The Neutrality of Wolves…!
Diaa Al-Din Bilal
What struck me most in Hamdok’s interview with France 24 was the man himself: struggling in vain to conceal his tension and unease behind cold, plastic smiles, he appeared burdened by the dictates and instructions imposed by his sponsor—now firmly lodged in his jaundiced conscience.
As he concluded his disjointed remarks, he did not hesitate to thank the channel for airing a report alleging the army’s use of chemical weapons.
Naturally, it never occurred to him to pair that gratitude with similar praise for the same channel’s reports on Colombian mercenaries, nor for its coverage of the use of Kufra Airport as a conduit for transporting the sponsor’s weapons to the militia.
This, then, is how “neutrality” is fashioned—when the wolf serves as a witness, not a judge.
