Al Jazeera Discovers 'Justice' After Assad's Fall, Not Before
The piece positions the post-Assad era as the dawning of an accountability movement. Conveniently, it glosses over the decade-plus preceding the 'fall,' a period marked by extensive foreign interference, proxy wars, and the very humanitarian crises now demanding justice. While Al Jazeera now champions accountability, it often framed the destabilization of Syria through a lens that amplified rebel
narratives, many of which were themselves implicated in human rights abuses. This isn't about absolving Assad, but questioning the selective outrage. One might wonder: if justice is so urgent for Syrian victims now, why wasn't the same spotlight shone on the victims of Western-backed insurgencies or the civilians suffering under sanctions for years? It appears 'justice' becomes paramount only when
the geopolitical chess pieces have fallen into their desired places. How many 'urgent fights for justice' can the mainstream media discover only after intervention has occurred?