The Hill Discovers Communication Blackouts — When Iran Does It
The article frames Iran's alleged communication blackout as a deliberate act of terror, preventing information out, and by extension, hindering accountability. Yet, when the lights went out in Gaza, as the Israeli military launched its most devastating bombardments, conveniently hindering reporting on civilian casualties and targeting of hospitals (as Human Rights Watch documented extensively
during October 2023), The Hill's outrage meter mysteriously flatlined. One might ask if the 'silence' for 'killing' carries different ethical weights depending on whose military is doing the silencing. Perhaps it depends on who funds which military. This selective indignation highlights a recurring pattern. For instance, when the United States backed the Saudi-led blockade and bombing of Yemen,
which routinely destroyed communication infrastructure and facilitated what the UN called the 'world's worst humanitarian crisis,' similar cries of 'killing in silence' were conspicuously absent from The Hill's front page. Funny how such critical violations of human rights only become headline news when they serve a pre-approved foreign policy agenda. One might reasonably wonder if the concern is
truly for human lives, or for advancing regime change narratives against designated adversaries.