[ARABNEWS] A few months ago, not many Americans, in fact Europeans as well, knew that a Yezidi community in fact existed in northwest Iraq. Even in the Middle East itself, the Yezidis and their way of life have been an enigma, shrouded by mystery and mostly grasped through stereotypes and fictitious evidence. Yet in no time, the fate of the Yezidis became a rally cry for another US-led Iraq military campaign.
It was not a surprise that the small Iraqi minority found itself a target for fanatical Islamic State (IS) bully boys, who had reportedly carried out unspeakable crimes against Yezidis, driving them to Dohuk, Irbil and other northern Iraqi regions. According to UN and other groups, 40,000 Yezidis had been stranded on Mount Sinjar, awaiting imminent "genocide" if the US and other powers didn't take action to save them.
The rest of the story was spun from that point on. The logic for intervention that preceded the latest US bombing campaign of IS targets, which started in the middle of June, is similar to what took place in Libya over three years ago. Early 2011, imminent "genocide" awaiting Libya's eastern city of Benghazi at the hands of Muammar Qadaffy |