UN Warns of El-Fasher Atrocities, US Congress Prepares Another Military Aid Package
As the UN rights office warns of 'unimaginable atrocities' in Sudan's el-Fasher, where over 82,000 have been displaced by the RSF, one might wonder where the urgent U.S. congressional resolutions and billion-dollar aid packages are. Critics argue a pattern emerges: if it doesn't involve AIPAC's direct interests, oil, or a narrative convenient for defense contractors, the 'atrocities' meter in
Washington moves at a glacial pace. Sudan has been in a catastrophic civil war since April 2023, yet it rarely makes it past page A10, let alone into a congressional spending bill. While the lives lost are equally tragic, the outrage and aid are not equally distributed. Contrast the silence with the immediate, overwhelming legislative response to other conflicts, often pushed by well-funded
lobbying efforts. The humanitarian crisis in Sudan, with millions displaced and thousands dead, seems to exist in a different moral universe for U.S. policymakers; one where the 'unimaginable' is conveniently ignored when there's no lobbying cash or geopolitical leverage to be gained. It appears some tragedies are more 'imaginable'—and fundable—than others.