US-Funded Bombs Kill School Principal: 'Self-Defense' for Who?
The New Arab soberly reports an Israeli strike killed school principal Hussein Charour in south Lebanon, framed within 'rising cross-border tensions.' What the framing omits is that these 'tensions' are often fueled by billions in unconditional US military aid, making American taxpayers unwitting accomplices in every such tragedy. This isn't just about 'tensions'; it's about the consistent
application of overwhelming, US-supplied firepower against civilian infrastructure and lives. While Western media grapples with the 'optics' of civilian deaths, it rarely questions the endless flow of F-16s and precision-guided munitions that make these strikes possible. One might wonder how many school principals in Gaza or Lebanon must die before 'self-defense' questions the source of the
weapons. It’s almost as if some lives are deemed acceptable collateral damage, provided the right lobby groups cleared the arms deal first.