Question
The Secretary of Defense version of these laws includes a waiver if “extraordinary conditions” warrant it. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these laws that prohibit the State and Defense Departments from providing military assistance to foreign militaries that commit “gross violations of human rights”. The namesake senator of these amendments introduced them as part of the Foreign Operations Appropriations Act.
ANSWER: Leahy Laws [or Leahy amendments]
[10e] This person has been criticized for failing to abide by the Leahy Laws to withhold aid from Israeli military units. Since 2021, this person has been the incumbent Secretary of State.
ANSWER: Anthony Blinken
[10m] An investigation by this organization revealed that Blinken had deliberately ignored reports from USAID and the PRM concluding that Israel had deliberately blocked humanitarian aid shipments into Gaza. This investigative news organization with a Latin name was the first online news source to win a Pulitzer Prize.
ANSWER: ProPublica [or Pro Publica, Inc.]
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