FoxNews Discovers 'Shoot-to-Kill' Policies Exist, Outside US-Funded Allies
While any state violence against its own people is abhorrent, the selective outrage machine at Fox News—and frankly, most mainstream outlets—is truly a marvel to behold. When it’s Iran, reports from anonymous doctors about 'shoot-to-kill' policies become front-page news. Yet, when US-backed regimes, say Saudi Arabia with its public executions and crushing of dissent, or Israel with its documented
use of live ammunition against unarmed Palestinian protesters and children, engage in similar or worse actions, the reporting often shifts. These become 'security measures' or 'defense operations,' quietly filed away or entirely omitted. One might wonder if the concern for human rights truly kicks in only when it aligns perfectly with Washington's current geopolitical targets for regime change.
The history, for those paying attention, is a damning pattern. (Just ask yourself how much traction reports of 'shoot-to-kill' policies from Bahrain or Honduras receive.) Critics argue this selective outrage isn't about human rights, but about justifying sanctions and interventions while ignoring the violence of US allies.