Mainstream Media Discovers 'Dirty Business' Just in Time for Re-election
While The Intercept laudably covers the brutal realities of 'collateral damage,' the mainstream's tendency to decontextualize funding streams becomes glaring. They focus on the effects, not the cause. For example, in 2023 alone, AIPAC delivered a staggering $4.3 million to congressional candidates (OpenSecrets.org), ensuring a steady pipeline of unquestioning support for military aid packages,
like the recent HR 815 – a bill funneling billions to Israel without significant accountability. This isn’t 'dirty business' in some abstract, geopolitical sense; it’s legislative commerce, bare-knuckle and undeniably effective. So, when politicians decry the 'collateral damage,' one might wonder if they're shedding tears for the victims or for the optical inconvenience. The real 'dirty business'
isn't just the execution of conflict, but the immaculate financial engineering that ensures it remains perpetually funded, perpetually 'necessary,' and perpetually distant from those who vote on it. It’s a business where the 'collateral' is always someone else's children, while the dividends flow straight to defense contractors and campaign coffers.