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WMR - US / Afghanistan / Pakistan (Political Cartoon)

Alysha Sayall – Nov. 20, 2008
US/Afghanistan/Pakistan (Political Cartoon)
Fares Garabet, Syria: http://www.cagle.com/politicalcartoons/pccartoons/archives/fares.asp?Action=GetImage
Time – Nov. 12, 2008
Place – Syria
Key People
- US troops in Afghanistan
- Pakistan 
Main Ideas
This political cartoon, published in Syria, sheds light on the American situation in Afghanistan. It portrays a US soldier in Afghanistan, evidently on a patrol seeming to try and keep the peace, yet with a ghost behind [...]

2008 11 20 Afghanistan
NMH-PA Media Reports
Pakistan
Terrorism
Trends Comments (0)

WMR - Obama quashes Iran’s hopes for change

Alysha Sayall – Nov. 12, 2008
Obama quashes Iran’s hopes for change (Article)
BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/us_elections_2008/7718603.stm
Time – Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008
Place – Tehran, Iran
Key People
- President-elect Obama
- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- Joseph Biden
- Ayatollah Khamenei
 
Main Ideas
During his running period, Obama suggested having open, unconditional talks with Iran – as a solution to the complete halt in [...]

2008 11 12 Foreign Policy
Iran
NMH-PA Media Reports
Terrorism Comments (0)

WMR - UN Approves New Iran Resolution

Alysha Sayall – Sept. 30, 2008
UN Approves New Iran Resolution (Article)
BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7640133.stm 
Time – Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008
Place – United Nations, also regarding Iran
Key People
- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- Russia’s UN representative, Vitaly Churkin
- Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili

Vocabulary
- IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency, UN’s nuclear “watchdog”

Main Ideas
The UN approves what they call [...]

2008 10 27 Foreign Policy
Iran
Middle East
NMH-PA Media Reports Comments (2)