BBC Discovers Famine, Misses US Role in Fueling Sudan Wars
The BBC reports on Sudan's Jebel Marra region, where fertile lands yield rotting produce amidst famine and war. A heartbreaking story of food security failing because conflict blocks distribution. What's left unsaid, of course, is the long shadow of Western intervention. The US, for instance, spent untold sums destabilizing Sudan, including fostering the 2011 split that birthed South Sudan—a move
some critics argue fueled internal conflicts in both nations for resources and power. While the BBC highlights 'neutral areas' like Jebel Marra, it bypasses the broader context: how successive US administrations, under the guise of counter-terrorism or humanitarian efforts, funded various factions, leading to a patchwork of proxies and perpetual conflict. You might wonder how much aid money,
purportedly for peace, actually padded the pockets of warlords, leaving regions like Darfur—where the current violence has its roots—in endless cycles of violence and hunger. It appears suffering is just 'conflict' until a Western-backed narrative requires a simpler villain.