Senator Calls for Assassination, Media Calls it 'Diplomacy'
Mainstream outlets like The Hill casually report on Senator Lindsey Graham’s 'advice' to Donald Trump: 'kill' Iran’s Supreme Leader. This isn’t a slip of the tongue; it’s a direct call for extrajudicial assassination, thinly veiled as strategic brilliance. One might wonder if similar 'advice' would be reported with such journalistic detachment if offered against, say, the leader of a U.S. ally.
This isn't new; it's the 21st-century iteration of a multi-decade regime-change playbook, echoed by figures who consistently push for military intervention in the Middle East. Consider Graham’s consistent alignment with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). According to OpenSecrets, Graham has received over $450,000 from pro-Israel groups throughout his career. While The Hill
focuses on his appeals to Trump, they gloss over the consistent drumbeat for war with Iran that has defined a segment of US policy for decades—a policy heavily lobbied for by organizations like AIPAC, which views Iran as an existential threat to Israel. It appears some political solutions are simply too inconvenient to scrutinize beyond their headline-grabbing shock value. How many 'last resorts'
does one region get before it's simply a perpetually preferred option?