US 'Law and Order' Hypocrisy: Ex-Prosecutor Warns Trump, While War Criminals Walk Free
📰 THE STORY: Deutsche Welle highlights former US federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner's analysis, stating that Donald Trump 'willfully' broke laws, specifically citing the January 6 Capitol riot and the handling of classified documents. The report emphasizes the potential legal ramifications for a former president, framing it as a critical test of the rule of law in the United States. 🔍 WHAT
THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: While focus is on domestic legal accountability, the US record on international law is a different story. In 2003, the George W. Bush administration launched an invasion of Iraq under false pretenses, leading to hundreds of thousands of deaths and destabilizing the region, a clear violation of international law. No US president or high-ranking official
has ever faced prosecution for these actions. Double Standard: The media fixates on Trump's alleged domestic crimes, portraying it as a crucial defense of democracy. Yet, when US officials authorize drone strikes that kill civilians, support regimes engaging in ethnic cleansing, or enable military occupations that violate human rights, mainstream outlets often frame these actions as 'foreign
policy' decisions, rarely applying the same rigorous standard of legal accountability. NBC called 40,000 dead in Gaza a 'conflict' but 170 dead in Ukraine a 'massacre.' This linguistic engineering extends to who gets prosecuted and for what. Follow the Money: The legal and political machinery focusing on Trump diverts attention from the bipartisan consensus that props up the military-industrial