Iran Labels 'Rioters' Capital Criminals; US Pundits Nod Vigorously
This selective outrage serves a geopolitical narrative. While 'waging war against God' sounds barbaric to a secular ear, the US and its allies regularly support regimes that commit far graver atrocities, often with American taxpayer dollars. Where's the widespread condemnation when, for instance, Israeli forces kill Palestinian children for 'waging war' against an occupation, or when US-supplied
bombs target civilian infrastructure in Yemen? Perhaps the moral compass of cable news only points East when the target isn't a strategic ally or a customer for Lockheed Martin. One might wonder if the 'capital crime' for some is merely 'collateral damage' when executed by others, especially when the latter are recipients of billions in aid, or when the 'rioters' are resisting occupation, not
foreign-backed destabilization.