More On The Hooding Controversy: What Did He Draw, And When Did He Draw It?
In his piece last weekend, Frank Rich discusses how the hooding of Iraqi detainees, although periodically reported in the press in 2003, remained largely insignificant until the Abu Ghraib images surfaced. For example, Rich points out that the footage Michael Moore used in his film, showing U.S. troops making...
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And Porcupines Shall Overrun Her Houses
This photo, shot in 1956, is of the ruins of Babylon. It’s from a series of vintage photographs of Iraq from the University of California Riverside’s Museum of Photography. Looking at the ruins of mighty Babylon, I found myself ruminating on the nature of empire. They rise, they fall,...
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Madonna’s Radical Chic
As the phrase goes, all’s fair in love and war. In her Re-Invention process, it looks like Madonna is now working the war side. But why not? If the Administration can take war so lightly as to drop the bar on unilateral intervention, prisoner rights and targeted assassination, then...
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Liberty, Poor Headdress, And The Hunt For Mr. Rumsfeld
One thing you can’t accuse MoveOn of is a lack of audacity. To see their most recent ad, click HERE.
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Boots On The Ground
Although I was unable to find any photo documentation of today’s event (even on IndyMedia!), the American Friends Services Committee reportedly installed their exhibition “Eyes Wide Open: the Human Cost of War in Iraq” today in Washington, D.C. As part of an exhibit that is traveling to 10 cities,...
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Tomato Revisited
The only new development in the President’s big Iraq speech last night? He finally called it an “occcupation.” …I guess stubbornness can make you a little slow. (The cartoon is from last May.) send this cartoon to a friend!
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Bush, The “War” On Terror, And The Black Panthers: It Aint Just Black And White
In the bubble of the White House, Bush and Co. seem convinced they can aggressively and unilaterally pursue war in Iraq one day, then suddenly back-off and “finesse” the whole thing with a “Mission Accomplished” gesture the next. If it had been six months ago, the spin probably would...
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Glowing Parody
As far as low denominator, anti-nuke, flash animation goes, “Lil Suzy And Atomic Energy” (at virgilcrow.com) delivers the goods. I especially like the narrator. Click HERE to view.
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Every Story Tells A Picture: The Latest From Abu Ghraib
Leaving the latest Abu Ghraib pictures and video for others to publish, I believe the statements of the detainees are much more powerful. Watching the video that was just released seems to only reinforce the anonymity of the photos. When you read the statements, however, they have the effect...
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Turn Left At Abu Ghraib
We all have words or phrases that raise those little hairs on the back of the neck. The one that has bothered me–ever since I first heard it–is “on the ground” (as in, “…the situation on the ground…“; or, “…if you talk to the people on the ground…“). I...
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An i For An i
Here’s an image I found on the Turbanhead blog. This site is great because it’s a mix of the political and the personal, and it gives me the chance to look at the world through the eyes of people who aren’t straight and white and of European descent. Some...
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Cartoon Caricatures Against The War
It turns out John Kerry was the subject of a few Doonesbury strips in 1971. On one hand, they tend to reinforce his tendency toward self aggrandizement. In light of the passage of time, however, he seems to also come off as consistent with his ideals. Click here to...
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The Cambone’s Connected To The Scandalbone
What’s incredible is not that the Pentagon is denying any high level role in the intelligence scandal, it’s that their whole strategy has become so transparent. Of course, Sy Hersh has been the lead flack catcher. (Sadly, the NPR profile I heard on him today seemed to go out...
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Washington Post’s Pioneering Look At The Bush Pioneers (As Well As Other Maps Of The Big-Boy Networks)
It looks like the Washington Post is trying to stake a claim as a leader in multimedia news and investigative graphics. In this interactive diagram, titled Spheres Of Influence, the viewer is able to track major Bush contributors, as well as identify the time and sphere of Bush’s life...
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The Chain Gang Is On The Map
As the Pentagon torture scandal unfolds, UggaBugga’s latest “visual aid” diagrams Sy Hersh’s 5/17 New Yorker piece, Chain of Command. If you want a better idea of who did what when, the picture is there. (For the full diagram, click here).
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Disney Gasses Miramax
A few years ago, an art exhibition entitled “Filter” used the theme of masks to focus on media and corporate control. In the essay that accompanied the show, there is a line that says: “The filter is the act of self-censorship by the media that eliminates any message detrimental...
Continue ReadingThe Cambone’s Connected To The Scandalbone
What’s incredible is not that the Pentagon is denying any high level role in the intelligence scandal, it’s that their whole strategy has become so transparent. Of course, Sy Hersh has been the lead flack catcher. (Sadly, the NPR profile I heard on him today seemed to go out...
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Unmeet The Press
It wasn’t that long ago that the Bush handlers owned the news. You could frame Bush in front of Mt. Rushmore, have him fly onto aircraft carriers, wave off any reality with just the promise of resolve. In another excellent piece this weekend in the NYTimes, Frank Rich discusses...
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