Journalist of the opposing side

Nicholas Kristof is an American journalist who is writing about the American- backed war in Yemen. He wants the war to end, which is why he writes from the perspective of the Yemen people and kids. This is unique, because the U.S. is fighting against Yemen, and Kristof is an American journalist writing in favor of the opposing side. He tries to guilt people into ending their support for the war by using article titles like "Your Tax Dollars Help Starve Children" because he knows that most people would't want to stand by something that starves children (Kristof). He also uses strong negative words like "infuriating", and "cynical" when talking about the war (Kristof). Kristof makes it seem like American citizens are the reason that children in Yemen are starving by stating that "the hunger is cause not by drought or extreme weather, but by cynical and failed policies" and that the "starvation does not seem to be accidental, byproduct of war, but rather a weapon of it" (Kristof). His article is very convincing and moving, which is exactly what he was going for when he wrote it. He gave people who are not usually heard, a voice to tell their story.

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