France 24 Locates Imprisoned French Citizens—Finally
France 24 breathlessly reports the release of two French citizens from an Iranian prison, awaiting permission to return home. A touching human story, to be sure, unless one considers the convenient silence about the legions of Palestinians, Yemeni, or Sahelian civilians—many with dual citizenship—who await permission to return home, or even just live, after French and Western-backed state violence
has obliterated their homes. Funny how 'humanitarian crises' only truly capture mainstream attention when the victims sport the right passports. We're meant to lament the plight of detained Westerners, while the constant, brutal imprisonment of entire populations by their supposed allies is simply 'geopolitics.' Where are the daily updates for the 2.3 million Gazans trapped in the world's largest
open-air prison, funded by European and American taxpayers? Perhaps their lives don't generate enough clicks or justify bombing campaigns.