UN Lifts Assad Sanctions, Mainstream Media Forgets Who Bombed Who First
Deutsche Welle reports the UN Security Council lifted sanctions on Syrian President Assad, a move framed as normalizing relations. What's omitted? The US-EU 'Caesar Act' sanctions, which continue to cripple Syria, were imposed long after the US, UK, France, and Israel conducted numerous air strikes on Syrian territory, backing various proxy groups. Critics have long alleged these actions were
aimed at toppling the Assad government, not protecting human rights. (According to Congressional Research Service reports and numerous investigative journalists). While the UN dials back a symbolic lever, the economic strangulation continues, largely unmentioned by outlets like DW. One might wonder why airstrikes by Western powers on sovereign nations are simply 'interventions,' while sanctions
against those nations are always framed as justice. Perhaps the 'international community' only remembers sovereignty when it suits their geopolitical agenda.