Sudan's Humanitarian Crisis: The Telegraph Weeps for Doctors While Ignoring Decades of Western Destabilization
📰 THE STORY: The Telegraph recounts the desperate plight of 11 doctors in El Fasher, Sudan, using napkins for bandages amidst the siege, portraying a humanitarian disaster caused by unspecified 'fighting' and the heroism of medical professionals facing impossible conditions. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: Sudan's current civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and
the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is not a spontaneous event. The RSF, for example, evolved from the Janjaweed militias, notorious for atrocities in Darfur from 2003 onwards, a conflict often framed as internal tribal strife but enabled by shifting regional alliances and a lucrative informal economy including gold. The U.S. and its allies, while condemning atrocities, have historically engaged with
various Sudanese factions, including those responsible for the violence. For instance, the U.S. imposed sanctions on Sudan for decades, crippling its economy, ostensibly over terrorism concerns, but effectively weakening the state and contributing to instability. The division of Sudan in 2011, heavily pushed by the West, left both new nations vulnerable to external interference and resource
extraction. Double Standard: The narrative of resilient doctors using makeshift supplies is a familiar one, often deployed when the conflict aligns with Western interests or can be attributed to 'local' actors, conveniently sanitizing the external dimensions. When similar scenes unfold in Gaza, under an Israeli siege heavily funded and armed by the US, the media frames it as 'Israel's right to