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Oct 5, 2026
Martina Greňová ŠimkovičováCORRESPONDENT
The US Department of State confirmed to TASR Press Agency on Saturday that the United States had redirected 52 million US dollars in military aid, which was also intended for Slovakia, to four countries in Latin America.
Martina Greňová ŠimkovičováCORRESPONDENT
The money from unspent funds under the Foreign Military Financing program will be used to strengthen US security partnerships with Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru.
Martina Greňová ŠimkovičováCORRESPONDENT
Washington announced this move back in mid-September.
Martina Greňová ŠimkovičováCORRESPONDENT
Democrats sharply criticized it.
Amy GoodmanHOST
I therefore will not clear this sale at this time," Meeks said.
Amy GoodmanHOST
The sale is funded by Foreign Military Financing, a program in which the U.S. gives Israel taxpayer money that Israel then spends on U.S.-made weapons.
Amy GoodmanHOST
Here in New York, an interfaith coalition has unveiled a 330-foot memorial shroud bearing the handwritten names of 20,000 children killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since 2023.
Amy GoodmanHOST
On Wednesday, groups including Priests Against Genocide, Doctors Against Genocide and Justice for All presented the Gaza Children's Shroud at the church center for the United Nations across from U.N. headquarters.
Ryan CristianHOST
Yeah, look, ripping through canvas tents, no problem.
Ryan CristianHOST
Though described as a sale, the transaction is financed through a mechanism known as foreign military financing, [laughs] what a, what an Orwellian thing, in which the United States provides the money that Israel uses to buy the weapons.
Ryan CristianHOST
God, it's just, it's crazy.
Ryan CristianHOST
So comparing these numbers, here's what...
Daniel DavisHOST
Look, for those who may not have seen some of the details, I just want to put this up on the screen here.
Daniel DavisHOST
This package funded through the Foreign Military Financing, a mechanism in which Washington provides the money to Israel then uses it to buy U.S. weapons, includes 20,000 Mark 84 general purpose bombs, the 2,000 pounders, and then also these BLU-117s, thermally coated variant of the Mark 84 designed for naval storage, whatever.
Daniel DavisHOST
But the big issue is that these penetrator warheads built to strike hardened underground structures.
Daniel DavisHOST
And, you know, you can even see on the picture there that goes along with this, plus the one that Gary was showing a second ago, that one, What are you going to, you could use a rock to penetrate the stuff because it's already rubble.
Dana LoeschHOST
Now, listen to it in the podcast, but it may not, it may not be tonight or tomorrow b-because I'm, it's an ongoing thing and I've already been at it for four days.
Dana LoeschHOST
Uh, a major, major post on this that I, that I was doing separately that I'm now kind of r- retooling and including all of the stuff about this, what's called the Foreign Military Financing agreement, or the FMF.
Dana LoeschHOST
Now, as the Vice-President said, and I think this is important.
Dana LoeschHOST
I think it's important because you're talking about, A, our tax dollars, and whenever you tell me about my tax dollars, you know I'm gonna be paying attention to it.
Amy GoodmanHOST
The sale includes 40,000 bombs made up of 20,000 MK-84s and 20,000 BLU-117s.
Amy GoodmanHOST
The sale is funded by Foreign Military Financing, a program in which the U.S. gives Israel taxpayer money.
Amy GoodmanHOST
that Israel then spends on U.S.-made weapons.
Amy GoodmanHOST
Human rights groups and governments around the world have condemned Israel for dropping the 2,000-pound bombs in densely populated civilian areas in Gaza.
Dave DeCampHOST
And then they go on to explain why.
Dave DeCampHOST
Later in the article that it is funded by U.S. military aid, specifically the Foreign Military Financing, which is a State Department program that gives foreign governments money to purchase weapons.
Dave DeCampHOST
What was interesting is that this, I believe, was first reported actually by Tucker Carlson in a long post that he put out on X just a few minutes before the Washington Post article was published.
Dave DeCampHOST
But these are some of the things that Carlson said in his post.
Amy GoodmanHOST
The sale includes 40,000 bombs made up of 20,000 MK-84s and 20,000 BLU-117s.
Amy GoodmanHOST
The sale is funded by Foreign Military Financing, a program in which the U.S. gives Israel taxpayer money.
Amy GoodmanHOST
that Israel then spends on U.S.-made weapons.
Amy GoodmanHOST
Human rights groups and governments around the world have condemned Israel for dropping the 2,000-pound bombs in densely populated civilian areas in Gaza.
Amy GoodmanHOST
The sale includes 40,000 bombs made up of 20,000 MK-84s and 20,000 BLU-117s.
Amy GoodmanHOST
The sale is funded by Foreign Military Financing, a program in which the U.S. gives Israel taxpayer money.
Amy GoodmanHOST
that Israel then spends on U.S.-made weapons.
Amy GoodmanHOST
Human rights groups and governments around the world have condemned Israel for dropping the 2,000-pound bombs in densely populated civilian areas in Gaza.
Ryland BartonHOST
NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports it comes just after Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to South America.
Michelle KellermanCORRESPONDENT
The Foreign Military Financing Program provides grants and loans to countries to buy US military equipment and training.
Michelle KellermanCORRESPONDENT
The State Department says for the last decade, 80% of that went to the Middle East.
Michelle KellermanCORRESPONDENT
But now the department has told Congress that it is redirecting $52 million meant for Slovakia, North Macedonia, Tunisia, and Iraq, and moving that to Panama, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia.