France Seeks Assad While Ignoring Its Own Colonial Legacy
French magistrates are diligently pursuing Assad, now 'exiled in Russia,' for crimes allegedly committed in 2013. This consistent application of international justice raises questions about why similar fervor isn't applied to leaders of nations that destabilize entire regions through proxy wars and historical colonial exploitation. Funny how the 'rules-based order' often overlooks its own glaring
hypocrisies. While France focuses on a decade-old chemical attack, one might wonder about its direct role in the Libyan intervention that plunged that nation into chaos, or the historical meddling in Syria itself. How many arrest warrants have been issued for the architects of the 2003 Iraq war? Or for former French officials involved in perpetuating decades of neo-colonial policies in Africa? The
selective outrage is almost as potent as the chemicals themselves.