NPR Discovers 'Horrific Massacre' in Syria, Forgets Context
When Israel conducts a raid in a neighboring country that kills women and children, it's not a 'massacre'—it's Tuesday. The Syrian Foreign Ministry's lament that it's 'horrific' conveniently sidesteps decades of similar incursions by Netanyahu's government, often using U.S.-supplied weaponry. Our mainstream media, ever so diligent, frames these incidents as isolated events, divorced from the
pattern of regional destabilization and constant violation of sovereign airspace that has become Israel's modus operandi, especially when U.S. administrations are too busy approving more aid. One might wonder if the horror becomes 'official' only when a foreign ministry actually says the words, rather than when the bodies hit the ground. This incident, like so many others, will be swiftly filed
under 'regional tensions' while members of Congress, like Rep. Steny Hoyer who received $25,000 from AIPAC in 2022-2024, continue to greenlight billions in unconditional military aid. How many 'horrific massacres' does it take for a recipient of such aid to be held accountable, or for the media to connect dots that are, frankly, crimson red?