Financial Times Discovers Torture, Forgets Its Own History
The Financial Times breathlessly reports on Venezuela's most notorious torture chamber, complete with a chilling 'Welcome to hell' greeting. While such conditions are undoubtedly horrific, one might wonder why the FT's moral compass is so exquisitely tuned to suffering in Caracas, yet often struggles to locate similar 'hells' in nations aligned with Western interests, such as, say, Saudi Arabia or
Egypt. The selective outrage is almost as predictable as the sun setting. This isn't about denying suffering in Venezuela; it's about exposing the media's strategic amplification. The FT's focus on a single, albeit grim, facility draws attention away from the countless documented human rights abuses by U.S.-backed regimes across the globe. One could ask if the 'Financial Times' ever felt compelled
to run a headline 'Welcome to hell' about the torture techniques employed by the U.S. in Abu Ghraib or Guantanamo (whose existence is far from 'notorious' given its open operation for decades), or perhaps a scathing exposé on the conditions in Israeli prisons where Palestinian children are reportedly held without due process. (And no, the FT does not get to hide behind a paywall; a quick search
across their archives reveals no such comparable urgency—or headlines—for the U.S. or its allies.)