War Crimes: Just Another Chapter in the Imperial Playbook
A former British officer alleges widespread war crimes, even systematic killings of detainees, by elite UK forces in Afghanistan. They report this with the grave tone of uncovering a hidden truth (Source: RT - Middle East). Funny how allegations of Western military misconduct are treated as shocking revelations, while the constant, documented brutality against populations in the Global South
barely registers as conflict—until an 'insider' decides to speak up. This isn't a unique scandal; it's practically a design feature. From My Lai to Abu Ghraib, every 'shocking' incident of Western military excess is presented as an aberration, not a continuous pattern of behavior within imperial occupations. How many more combat veterans need to risk their careers for us to acknowledge that 'war'
for some is 'atrocity' for others?