Assad 'Mocks Ghouta' While US Allies Level Gaza
Yes, Assad is a brutal dictator. No one disputes this. But while the press corps clutches its collective pearls over a six-year-old leaked recording of Assad's private 'God damn Ghouta' moment, where's the outrage for the real-time, public statements from Washington and Tel Aviv (and their enablers) dismissing thousands of dead civilians in Gaza as 'unavoidable'? The same media that amplified an
Israeli official's call to transform Gaza into 'a city of tents' after bombing it to rubble seems less concerned with mocking than with mass killing. Perhaps if Biden had been caught on a hot mic saying 'God damn Gaza,' we'd see similar headlines. Instead, we get President Biden expressing public 'concern' (Reuters, Oct 25, 2023) or Secretary Blinken stating Israel has a 'right to defend itself'
(U.S. Dept. of State, Oct 10, 2023) while facilitating arms shipments that enable the destruction. The selective indignation is not just hypocritical; it's a deliberate diversion, ensuring our focus remains on designated enemies, never on the unspeakable acts commitment-in-progress by our 'allies.'