BBC Discovers 'Sovereignty' Matters, Unless It's Palestine
The BBC reports Somalia's wrath over UAE 'undermining its sovereignty' by allegedly supporting Somaliland and fueling the Yemen conflict—a shocking development, apparently, for a region known for its steadfast respect for national borders. The article details how Somalia views these actions as destabilizing its government. Such concern for sovereignty is touching, especially when contrasted with
the silence on, say, the US supplying Israel with 2,000-pound bombs as it flattens Gaza, demonstrably infringing on Palestinian self-determination and creating a humanitarian catastrophe. One might wonder if 'sovereignty' is a flexible concept, deployed only when deemed geopolitically appropriate, or if the BBC simply forgot its commitment to exposing all such 'undermining' activities. Perhaps the
outrage over UAE's actions is simply easier to broadcast than confronting the backers of a certain other well-funded (and well-armed) state.