Shock waves are blowing from Washington DC, where a member of the Texas Air Force set himself on fire in a protest against the genocide in Gaza. The US Air Force member reportedly shouted “Free Palestine” before self-immolating. In a heartbreaking turn of events, the Texas Air Force officer also posted one last Facebook post before the self-immolation. His demonstration against Israel was also caught on CCTV cameras. The extremely disturbing video has taken the Internet by storm. Since this news broke, the entire world has been left dealing with the self-immolation of the US Air Force member from Texas. Who was he? In the following sections, we explain what the US Air Force official shared on Facebook before committing suicide and what message he wanted to convey through his self-immolation. If you are also searching the web on the same topic, read the article till the end. Drag the page down.
Aaron Bushnell (Source LinkedIn)
Who was Aaron Bushnell?
The Texas Air Force member was identified as Aaron Bushnell, a 25-year-old software engineer with the United States Air Force in San Antonio, Texas. The airman set himself on fire after recording a video on Facebook on Sunday, February 25, 2024. He was in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC where he set himself on fire in a protest against the Israeli army’s operation in Gaza. However, security personnel outside the Israeli embassy used fire extinguishers to put out the fire. As a result, a 25-year-old Texas Air Force airman suffered fatal injuries.
Aaron Bushnell (Source LinkedIn)
He was immediately taken to a hospital but they could not revive him. Aaron Bushnell succumbed to his injuries at the hospital and was pronounced dead. The shocking and extremely disturbing video of him has taken the Internet by storm. In case you are going to watch the video, we warn you that the video may leave you mentally disturbed and distressed. Hence the censored version of Aaron Bushnell’s self-immolation video has been shared.
Facebook post by Aaron Bushnell. Facebook (Aaron Bushnell)
The New York Post stated that Aaron Bushnell posted the video recorded on Twitch on Facebook and left the message that has been described as disturbing. Aaron Bushnell’s final message reads: “My name is Aaron Bushnell. I am an active duty member of the United States Air Force and will no longer be complicit in genocide. I’m about to engage in an extreme act of protest, but compared to what people have been experiencing in Palestine at the hands of their colonizers, it’s not extreme at all. This is what our ruling class has decided will be normal. Free Palestine!”
“I will no longer be complicit in genocide.”—Aaron Bushnell, US Air Force
Aaron died after setting himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC in protest against the Gaza genocide committed by Israel and with the help of the United States government.pic.twitter.com/Gdn0eWpH3T
—Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) February 26, 2024
Many hours have passed since Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire and shared his final message, but his post is still up on Facebook, while Twitch removed it with immediate action. Aaron Bushnell wrote on Facebook: “Many of us like to ask ourselves: ‘What would he do if he were alive during slavery?’ Or the Jim Crow South? Or apartheid? What would I do if my country was committing genocide? The answer is that you are doing it. Right now,”
The video is more than 3 minutes long. It shows Aaron Bushnell dressed in full military uniform. As he walks down Embassy Row, he says, “I am an active duty member of the United States Air Force. And I will no longer be complicit in genocide. I am about to participate in an extreme act of protest. But from what people have been experiencing in Palestine at the hands of their colonizers, it is nothing extreme. “This is what our ruling class has decided will be normal.” Aaron Bushnell was an active duty member of the United States Air Force.
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