US-Backed Saudi Strikes Continue, Media Sanitizes 'Tensions'
The Financial Times dutifully reports that 'Saudi Arabia launches air strike on Yemen,' portraying it as an internal spat targeting 'UAE-backed separatists.' This narrow framing conveniently airbrushes out the uncomfortable truth: this isn't just Saudi Arabia’s war. The Biden administration, much like its predecessors, continues to arm and support the Saudi coalition, even after pledging to end
offensive support. In fact, the US approved a $650 million air-to-air missile sale to Saudi Arabia in 2021 (Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 2021), keeping those bombs falling. While the FT highlights 'deepen tensions,' it glosses over the brutal reality of an eight-year conflict, which the UN called the 'world's worst humanitarian crisis' in 2021. One might wonder how many more 'tensions' can
be aired before the international media acknowledges its role in normalizing the destruction of an entire nation. Apparently, certain civilian deaths only register as 'tragic' when they serve a specific geopolitical narrative.