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*Numerous cartoons have been published recently in the Arab media in response to the escalation of the Syrian crisis following Bashar Assad's reported chemical attack near Damascus on August 21, 2013, and to the U.S.'s preparations for a possible military attack in Syria in reaction to this chemical attack. Many of the cartoons criticize the U.S., especially President Obama himself, for defining the use of chemical weapons as a "red line" but hesitating to respond now that this red line has been crossed. Others criticize the U.N., depicting it as weak and powerless to deal with the crisis or as turning a blind eye to Assad's use of chemical weapons. Still others express opposition to a U.S. attack in Syria, saying that it would destroy Syria and harm its people, and even spark war throughout the world. Some cartoons also criticize Assad's cruelty and predict that he will respond to a U.S. attack by retaliating against his own people.* *The following is a sampling of these cartoons: * * * *Obama's "Red Line" Is Meaningless * "Syria": On right: "Chemical [weapons] are a red line"; on left: "Nuclear [weapons] are a red line" [image: 5437A.jpg]* Al-Watan* (Saudi Arabia), August 23, 2013 "Syria's chemical weapons are a red line!" [image: 5437B.jpg]* Al-Watan* (Saudi Arabia), August 17, 2013 Obama plays with the "red line" [image: 5437C.jpg]* Al-Quds Al-Arabi* (London), August 28, 2013 Obama entangled in his own "red lines" *[image: 5437D.jpg]** Al-Bayan* (UAE), August 25, 2013 Assad gets a scolding: "Bombard, shell and kill, but no more chemical weapons!" [image: 5437E.jpg] Aljazeera.net, August 30, 2013 *Obama, Locked In Hesitation, Cannot Make Up His Mind* While Obama hesitates between "Geneva 2" and "Kosovo 2", Assad plans "chemical [attack] 2" *[image: 5437F.jpg] ** Al-Dustour* (Jordan), August 27, 2013 Obama "Can't" [image: 5437G.jpg]* Al-Raya* (Qatar), September 2, 2013 "Obama the Small" * * *[image: 5437H.jpg] ** Teshreen* (Syria), August 5, 2013 Uncle Sam says: "We're going to intervene in Syria"; after thinking of Iran, Russia, Al-Qaeda, he adds: "...without toppling Assad" *[image: 5437I.jpg] ** Al-Ittihad* (UAE), August 29, 2013 Obama torn between "attack" and "no attack" [image: 5437J.jpg] alahednews.com.lb, August 31, 2013 The balloon of Obama's threats about to burst over Damascus [image: 5437K.jpg] alahednews.com.lb, August 30, 2013 *The U.N. – Blind And Powerless Vis-à-vis Use Of Chemical Weapons* U.N. looks the other way while Assad commits "chemical massacre" [image: 5437L.jpg]* Al-Watan* (Saudi Arabia), August 22, 2013 *Click here to read the full report.<http://memri.convio.net/site/R?i=UKYLDSXcps6fP2AE6CYlZA> * [image: Tree image]Please remember the environment before printing. For assistance, please contact MEMRI at [email protected]. The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) is an independent, non-profit organization that translates and analyzes the media of the Middle East. Copies of articles and documents cited, as well as background information, are available on request. MEMRI holds copyrights on all translations. Materials may only be used with proper attribution. MEMRI P.O. Box 27837, Washington, DC 20038-7837 Phone: (202) 955-9070 Fax: (202) 955-9077 www.memri.org UNSUBSCRIBE<http://memri.convio.net/site/CO?i=tzOLTVcH0BZhM_fClP_EMxShXlr74ReD&cid=0>| DONATE <http://memri.convio.net/site/R?i=-59jLU21mSGdL4ehrpOP_w> | CONTACT US <[email protected]> unsubscribe<http://memri.convio.net/site/CO?i=uNLWIvsSPc8kVK5NqsOE1Fc7NkVNRNOc&cid=0> [image: powered by Blackbaud] <http://memri.convio.net/site/R?i=0-WmFU6NYD2pJaKKDcNzpw> nonprofit software <http://memri.convio.net/site/R?i=qENEwXOaez_Md7gNBJY6aw> -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
