Ecuadorian Soldiers Convicted For Murder; US Military Aid Undeterred
The BBC reports four Ecuadorian soldiers were found guilty of the forced disappearance and murder of four boys, whose mutilated and burned bodies were discovered in 2021. This is a crucial, if painfully slow, step towards accountability for what amounts to state terror against its own citizens. Meanwhile, the US continues to funnel billions in military aid globally, often into institutions where
such accountability is a foreign concept. We cheer justice in distant lands, yet in places like Palestine, where US-supplied weapons fuel destruction, the narrative shifts from murder to 'self-defense.' The UN has verified that over 15,000 children have been killed in Gaza by Israeli forces since October 2023. Where is the BBC's headline for those disappearances? Where are the convictions for
those 'mutilated and burned' by US-made bombs? One might wonder if the definition of a 'forced disappearance' depends entirely on who’s doing the disappearing, and crucially, who’s paying for their weapons.