Friday 29th of March 2024

Gus Leonisky's blog

a great cartoon by Zanetti...

pauline

published with Zanetti's permission.

full-on US bad will...

badwill

The situation in Syria demands some careful attention, especially in regard to the US interventionist fucups in Libya (above), Iraq and even as far back as Kosovo, which now is a hotbed of ISIS sympathisers. It seems the US has a master plan: destroy some Arabic countries, steal the oil while letting everyone fight each other and let the Saudis take over to mop up. 

 

we. the people...

1920

This cartoon published in 1920 should remind us of something... Ah yes! Nothing has changed. F. Opper (1857-1937) was one of the most prolific cartoonist in the United States. He also wrote poems and children stories which he illustrated. He is also known for his exceptional political cartoons. He also was one of the "fathers" of the comic strip.

 

the other candidates...

other candidates

Listening to and reading the media here and overseas, one would believe that there are only two candidates for the US presidential elections 2016.

nothing new...

 

naptime...

... all the excitement appeared to have taken a toll on husband Bill, who was seated in the audience next to Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine.  

As the topic turned to tackling Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), the former US president seemed to nod off – perhaps already dreaming of a return to the White House.

petty malcolm heads a petty cabinet full of petty revenge and embarrassing international humiliation...

 

rats...

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has released a series of letters in which he claims Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had promised to support his bid for the United Nations' top job as recently as December.

rejected by the empire...

peace

The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity is a project of Dr. Paul’s Foundation for Rational Economics and Education (F.R.E.E.), founded in the 1970s as an educational organization. The Institute continues and expands Dr. Paul’s lifetime of public advocacy for a peaceful foreign policy and the protection of civil liberties at home.

full frontals...

full frontals

A copy of Michelangelo's David recently put on show in central St Petersburg may be dressed up because a resident objected to its nakedness.

and here is the turkish nuz...

 

turkish nuz...

The Turkish Government has shut down 130 media outlets in a mass purge of the media following the coup attempt.

President Recep Erdogan has responded to the apparent coup attempt by clamping down on alleged dissidents since the failed bid to oust him from power rocked the country.

The increasingly authoritarian regime has purged the media, universities, schools, the police, judiciary and military of potential opponents.

Read more: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/turkey-shuts-down-130-media-8507156

 

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