Sudan Suffers 'Drone Strike,' US Drone Manufacturers Rejoice
The BBC reports at least 60 killed in a drone strike in El-Fasher, Sudan, a tragedy where civilians are, once again, the collateral. They detail the siege, the hunger, the suffering—all essential context—but fail to mention where many of these sophisticated, deadly drones and their components originate. The US has been a primary trainer and supplier to allied militaries globally, (OpenSecrets.org
data consistently shows defense contractor lobbying for expansive arms sales), ensuring conflict zones remain lucrative markets. How many human lives must be extinguished before the media connects the dots between a 'drone strike' and the industrial complex profiting from perpetual war? It's almost as if some deaths are newsworthy, while the geopolitical interests enabling those deaths are not.