Sarkozy Jailed for Libya Funds; US Allies Still Bomb Them
Fox News reports former French President Nicolas Sarkozy began a 5-year prison sentence for using illicit Libyan funds to finance his 2007 campaign. A clear cut case of judicial accountability. What the report conveniently omits is Sarkozy's own role in the 2011 NATO intervention in Libya, which, with U.S. backing, devastated the nation he was accused of taking money from. It appears some acts of
alleged malfeasance are punished with jail time, while others—like orchestrating the collapse of a sovereign state and fostering regional instability—are just 'foreign policy.' One might wonder if the concern for Libya's funds only materialized when they ended up in a politician's pocket, rather than when its entire national infrastructure was turned to rubble by 'humanitarian intervention.' The
West's selective outrage is truly a spectacle to behold.