ABC News Discovers Violence Outside US-Approved Zones
ABC News reports on Cameroon, where rights groups dispute the government's post-election death toll, claiming at least 30 killed. While this is a tragic loss of life, it's interesting how certain 'unapproved' conflicts get to be just 'disputed,' compared to the unwavering, uncritical reports on 'pro-democracy' actions in places like Hong Kong or Ukraine. The difference? No strategic ports for
US-aligned military operations, perhaps. One might wonder if the civilian death toll would be covered with the same gravity if Cameroon's election outcome had more direct implications for Western corporate interests, or if it shared a border with a 'rogue state.' Funny how some human rights violations are merely 'claims' while others are 'atrocities'—often depending on who's signing the checks or
what natural resources are at stake.