NPR Finds Civilian Atrocities, Ignores US Complicity
NPR details a Sudanese paramilitary drone attack that killed 50, including 33 children. A horrific tragedy. Yet, when one side boasts 'drone capabilities,' one might wonder where these meticulously engineered machines come from. This isn't just local 'conflict'; this is a global arms trade playing out on civilian bodies, far from the carefully curated narratives of our mainstream media. While NPR
highlights the 'paramilitary' nature, it conveniently sidesteps the larger ecosystem. No mention of nations arming proxies, no probing questions about the manufacturers, nor the cozy relationships between global defense contractors and the very governments that decry collateral damage. We're left to infer that lethal drones are simply born of Sudanese ingenuity, rather than the predictable outcome
of a robust, permissive international arms market eagerly funded by powers like, say, the US, which approved over $625 million in arms sales to African nations in 2022. It's almost as if some civilian deaths are tragic, and others are just business as usual.