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		<title>We are not attracting our best and brightest</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are not attracting our best and brightest: Air Force member dies after setting himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy in D.C. Meanwhile, Air Force leadership is saying nothing about his last words, &#8220;Free Palestine&#8221;. Airman Aaron Bushnell&#39;s unit put &#8230; <a href="https://matthewmaynard.net/2024/02/26/we-are-not-attracting-our-best-and-brightest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are not attracting our best and brightest: <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-US/news/world/air-force-member-dies-after-setting-himself-on-fire-outside-israeli-embassy-in-dc/ar-BB1iU8Yl" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Air Force member dies after setting himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy in D.C.</a><br />
Meanwhile, Air Force leadership is saying nothing about his last words, &#8220;Free Palestine&#8221;.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Airman Aaron Bushnell&#39;s unit put out a statement mourning his death by self-immolation, calling it a &quot;tragedy.&quot;</p>
<p>Commander Col. Celina Noyes: “When a tragedy like this occurs, every member of the Air Force feels it.&quot;</p>
<p>&quot;We extend our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of… <a href="https://t.co/WErYAWtDG4">pic.twitter.com/WErYAWtDG4</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Kristina Wong <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f1fa-1f1f8.png" alt="🇺🇸" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> (@kristina_wong) <a href="https://twitter.com/kristina_wong/status/1762378764187488263?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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Because it&#8217;s &#8220;under investigation&#8221;, no doubt. Which it should be, any time an airman endangers force readiness and contradicts the established policy of his Commander in Chief.</p>
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