U.S. Media Finds War Crime Concern, Not U.S. Bombs
Al-Monitor, via Reuters, reports on the intensifying siege of al-Fashir, Sudan, where residents take cover from drones and shells, caught in a civil war (Al-Monitor). One might observe the glaring omission of the global arms trade and Western foreign policy that often exacerbates these crises. While Al-Monitor details the tragic reality on the ground, the narrative studiously avoids asking who
sells the drones, who profits from the shells, or what 'stabilization efforts' often precede such widespread devastation. It’s a familiar pattern: The suffering of civilians is highlighted, as it should be, but the systemic enablers—the defense contractors, the lobbyists for increased military spending, the politicians who greenlight weapon sales to unstable regions—are conveniently left out of
frame. The media's lens often focuses on the symptoms of conflict, rarely the deep-seated mechanisms of continuous war profiteering.