Posted on October 7th, 2008 by mideast
Iraq Withdrawal
Signe Wilkinson
10/06/08
http://cartoonbox.slate.com/hottopic/?image=19&topicid=47
What issue, event or idea does the cartoon address?
This cartoon deals with the time of withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. There is no real answer to the question to when the troops will be taken out of Iraq. There is no consensus in popular opinion or even with in the U.S. [...]
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Posted on September 23rd, 2008 by mideast
“Troubled Situation in Critical Yemen”
Middle East Times
http://www.metimes.com/International/2008/09/22/troubled_situation_in_critical_yemem/2062/
Summary:
Jihadists encourage their follower to use suicide bombing violence during Ramadan. Many Muslims are fearful of attacks this month because Ramadan is in September. Al-Qaida are said to have been behind two attacks, one of which was in Pakistan and the other in Yemen.
In 2003 Yemen and al-Qaida [...]
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Posted on September 19th, 2008 by mideast
3,000 Deaths in Iraq
Brian Fairrington
9/11/08
http://cagle.com/news/BushIraq3000/main.asp
What issue, event or idea does the cartoon address?
This cartoon relates to the fact that three thousand American soldiers have died in the five yearlong war in Iraq. The cartoon incorporates the execution of Saddam Hussein, which happened in 2006.
What key people or groups are [...]
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