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CURRENT EVENTS THROUGH THE EYES OF GREEK CARTOONISTS
Even depressing current events have another, funnier, side when seen through the eyes of cartooninsts. The collection of cartoons in this webpage, updated at irregular intervals, are from the main Greek daily TA NEA to which I am indebted to a large part for accessing daily their cartoons on the Internet. If you like them, you may want to subscribe to the International Cartoons List at the bottom of the page.
A Visit to Athens
The Milosevic Saga
A View at the Middle East
The WTC Terrorist Attack
Gulf Wars II
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A VISIT TO ATHENS
In November 1999, Clinton was scheduled to visit Greece. His trip was initially postponed and later cut short, because of massive demostrations...
One week before Clinton's visit to Athens:
Simitis (the Greek Prime-Minister):
But who invited killed Serbs to Clinton's reception?!!
The other guy:
It seems the dead Iraqi kids, boss...
Days before Clinton's visit, the Washington Post accused the Greek government of having links with the November 17 terrorist organinzation...
Simitis:
Me?!! How could I ever have any relations with terrorists?
Clinton:
Then how come you have relations with war criminals?...
THE MILOSEVIC SAGA
October 2000, somewhere near Belgrade...
GIVE US THE BUTCHER OF BELGRADE |
New Serbia:
And who are you?
USA:
I am the butcher of Vietnam, the strangler of Cuba, the bomber of civilians in Iraq and Kosovo, and the guilty party for the division of Cyprus!
The Hague, Summer 2001
- Slobodan Milosevic! You are accused of commiting crimes against humanity without our approval!...
Wild Kids
- Milosevic is a war criminal! That's what the International Law says!...
- ... And what they say about Might makes Right is bullshit!
- Are you sure?
MIDDLE EAST DEVELOPMENTS
Israel, Summer 2001
MIDDLE EAST CHAOS
- But you insisted, neighbour, on the "Eye for an eye" and now we are both blind! And where do we go from here?
- To the "Tooth for tooth", neighbour!
THE WTC TERRORIST ATTACK
New York, September 11, 2001; 10:27 AM
- After this nightmare you bet we will retaliate!...
- But again?... We had retaliated in advance!...
Middle East Civilians: God have mercy on us! The American lost two rooks!
GIVE HIM |
AFGHANISTAN
- Hasan, do your remember a Bin Laden that they had given us some years ago? Eh, they want him back!
AFGHANISTAN
- Clash of Civilizations?! What civilizations??
Wild Kids
- Do you understand now, you dummy, what is a superpower?
- He understood it! Now stop it! Let the kid alone!
- Now, auntie, I am teaching him what is the position of the Third World.
GULF WARS II
("Smart" Bomb): People of Iraq. We bring you Democracy, Freedom, Peace.
Non-Combattants: If it's a smart bomb, why does it say stupid things?
IRAQI CITIES ENCIRCLED |
MASSIVE DEMONSTRATIONS IN THE US |
- We are winning Basra, Umm Qasr, Kirkuk!
- We are losing New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco!
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