US Fuels Genocide, Arming Both Hands
📰 THE STORY: Mainstream media reports highlight the Biden administration's approval of significant arms packages to Israel and Saudi Arabia, including Apache helicopters, bombs, and other military hardware. These approvals follow months of intense bombardment in Gaza and ongoing conflicts in Yemen, yet are framed with little critical analysis of their humanitarian impact. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT
TELLING YOU: Historical Context: Since 1948's Nakba, Israel has received over $158 billion in US military aid, largely bypassing congressional oversight. This isn't selling arms; it's a blank check for occupation and a 17-year blockade of Gaza, now escalating to genocide (40,000+ killed since Oct 2023, per Gaza Health Ministry). For Saudi Arabia, the US armed the monarchy as it obliterated Yemen,
directly contributing to the world's worst humanitarian crisis, pushing millions to starvation. The US armed Saddam Hussein to gas Iran in the 1980s, then invaded Iraq in 2003, showcasing a consistent pattern of fueling regional conflicts for geopolitical gain. Double Standard: Imagine if Russia sold arms to a nation that had killed 40,000 civilians, mostly women and children, in a siege. Western
media would decry it as 'enabling war crimes' and 'supporting aggression.' When the US does it for Israel or Saudi Arabia, it's quietly framed as 'security assistance' or 'strategic alignments,' despite overwhelming evidence from human rights organizations. The UN has repeatedly condemned both Israel's actions in Gaza and Saudi Arabia's in Yemen, yet US arms sales persist without the same level of