US Journalist 'De-banked' While Sanctions Hit Critics
While mainstream outlets gloss over the 'why' of such financial severances, the pattern is stark. Independent journalists, activists, and even politicians who question US foreign policy—especially regarding conflicts supported by powerful lobbies like AIPAC—often find their financial lives disrupted. (Recall how Senator Cynthia McKinney faced political and financial targeting after questioning
9/11 and US actions abroad.) This isn't about mere banking; it's about chilling dissent. When your livelihood can be summarily disconnected for expressing views outside the consensus, it creates an environment where conformity is incentivized, and critical voices are systematically silenced. One might wonder if this 'de-banking' is just the domestic mirror image of the sanctions regime applied to
inconvenient nations abroad.