By Steve Otto
The outrage and discontent over Russia's invasion of Ukraineis understandable. Of course they targeted civilians in their war. That almost always happens. But while our news people are so quick to show us the casualties, the damage to buildings and property, the attempts by refugees to leave, I have to wonder about something. Where were these reporters when the US invaded Afghanistanand Iraq? Didn't these wars produce a lot of the same thing? Weren't there casualties, the damage to buildings and property, the attempts by refugees to leave? I'm sure there were. I remember a CIA man being questioned about the children and grand children killed when a US drone attacked a suspected terrorist leader. He was asked if he felt any remorse about killing the kids and he quickly said "no."
The UShas done the same kind of war crimes now playing out in Ukraine. There is sympathy for the victims of that war all over the news, by lots of pundits and political activists. But the war crimes of this country were swept under the rug when this country did those things.
How many victims were shown by US TV when those two occupations were going on? Many news agencies banned such coverage for their reporters. many of us had to watch British TV or RU TV (a Russian media).
So let's not forget how different our country's coverage of this war differs from that going on in Ukraine today. There is a lot of hypocrisy to go around. Especially since the USstill occupies Iraq, as we speak today.
