WHO IS BURNING WHO IN ALGERIA? Forest Fires Used as a “Message” from the Military Junta to the Population
Since the tragic events of the Black Decade, the phrase “Who is killing whom in Algeria?” still echoes with disturbing relevance. Once used to designate the Generals, in reality simple corporals promoted within the Algerian army, as the true responsible actors behind massacres that cost more than 200,000 civilian lives, today the question resurfaces in a new form.
Following the repeated and devastating forest fires, many now ask: “Who is burning whom in Algeria?” and what role does the military junta play in this tragedy?
Year after year, forest fires strike Algeria with full force, causing massive destruction, the loss of human lives and considerable environmental damage. Faced with this situation, the question of the absence of effective means to extinguish the fires quickly is raised with growing urgency.
Some geopolitical experts and media outlets who once pointed to the Algerian military junta as solely responsible for the massacres of the Black Decade are now raising questions regarding its involvement in the inadequate management of forest fires.
The apparent refusal of the military junta to invest in the purchase of Canadairs, aircraft specifically designed for fighting forest fires, raises concerns and suspicions regarding their responsibility in this human and ecological disaster.
These forest fires, whose suspicious origin remains to be determined, highlight the deep shortcomings in the management of national resources by the Algerian army. The lack of investment in effective wildfire response equipment reveals the questionable priorities of those in power.
In this context, it is legitimate to wonder whether this environmental disaster is actually a message the Algerian army wishes to send to its population. The decisions made by the military junta in relation to wildfire management appear to reflect a lack of concern for Algerian citizens, further reinforcing calls for emancipation and change.
Translated from Abderrazzak Boussaid’s French article – le7tv
