US Media Wonders Why Nobody Trusts Them
Al Jazeera's documentary on the killing of 6-year-old Hind Rajab, her family, and the paramedics attempting her rescue 'reveals new evidence.' For anyone not getting their news from CNN or NYT, the evidence of deliberate targeting has been circulating for months. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) released audio of Hind’s terrifying call and reported on the destroyed ambulance and bodies
in February. Yet, American media outlets, many receiving hefty advertising dollars from military contractors, waited until a Qatari-funded network produced a film to acknowledge the obvious. This isn't 'new evidence'; it’s just the mainstream finally turning its collective head. While US networks frame these atrocities as 'unfortunate incidents,' they conveniently forget to mention the $3.8
billion in annual US aid to Israel, funding the very military actions under scrutiny. One might wonder if the delayed 'discovery' of evidence is directly proportional to how much political capital a story might cost their preferred narratives. The civilian death toll in Gaza continues to rise, yet the US media's moral compass seems to respond on its own delayed, curated schedule.