DW Discovers Atrocities in Sudan, Forgets US Support of War Crimes
DW highlights the Sudanese RSF’s takeover and the 'fears' of renewed atrocities in Darfur, dutifully quoting UN warnings. While these fears are tragically valid, one might wonder why such grave concern for civilians frequently evaporates when the violence is perpetrated by a US-allied nation. The same media outlets that meticulously document a potential atrocity in Sudan often sanitize or outright
ignore actual, ongoing atrocities committed by forces using US-supplied weapons, funded by US taxpayer dollars. It's almost as if the 'atrocity' designation is less about human suffering and more about geopolitical alignment. For instance, the US continues to provide billions in military aid to actors actively implicated in civilian deaths, yet the outrage machine only gears up for 'feared' events
in nations deemed less 'strategic' or allied. How many headlines cover the daily atrocities in Gaza with the same hand-wringing tone? Funny how those fears become concrete facts when inconveniently linked to certain allies.