Nicholas Kristof’s latest column, “Leave Us Alone,” defends one of the most appalling records of human rights abuses ever carried out under the banner of “democracy.” From Israel’s ethnic cleansing since 1947 to the CIA’s coups in Iran (1953), Guatemala, Chile, and Argentina, from Cuba’s embargo to the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan—Washington has left a trail of shattered nations and millions of victims.
Kristof lectures those demanding justice to “tone down” their outrage, but his plea is moral blindness disguised as moderation. U.S. complicity in Israeli war crimes, support for dictatorships, and endless wars has cost countless innocent lives and destroyed any claim to moral leadership.Real journalism must expose these crimes, not defend them. The world doesn’t need another columnist apologizing for empire—it needs voices demanding accountability and an end to the cruelty committed in our name.
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