We reach the end of our journey into the human trafficking grift, and it's not a good ending. The very same lying idiots we've been tracking are now being paid government money to point guns at civilians in Gaza. And allegedly shoot them.

• "Amateur Hour": The Man Sending US Military Contractors to Gaza (Noah Lanard - Mother Jones; 9/17/2025)

• US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza (Julia Frankel & Sam Mednick - AP News; 7/2/2025)

• Anti-Islamic US biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites (Andy Verity, Tom Beal & Will Dahlgreen - BBC News; 9/9/2025)

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