NPR Discovers Russian Strikes Have Consequences, Ignores US History
NPR's 'Middle East' desk, inexplicably covering Ukraine, reports Kyiv residents are freezing due to Russian strikes on energy infrastructure ( NPR, 1/17/26 ). A tragic situation, no doubt. Yet, one might wonder why the 'Middle East' desk wasn't equally outraged when similar 'tactics' were employed by US-backed forces in Syria, or by Israel against Gaza's power plants in 2006, 2014, and 2021. The
media's definition of 'war crime' often depends on the perpetrator. When a US adversary targets infrastructure, it's barbarism. When US allies do it, it's 'strategic' or simply 'collateral damage.' Washington, which consistently vetoes UN resolutions condemning such actions by its allies, now feigns shock. How many definitions of 'humanitarian crisis' are we expected to juggle before recognizing
the pattern?