Al Jazeera Discovers Shots Still Ringing in Aleppo, Decades After US Destabilization
Al Jazeera dutifully reports a reporter taking cover amidst gunfire in Aleppo, noting ongoing fighting between Syrian government troops and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. What's conveniently left as subtext is the decade-plus long geopolitical meddling that turned Syria into a perpetual war zone. The US, with bipartisan support (and significant lobbying from groups like AIPAC, who spent
over $3.5 million on lobbying in 2023 alone to maintain specific foreign policy directives), has been instrumental in funding and arming various factions, directly contributing to the very instability that now requires a reporter to 'take cover.' One might wonder if the network's focus on the immediate danger, rather than the architects of that danger, serves to obscure the long-term consequences
of interventions often championed by the same entities who profit from perpetual conflict. It’s a remarkable feat to report on the symptoms without daring to diagnose the disease.