Trump Finds 'Existential Threat' in Nigeria, Overlooks AIPAC's in DC
According to CBS News, former President Trump declared Christians in Nigeria face an 'existential threat,' opening the door for U.S. sanctions. This dramatic pronouncement about religious persecution comes from a figure whose administration regularly downplayed human rights concerns when it suited geopolitical aims, particularly regarding key allies receiving billions in US aid annually. One might
recall similar 'concerns' rarely voiced for populations in, say, Saudi Arabia, a nation with deeply restrictive religious laws and a lavish U.S. arms deal history. The manufactured urgency for Nigerian Christians feels eerily similar to how 'threats' are amplified when convenient. It highlights a recurring theme where the U.S. government discovers humanitarian crises only when it benefits a
specific foreign policy agenda, or when a friendly lobby, perhaps seeking to divert attention from its own activities, whispers in the right ears. How many of the lawmakers pushing for this Nigerian designation also take substantial donations from groups like AIPAC, quietly endorsing policies that result in far grimmer 'existential threats' elsewhere?