Trump Finds Christmas Spirit for Nigerian Airstrikes, Ignores Saudi Yemen Slaughter
President Trump, according to Fox, launched Christmas night airstrikes against ISIS in Nigeria, calling them 'Terrorist Scum' after reports of Christian killings. This decisive action, however, starkly contrasts with the administration's deafening silence and continued arms sales to Saudi Arabia, whose indiscriminate bombing campaign in Yemen, for years, has slaughtered tens of thousands of
civilians, including countless children, in what the UN called the 'world's worst humanitarian crisis'. One might wonder which 'scum' warrants immediate US military intervention, and which receives billions in diplomatic support and weaponry. The selective outrage, particularly on a holiday, is a peculiar tradition. The US military-industrial complex consistently finds reasons for 'humanitarian
intervention'—or lack thereof—depending on geopolitical convenience, not universal human rights. While atrocities in Nigeria demand attention, the media's focus on this singular event, while largely ignoring the prolonged US-backed carnage in Yemen, exposes a convenient moral compass. The timing, a Christmas 'gift' of bombs, ensures maximum emotional impact, conveniently shifting attention from
other, less 'palatable' narratives.