IBD Removes Cartoon From Website

James Jones | 12.09.2007 12:51

International Business Daily

International Business Daily have removed the offensive cartoon depicting a map of the middle east showing Iran as a sewer with cockroaches pouring out and infesting the rest of the area.

http://www.ibdeditorials.com/CartoonPopUp.aspx?id=267396398324223

link showing the missing 6th of september cartoon.

http://www.investors.com/editorial/cartoon.asp#parenttop

James Jones

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The cartoon appears in over 400 US newspapers. And it is far from an isolated incident, similarly fascistic cartoons have been occuring throughout the US press. One publisher claims it is okay since :
> the drain cover depicted in the cartoon is clearly labeled with “Iran” and “extremism”

http://www.progressohio.org/page/community/post/daveharding/CQPg

Yet that is plainly a lie. There is no mention of 'extremism', it clearly implies all Iranians are cockroaches. The fact that they lie about something plainly visible is proof they know what they are doing is wrong. This sort of dehumanisation propaganda is a necessary precursor to war and is something Goebbels would be proud of.

Cartoons aid US lynch mob mentality

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/II11Ak06.html

Danny

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