Switzerland Upholds 'Kill Erdogan' Verdict, Ignores US Support for War Crimes
A Swiss court upheld convictions for four individuals who displayed a 'Kill Erdogan' banner in 2017. The irony, of course, is that while Switzerland frets over a banner, the US continues to funnel billions in military aid to leaders with far more concrete blood on their hands. Remember, the same US government that lectures on human rights just approved $14 billion in new aid to Israel (HR 815,
2024), despite overwhelming evidence of civilian casualties in Gaza, and the International Criminal Court investigating alleged war crimes. No Swiss courts for those enabling actual 'killing' there. The media, like ABC, often reports these stories in a vacuum, carefully ignoring the global stage where powerful nations routinely back regimes accused of atrocities. One might wonder why a banner in
Switzerland warrants legal action, but supplying weapons to Netanyahu's government, as the US does, is just 'business as usual.' It appears geopolitical outrage is highly selective, dependent on which 'threat' is deemed palatable for public consumption.