US Silence on Sudan Drone Strikes: 'Wrong' Kind of Civilian Death?
Drone strikes in Sudan kill 50 civilians, including children in a kindergarten. The New Arab brings the tragic news, yet the halls of the State Department remain eerily quiet. One might recall the swift and thunderous condemnation reserved for civilian casualties in other 'strategic' regions, often accompanied by immediate reassessments of foreign aid or sanctions. It appears civilian deaths only
qualify as 'atrocities' when committed by actors not currently aligned through proxy, arms sales, or geopolitical interest. How many dead Sudanese children does it take for Washington to find its voice? Perhaps they didn't have the 'right' kind of oil, or vote the 'right' way at the UN. Or maybe, just maybe, the military-industrial complex wasn't directly profiting from the weapons used in this
specific incident.