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Cheer yourself up, and get your mind off things for a couple of minutes by checking out our new collection of the best Labor Day cartoons.
Much to the chagrin of nearly every Republican in Washington, Dick Cheney is back in the media’ spotlight, hawking his new book which he promises will have “have heads exploding in D.C.”
Cartoonists have always loved Dick Cheney. From his Dr. Evil-like secret bunker and torture techniques to his propensity for shooting people in the face, he’s the exact foil political cartoonists love to make fun of.
Brian Fairrington reminds us about Darth Cheney…
Green Bay Press-Gazette cartoonist Joe Heller explores what really should be considered torture…
Jeff Parker of Florida Today has fun with some logistial problems Cheney’s book might face…
While the Washington Examiner’s Nate Beeler thinks the book might be the jump start poor Dick’s heart needs…
View our complete collection of Dick Cheney Memoirs cartoons here
Famed Arab cartoonist Ali Ferzat is recovering in the hospital after he was beaten by pro-Assad thugs in Damascus late last week, as part of a brutal crackdown of the Syrian Uprising that has killed over 2,200 people since anti-government protests began five months ago.
According to reports, Ferzat was forced out of his car and beaten in Damascus by four masked men. The regime’s thugs focused their attention on Ferzat’s hands, beating them furiously and breaking two fingers on his left hand – a clear message that he should stop drawing. Farzat’s assailants also broke his right arm and bruised his left eye before dumping him on the side of the road. The American Embassy in Damascus called it “a government-sponsored, targeted, brutal attack.”
“They are afraid of giving symbols to the Syrian uprising,” said Murhaf Jouejati, the Professor of Middle East Studies at George Washington University. “This is reflective of their fear of losing power, which is why they want to take out anybody who can carry large audiences.”
Ferzat’s cartoons have been deeply critical of the harsh suppression of the five-month uprising in Syria. Just last week, he published a cartoon on his website showing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hitch-hiking a ride out of town with a fleeing Muamar Gadhafi. Many of his cartoons directly criticize President al-Assad, even though caricatures of the president are forbidden in Syria.
While making empty promises about having a dialogue with the Syrian people, the Assad regime continues to carry out brutal attacks against protesters. According to Sebastian Usher, the BBC’s Arab affair’s analyst, Ferzat’s beating is a sign that the Syrian authorities “tolerance for dissent is touching zero.” Just a month ago, Ibrahim al-Qashoush, the composer of a popular anti-regime song, was found dead with his vocal chords removed.
Here’s a video from Al-Jazeera English where you can see pictures of Ferzat, as well as some of his cartoons:
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Cartoonists from across the world are coming to the aid of Ferzat, drawing their own cartoons in response to the brutal crackdown. I’ll post them here as we receive them.
As Hurricane Irene (now Tropical Storm Irene, I guess) continues to make its way up through New England, I thought residents from North Carolina to Maine might need a laugh. So here are some of the funny cartoons that have come in. For more, check out our updated Hurricane Irene cartoon collection.
First an earthquake, now this? As Hurricane Irene approaches the East Coast, President Barack Obama warned coastal residents to prepare for the worst, saying all indications point to Irene being a “historic” storm.
So hunker down and check out our collection of Hurricane Irene cartoons.
Hold on to your iPads — Apple has announced that its CEO and co-founder, Steve Jobs, is resigning due to health reasons. What this means for the future of the world’s most valuable company is unclear.
Check out what cartoonists think of this huge announcement, as well as their jabs at Jobs over the years, with our new Steve Jobs Resigns cartoon slideshow.
