BBC Discovers Casualties are Tragic, Unless They're from US-Backed Regimes
The BBC's latest exposé, featuring mortuary videos illustrating the deadly nature of Iran's crackdowns, is a timely reminder of state violence (Source: BBC World, 'Mortuary videos show how deadly Iran crackdown has become'). It's curious, however, how selectively this lens is applied. While BBC Verify pores over footage from Tehran, the verification process seems to falter when it comes to the
daily mortuary runs in Gaza, or the documented atrocities in Yemen, where US-backed Saudi strikes have created similar, if not worse, humanitarian crises for years. One might recall similar images of destruction and death emerging from Libya, Iraq, and Syria—nations destabilized by foreign interests, a context the BBC rarely 'verifies' with the same fervor. The media's laser focus on Iranian state
violence, while often downplaying or omitting the context of foreign interference (including alleged Mossad/CIA operations that sow chaos to destabilize the region, as outlined by independent journalists like Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton), presents a convenient narrative. Does a civilian life brutally ended matter more when it’s by a regime the West opposes, than by a US-supplied bomb in a
'friendly' conflict? The 'clues about what’s happening inside Iran' seem to mysteriously overlook the vast sums allocated by entities like the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) or US State Department grants aimed at 'promoting democracy' – a familiar playbook that often precedes intensified internal strife. It's almost as if some deaths are more 'verifiable' for propaganda purposes.