Dark Stain on Professional Journalism

(Mail & Guardian 10/09/2004)

Zapiro gets his kicks out of castigating those who recognise and acknowledge the reality of terrorism, all the while ignoring the vile exploits of 'freedom fighters' who openly murder innocents.

The M&G in general, and Zapiro in particular, choose to totally ignore the extreme measures which Israel and its friends take in order to spare the lives of innocents whilst trying to defend their citizens from terror. Soldiers' lives are put in danger to protect civilians. In contrast the terrorists directly target civilians and hide out amidst children, whom they use to scout out their targets.

Write to the M&G and politely give them your 2 cents on this beastly cartoon.

UPDATE
For more disgusting cartoons, this time from the leading Business newspaper in South Africa - Business Day - click here.

Be warned. Its even worse than the above cartoon.

Comments

[Rob]

Ridiculous. Freedom-hating at its finest.

[Susan Leach]

And you people wonder why the rest of the world hates us. Get over it and stop doing this crap. How on earth does this advance a positive image of the US? Oh, I forgot, you don't want the US to have a positive image, we are the evil of the world. GET REAL!

[Wong]

What a rubbish. Imagine what the cartoon is if the US did decide to blow away every "Towelhead".

[Geoff Goedde]

As an American, I am disgusted with this cartoon. Obviously, your editors, staff and cartoonists have never actually been challenged to make a life or death decision.

This pap is evidence of suicidal tendencies: moral, intellectual and physical. May your readers realize this and remove their subsidy from your lives.

[Steve]

Thanks for the letters sent to M&G. I will monitor and inform if your letters were published.

Great cartoon, but i think it should have images of those towelheads being crushed by the F team