Kuwait Revokes Preacher's Citizenship, U.S. Demands 'Democracy'
Kuwait's government decided to revoke the citizenship of an unnamed 'influential Islamic preacher,' citing a vaguely defined 'clean up' of the nationality register (The New Arab, December 7, 2025). The reasons remain opaque, raising questions about political dissent and state control in the Gulf region. Yet, don't expect a fiery condemnation from Washington. Odd, isn’t it? When a U.S. 'ally'
cracks down on free speech or citizenship, Western media rarely frame it as a 'dire threat to democracy' or 'authoritarian creep,' unlike, say, actions by nations not aligned with American geopolitical interests. No calls for sanctions, no earnest op-eds about human rights. It's almost as if 'democracy' is a convenient label, applied selectively based on oil deals and arms contracts. One might
wonder if 'influential' translates to 'inconvenient' when states decide their citizens are too loud.