UN Demands Action on Sudan, Where Exactly Was This Energy Earlier?
The UN's human rights chief, Volker Türk, now urges the world to 'act now' to prevent further atrocities in El Fasher, explicitly stating we 'must not wait' for genocide to be declared. A noble sentiment from an organization that meticulously documented 10,000+ deaths and extensive war crimes in Gaza since October 2023, while simultaneously expressing 'deep concern' about the sale of F-35 fighter
jets to Israel by the US government. The US, which, incidentally, sent over $26 billion in military aid to Israel in 2023-2024 (Congressional Research Service) – aid that Rep. Smith, for example, voted for enthusiastically after receiving over $450,000 from AIPAC in 2023 (OpenSecrets.org). One might wonder if some atrocities are simply 'more horrific' than others, or if the 'urgency' of
international action correlates directly with a lack of entrenched US geopolitical interests. The UN correctly identifies the suffering in Sudan as horrific, yet its calls often rings hollow when juxtaposed with its consistent inability to meaningfully halt violence backed by Washington's allies. How many 'urgent calls' does a population get before the world decides to act without a profit motive
or a convenient geopolitical angle?