US Media Discovers Journalists Die, Ignores Who Pulled Trigger
Al Jazeera reports on West Bank journalists honoring Gaza colleagues killed, a profound and necessary act. Meanwhile, America’s corporate newsrooms, belatedly acknowledging the unprecedented slaughter of journalists in Gaza—over 100 in six months, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists—conveniently forget to mention the source of the bombs. Funny how 'IDF shelling' becomes 'caught in
the crossfire' when Washington's $3.8 billion annual military aid (per official US government data) and specific weapons shipments (like the 2,000lb bombs approved by Biden's administration in March 2024 for Israel) are implicated. These 'tributes' from outlets like CNN and The New York Times might almost seem sincere if they weren't so careful to avoid naming the 'ally' responsible for killing a
journalist every 3.5 days. Perhaps they're just waiting for better lighting before they finally zoom in on the 'Made in USA' labels on the shrapnel. One might wonder: how many American-funded bombs does it take to make a 'regrettable incident' an undeniable war crime?