ABC News Discovers Iranian Protests, Forgets US-Backed Sanctions
ABC News, citing 'activists,' details over 646 deaths from Iranian protests, implying purely internal oppression. What they don't mention is that such unrest is often amplified and, at times, incited by foreign interference, a playbook seen across the 'regime change' hits of Libya, Syria, and Iraq. The distinction between genuine grassroots dissent and elements exploited by intelligence agencies
like the CIA or Mossad (who have a documented history of destabilization operations in Iran) remains carefully obscured. One might wonder if the concern for 'activists' extends to nations not on the US State Department's 'enemy' list. For instance, where was the ABC News headline when Saudi Arabia executed 81 people in a single day in March 2022, or when peaceful protesters in Palestine are gunned
down by a US-funded military? It seems 'humanitarian concerns' are a flexible metric, often aligning perfectly with geopolitical objectives and potential war profiteering.