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guernica [cover up]

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A tapestry reproduction of Guernica, Pablo Picassos powerful anti-war painting, was concealed behind a blue cloth and a row of flags at the U.N. Security Council offices as White House envoy Colin Powell was making the United States case for war.

the world according to ameri¢a

thanks to mac @t here nor there for posting this

axis of evil

presidentmoron
hated.com

thanks to marko @t kibla for forwarding this:

President George Bush is visiting an elementary school today and he visits one of the classes. They are in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings. The teacher asks the President if he would like to lead the class in the discussion of the word, "tragedy."

 So the illustrious leader asks the class for an example of a "tragedy." One little boy stands up and offers,  "If my best friend, who lives next door, is playing in the street and a car comes along and runs him over, that would be a tragedy."
"No," says Bush, "that would be an ACCIDENT."
 
A little girl raises her hand : "If a school bus carrying 50 children drove off a cliff, killing everyone involved, that would be a tragedy." "I'm afraid not," explains Mr. President. "That's what we would call a GREAT LOSS."

The room goes silent. No other children volunteer. President Bush searches the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?"
 
Finally, way in the back of the room, a small boy raises his hand. In a quiet voice he says, "If Air Force One, carrying Mr. & Mrs. Bush, were struck by a missile and blown up to smithereens, by a terrorist like Osama bin Laden, that would be a tragedy."
 
 "Fantastic," exclaims Bush "that's right. And can you tell me WHY that would be a TRAGEDY?"
 
"Well," says the boy, "because it wouldn't be an accident, and it  certainly wouldn't be a great loss."

PsyOp

Based on real PsyOP leaflets used by the U.S. military, these reworked leaflets question the legitimacy of super power. The messages infuse a dose of real politik into the cold rhetoric of aerial bombardment and collateral damage..

new work from Andy Deck

http://artcontext.org/act/03/PsyOP-art/