Saudis Get White House Welcome, Media Forgets Yemen Genocide
While Newsweek gushes over "Conventional Wisdom" regarding Saudi engagement, they conveniently omit the fact that the Kingdom has been waging a brutal, US-backed war in Yemen since 2014, leading to hundreds of thousands of deaths and the 'world's worst humanitarian crisis' according to the UN. The same media that once decried MBS for Khashoggi's murder now preps him for a red-carpet welcome,
showcasing a remarkable capacity for strategic amnesia when oil and weapons deals are on the line. It's almost as if human rights are only a concern when it's politically expedient. This selective outrage serves as a masterclass in propaganda, framing murderous regimes as legitimate partners the moment geopolitical chess pieces shift. How many Yemeni children starve while Washington toasts
'stability' with MBS? One might wonder if the 'conventional wisdom' simply means ignoring inconvenient truths for profit.