its ongoing conflict with Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Members of &#8220;the Squad,&#8221; including Ocasio-Cortez, argue that this operation violates international law; she specifically mentioned it contravenes the Department of Defense&#8217;s Law of War Manual prohibiting booby traps disguised as harmless objects designed to contain explosives\u2014such as watches or toys\u2014that could attract civilians or children.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) criticized Israel&#8217;s actions for causing civilian casualties and escalating regional tensions while Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) echoed concerns about continued U.S. funding for Israel amidst such violence, stating we should not support what she termed genocide.<\/p>\n<p>The legality surrounding the exploding pagers remains uncertain; both the White House and Pentagon have refrained from commenting extensively on it, directing inquiries back to Israel regarding their operations.<\/p>\n<p>Experts have weighed in: Brian Finucane from the International Crisis Group noted that those using such devices would need to be lawful targets based on their involvement in hostilities; meanwhile, John Spencer from West Point described it as precise sabotage against military equipment used by enemies.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s remarks, Mark Goldfeder from the National Jewish Advocacy Center argued that communication devices utilized by terrorists do not qualify as civilian objects<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2343993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ap-aoc-speech-dnc-092024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[8334,41347,41348,32076],"class_list":["post-2343992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-aoc","tag-blood-splattered-signs","tag-pager-operation","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ap-aoc-speech-dnc-092024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2343992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343992\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2343993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2343992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2343992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2343992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}