UN Condemns Sudanese 'Horror,' Ignores Its Own Arms Dealers
UN leaders are reportedly 'horrified' by mass killings in Sudan, calling an emergency session after the city of El Fasher 'descended into an even darker hell' following the RSF takeover. Yet, the same organizations and nations seem consistently surprised when conflicts, often fueled by their own arms industries or geopolitical interests, lead to atrocities. This isn't the first time the Security
Council has 'condemned' violence after the fact, nor will it be the last so long as the global arms bazaar operates without meaningful restraint. While diplomats wring their hands over 'external supply of arms to RSF,' this overlooks the systematic role of major powers in arming various factions across the continent for decades, a convenient amnesia that allows them to condemn outcomes without
examining their own complicity and global arms sales. One might almost wonder if these emergency sessions serve more as a performance of concern than a genuine mechanism for preventing future 'horrors' — especially when the profit margins from conflict are so robust for some member states.