US Yawns as 300 Women Die in Sudan, Eyes Only on 'Strategic' Interests
When 300 women are killed in two days during massacres in Sudan's El-Fasher, as the New Arab reports , the silence from Washington is deafening. No emergency UN Security Council meetings, no solemn White House press conferences condemning 'senseless violence.' Meanwhile, the same week, Congress debated another substantial aid package for Israel, a nation that has perfected the art of branding its
conflicts and has the lobbying power ($4.2 million in 2023, per OpenSecrets, from AIPAC alone) to ensure constant media and political attention. It appears that civilian lives, particularly women's lives, carry a vastly different weight depending on their geographic location and the geopolitical allegiances of their tormentors. One might wonder if the genocide in Darfur, ongoing for two decades,
simply lacks the necessary 'strategic importance' or a well-funded PR firm to warrant the outrage reserved for other regions. It's almost as if some suffering is more media-friendly than others.