Mainstream Media Discovers Suffering, Forgets US Role
Al-Monitor, citing Reuters, paints a grim picture: malnourished children and wounded men fleeing al-Fashir, treated by MSF. A vital human story, no doubt. What's missing from this portrait of desperation? Any mention of the fact that the US, often the self-appointed global moral compass, has actively supplied weapons and aid to countries deeply intertwined with Sudan's instability, often
exacerbating conflicts rather than resolving them. For example, the Biden administration approved a substantial military aid package to Egypt in 2023, while also pursuing security cooperation agreements throughout a region already aflame. It's almost as if the suffering appears spontaneously, unconnected to the global arms pipeline or the strategic maneuvers of powers like the US. We're expected
to gasp at the plight of refugees while conveniently forgetting the decisions made in Washington that fuel the very conflicts these people are escaping. How many bony children and bandaged men does it take before accountability extends beyond the immediate perpetrators to those who arm and enable? Apparently, more than 10,000.