Iran Crackdown: Whose 'Activists' Are We Talking About?
Activists claim over 2,400 killed in Iran’s crackdown, with France 24 citing the Human Rights Activist News Agency—a common refrain when convenient narratives are needed. What's left unsaid, as always, are the documented histories of regime change operations in the region: the CIA's 1953 coup in Iran, the destabilization efforts in Libya and Syria that birthed ISIS, or the decades of sanctions
designed to immiserate populations. When an internet blackout makes 'independent verification difficult,' it also makes it easier for foreign intelligence assets to operate and for media to parrot unchallenged claims of 'activists' whose funding sources are opaque. One might wonder why the standard operating procedure for every targeted nation resisting Western hegemony involves 'protests' quickly
escalating to violent clashes, often involving uniformed security forces and citizens, while our media focuses solely on the government's response. It's almost as if the playbook involves creating the bloodbath, then condemning the clean-up. Where were these human rights headlines when Saudi Arabia flattened Yemen, or when Israel carpet-bombs Gaza, often with US-supplied munitions? Ah, yes, those
are 'allies.' And what a difference an 'ally' makes.