SATISH SHARMA - not just Rotigraphy.: From manufacturing consent to whitewashing war crimes, the press is complicit in the slaughter of Palestinians. The U.S. mainstream media is not just a passive observer of the genocide unfolding in Gaza

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Mainstream Media and Mass Murder: The Propaganda That Fuels Genocide. From manufacturing consent to whitewashing war crimes, the press is complicit in the slaughter of Palestinians. The U.S. mainstream media is not just a passive observer of the genocide unfolding in Gaza—it is an active participant. By distorting reality, manufacturing consent, and serving as the propaganda arm of the American war machine, the press has enabled, justified, and whitewashed Israel’s atrocities against Palestinians. This is not just journalistic malpractice; it is complicity in crimes against humanity. The journalists, editors, and media executives who have facilitated this systematic dehumanization must be held accountable—not in the court of public opinion, but in a tribunal akin to the Nuremberg trials, where those who enabled genocide are brought to justice. Manufacturing Consent for Genocide For decades, the American public has been spoon-fed a carefully crafted narrative that frames Israel as the perpetual victim and Palestine as the aggressor. In reality, Israel is the occupying force, enforcing a brutal apartheid regime that systematically erases Palestinian lives. But the American media refuses to tell this truth. Instead, it regurgitates Israeli government press releases, parrots Pentagon talking points, and carefully sanitizes Israel’s war crimes. Look no further than the terminology used. The New York Times, CNN, and other legacy media call this a “war,” a term that implies two equal forces battling one another. But this is not a war. This is a one-sided campaign of extermination. Gaza has no military, no air force, and no navy. It is a besieged, starving population with no escape. To call this a “war” is to engage in a grotesque act of deception—one that absolves the genocidal state of its crimes and instead frames resistance to oppression as terrorism. The Propaganda Machine in Action U.S. media outlets present Israeli violence as unfortunate but necessary, while Palestinian resistance is framed as barbaric and irrational. When Israeli bombs slaughter families in hospitals, the media rushes to spread unverified Israeli claims that Hamas is to blame. When settlers lynch Palestinians, the press speaks of “clashes.” When Israel deliberately bombs refugee camps, the headlines shift responsibility away from the perpetrators. And all the while, the faces of Palestinian victims are erased, their names omitted, their suffering deemed unworthy of the front page. Even as Israeli officials openly call for ethnic cleansing, major American outlets refuse to frame these statements as the genocidal rhetoric that they are. The media does not merely report on the violence; it creates the ideological conditions that allow it to continue. It softens the horror, minimizes the suffering, and convinces the American public that the slaughter of thousands is a regrettable but necessary evil. The Legacy of Imperialist Propaganda This is not new. The same media that justified the invasion of Iraq, that peddled lies about weapons of mass destruction, that framed the Vietnam War as a noble cause—this is the media that now sells the destruction of Gaza as a moral necessity. It operates from the same playbook that has long been used to dehumanize Black, brown, and Indigenous peoples around the world, painting them as expendable obstacles to Western interests. The American press has never been “objective.” It has always been a tool of empire, shaping public perception to suit the needs of the powerful. And in doing so, it has made itself an accomplice to war crimes. Time for a Reckoning We must call this what it is: complicity in genocide. Those who crafted the propaganda that enabled ethnic cleansing—anchors, editors, executives—must be held accountable. If the Nuremberg trials taught us anything, it is that those who spread the ideological foundation for genocide are just as culpable as those who pull the trigger. Just as Nazi propagandists faced judgment, so too must the media figures who have helped facilitate the murder of Palestinians. The media’s role in this genocide cannot be ignored, excused, or forgotten. It must be confronted with the full force of history’s judgment. There must be consequences for enabling mass murder. Without accountability, the machinery of propaganda will only continue to justify future atrocities. The American media has blood on its hands. The time for reckoning has come.