Pixelated Semantics

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... and the ideology you rode in on

Cuban authorities have displayed a giant swastika and pictures of tortured Iraqi prisoners in front of the US mission in Havana. The "propaganda stunt" as the western press calls it, was retaliation for the US misson's Christmas decoration, which [more subtly] highlighted Cuban dissidents. The SMH reports

"diplomats awoke on Friday to the sight of two huge billboards opposite the mission's entrance emblazoned with a swastika, the word 'Fascists' in bold red letters, and some of the infamous photographs of US troops abusing Iraqis at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad. To drum home the point to commuters on one of Havana's busier avenues, the word 'Fascists' had a giant 'Made in America' stamp on top."

There has been surprisingly little coverage of this incident, although it first came to light four or five days ago, Google at present lists less than two hundred related News items (compared with several hundred for the Signature monkey's efforts.)

Item posted by AutoEditor at 11:48 am ::