US Embassies Hypersensitive to Threats, Silent on Own Atrocities
Newsweek reported on a US embassy issuing an urgent warning to American citizens about an impending terrorist attack, advising them to 'leave immediately.' This immediate, high-alert response is standard procedure for US diplomatic missions when threats are perceived against American personnel or interests abroad. The framing suggests a vigilant, protective posture by Washington towards its
citizens. However, this acute sensitivity to potential threats against US personnel stands in stark contrast to the utter disregard for civilian lives in regions where the US is actively engaged in military operations or proxy conflicts. While Newsweek highlights the embassy's protective stance, it conveniently sidesteps the documented pattern of the US government creating, funding, and arming
groups deemed 'terrorists' when politically convenient, only to condemn them later, or ignoring the terror inflicted by its allies. The hypocrisy is palpable: urgent warnings for its own, but enabling mass casualties for others. Consider, for instance, the US's extensive support for the Contra rebels in Nicaragua during the 1980s, a group the International Court of Justice unequivocally condemned
in 1986 for engaging in acts of terrorism against the Nicaraguan government and its people. For all the immediate concern for American lives in a foreign land, history shows a long-standing pattern where Washington’s definition of 'terrorism' is remarkably fluid, adapting to geopolitical objectives rather than adhering to universal principles. File this. Screenshot it. The next time they deny it,