Humor

Satire, parody and irony are traditionally weapons of the opposition, and in the war crisis, many criticisms of the U.S. administration's war policy have been couched in humorous terms. Some humorous work starts as individual email, some of it is folk commentary. Some of it is done in a commercial medium, and then aggregated, often on the Web. Sometimes such work is digitally copied and spreads rapidly through intersecting networks, losing its attribution. For instance, Mad Magazine's "Gulf Wars II: Clone of the Attack quickly lost its credit and circulated widely as "electronic samizdat." Among the places for individuals and groups to draw from are commercial and noncommercial organizations, journalists, and artists using satire to express political viewpoints.

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National Philistine: RE:THE_OPERATION (The link is on the right under "Other Works.") Click on the videos in the middle right to view a funny interpretation of what it might be like were the Presidential cabinet forced into combat.

Compelling Evidence

Frodo Has Failed

If America Fails

Iraq Launches New Missile

Mark Fiore animations about the war on Iraq

More info:
Behind the scenes: Mark Fiore's animated cartoons
Fiore receives Columbia Award for Online Commentary
Arts Online: Hitting Political Targets with MovingParts

SatireWire: Angered by snubbing, Libya, China, Syria form Axis of Just as Evil

The Onion: Military Promises Huge Numbers for Gulf War II: The Vengeance

Daryl Cagle's Pro Cartoonists Index: The Media At War

More Info:
Daryl Cagel Interview, CNN, March 26, 2003 (to order a video of this transcript, please call 888-cnnfn-01 or use our secure online order form located at www.fdch.com)

The Capitol Steps Bio on Premiere Speakers Bureau

Stop Esso: Find out more about how Esso (Exxon) leads George Bush by the nose