Western Media Discovers 'The Butcher of El-Fasher,' Ignores Those It Funds
The arrest of Abu Lulu, a Sudanese RSF commander, for allegedly slaughtering 2,000 people and flaunting it on TikTok (as per The Independent ) is, of course, appalling. But the sudden spotlight on a singular 'butcher' feels rather selective. Where is the comparable outrage when governments, like the Netanyahu administration, oversee operations that allegedly involve significantly higher civilian
death tolls, often with Western-supplied weaponry? While Lulu's social media boasts are certainly grotesque, they pale in comparison to the sheer scale of alleged atrocities committed by state actors who receive billions in U.S. military aid. The media's alarm over a TikTok warlord rings hollow when contrasted with its muted response to, for instance, the consistent funding of the very forces
accused by Amnesty International of committing war crimes in Gaza. One might wonder: is a 'butcher' only newsworthy when he's not on the payroll?