Cartoons compiled by the
Colorado Campaign for Middle East Peace
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The Qatar-based
al Jazeera
network--often called the CNN of the Arab world--is known for broadcasting
images and reports that the Western powers would rather you not see. The news
outlet has a reputation for not backing down, but that seems to be changing.
With its star reporter under arrest (he's been accused of being a part of al
Qaeda) and the station at least temporarily silenced in Iraq, al Jazeera has
apparently caved to US pressure.
According to Arab
News, the station yanked two political cartoons from its Arabic and
English-language Website when a US official from the State Department complained
that they were "inflammatory" [read
more].
Oil War by Kirk Anderson
Copyright-free artwork by Brazilian
cartoonist Latuff, on behalf of brave
Gush Shalom activists and their struggle
against U.S. backed Israeli terror. 8/10/02
by Nick Watson
by Darrin Drda
by Kirk Anderson
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