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Cartoon(s) of the Week – Osama bin Laden Reactions
The death of Osama bin Laden brought out a flood of editorial cartoons. These are some of the best:
Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press:
…and, of course, there are loonies who don’t believe it…
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Jim Morin in the Miami Herald:
…almost invisible if you’re Pakastani…
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Kevin Siers in the Charlotte Observer:
… in your dreams…
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Joel Pett in the Lexington Herald Leader:
…of course for some…like Republicans… nothing is good enough…
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Lee Judge in the Kansas City Star:
… and a salute to the Eagle Team.
Related articles
- Osama bin Laden cartoon for the ladies. (psychologytoday.com)
- Al-qaeda Vows to Avenge The Death of Osama Bin Laden (socyberty.com)
- Osama bin Laden raid: Four fresh twists in the story (csmonitor.com)
- People not buying Osama Bin Laden’s Death (frankpaulgambino.com)
- Chris Hedges: Osama bin Laden’s death will lead to only more terrorism (via Dandelion Salad) (richardemanuel.wordpress.com)
- Osama bin Laden’s Last Tweet (humpdayreport.wordpress.com)
- “Osama bin Laden’s Wife Reveals More Details From Raid” and related posts (talkleft.com)
Looks like Al Qaida is at it again…
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Related Articles
- Federal officials say suspicious packages were part of plot by Yemen’s al-Qaida group (nj.com)
- Suspicious devices on cargo jets trigger searches (msnbc.msn.com)
- Planes, Trucks Checked In NY, NJ As Part Of Terror Probe (newyork.cbslocal.com)
- Bomb scare as ‘sinister’ packages found on planes bound for US (guardian.co.uk)
- Yemen estimates 400 al-Qaida militants in country (sfgate.com)
- Yemen’s rising radical star (msnbc.msn.com)
More on the Detroit airline explosion failure..
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And this from CNN:
The administration official said there was no evidence that Abdulmatallab was a hard-core, trained member of al-Qaeda.
The suspect, identified as a Nigerian national, claimed to have extremist ties and said the explosive device “was acquired in Yemen along with instructions as to when it should be used,” said a federal security bulletin obtained by CNN.
The FBI is investigating, bureau spokeswoman Sandra Berchtold said.
The remains of the device used are being sent to an FBI explosives lab in Quantico, Virginia, for analysis, the sources said.
The suspect, identified as a Nigerian national, claimed to have extremist ties and said the explosive device “was acquired in Yemen along with instructions as to when it should be used,” said a federal security bulletin obtained by CNN.The FBI is investigating, bureau spokeswoman Sandra Berchtold said.
From Salon this afternoon…
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