Tony Aguilar Details the Shocking War Crimes He’s Witnessing in Gaza

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Who is Tony Aguilar and what is his military background?

Tucker Carlson 0:00
Mr. Aguilar, thank you so much for joining us. Before I ask you any questions, I I want to read Uh, what I think is your biography or parts of it, because I want the audience to understand who you are. Um and so I'm gonna read this and you tell me if I've gotten anything wrong. Um So you're a retired lieutenant colonel? Uh in the United States Army, you went to West Point, you got your commission in the Army straight out of West Point. You serve for twenty five years in the US Army as a combat infantry officer and a special forces, a green beret officer. Йор деплоїд твов там. To Iraq three times, Afghanistan three times, you're deployed to Syria, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Jordan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
Tucker Carlson 0:43
Uh you saw combat in many of those venues. Uh you're highly decorated, you were wounded in combat, received a purple heart, you got a bronze star for valor in combat, an army commendation medal for valor in combat. Um, and then earlier this year you found yourself working in Gaza under G H F, and I'll ask you to explain what that is in a moment. Um, you were in Gaza from the seventeenth of May this year, twenty twenty five, through June twenty sixth, twenty twenty five, which was last month. Um, is all of that correct?
Anthony (Tony) Aguilar 1:16
That is correct, sir.
Tucker Carlson 1:18
And and the reason that I wanted to establish that before you tell the story that you're gonna tell us, um, is because Very, very few Americans have been in Gaza in the last couple of years. Um, and I don't know any others who have uh the experience in chaotic situations and combat situations that you have who've been there. And I think that really matters. Anyone who's been around combat knows it's enormously confusing. And having twenty five years of experience around violence, I think gives you greater credibility. Um, because it suggests you can interpret what's happening accurately in a way that people who haven't had that experience probably can't. Um so with with that, I wanna ask you uh the the first and most obvious question, what is GHF in Gaza?
Anthony (Tony) Aguilar 2:04
So the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation uh was established to take over the aid distribution um into into Gaza, um replacing the former United Nations aid delivery mechanism post blocking or cutting off of the of the Gaza enclave. So there was no aid going in up until uh May twenty-sixth when we started operations and The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation was established uh to to lead that effort overall. So the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, uh, I'm not sure in terms of their what their their actual status is in terms of a company or an NGO or a nonprofit. I don't I don't know what they're classified as, but I know that their GHF is the overall lead for both of the um contract mechanisms in Gaza.
Tucker Carlson 3:04
So after twenty five years as a as a US Army officer, West Point graduate, special forces officer, all these combat deployments, all the decorations that you received, how did you wind up distributing aid in Gaza?
Anthony (Tony) Aguilar 3:18
Well sir, on May thirteenth I received a phone call from The UG solutions UG Solutions is a sub contract. for the security portion of this aid distribution method. They're stationed here in Davidson, North Carolina, where where I live. Um, I retired out of Fort Bragg, and they contacted me. basically looking for uh experienced, recent recently retired or recently gotten out of the military, experienced combat veterans, special forces operations background. Um so they contacted me and um explained the the mission to me. Up until that point, till I got that phone call, um I was not aware of what UG Solutions or the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation was. So um I was I was interested interested and I listened to what they had to say.
Tucker Carlson 4:07
The reason I'm asking you this is I is I know that after this interview airs there will be a concerted attempt to discredit you. As a man, and I'm certain, having seen this happen many times, that one of the criticisms we levy against you Is that you were some sort of political activist with a political axe to grind or an ideological axe to grind?

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