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…from my first graphic novel and current long-term project. More about this next week. In the meantime, scroll down for news.
Some amazing, bizarre and inspiring stories in the news this week. I came across the amazing one this afternoon, though it’s the form of the news that’s amazing as opposed to the content: the Winter Olympics’ use of a live twitter feed embedded in its online coverage so you can monitor trends in real-time as events unfold. See for yourself. Needless to say, the potential for this carried over into other news stories is massive.
The bizarre portion relates to the assassination guide mentioned in the title and is something straight out of the Bourne Identity franchise. If you hadn’t heard, Mossad, the Israel intelligence agency, is alleged to have carried out a covert operation to take out Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a leading Hamas official, in his hotel room in Dubai on Jan 20. Aside from the furore surrounding the identities of the team involved (who are also alleged to have cloned British and Irish passports) and the undeniable fact that al-Mabhouh wound up dead, what is most unbelievable is the security camera footage that chronicles the entire operation, broadcast recently on the US’s ABC network. Click here for the play-by-play guide, should you ever need to brush up your black ops skills. A surefire contender for the least covert operation ever carried out.
Lastly, on the inspiration front, is news from Iran that dissidents are publishing a comic that chronicles life in Iran. I know what you’re thinking – you’ve already read Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis. But whereas Satrapi’s incredible memoir relied on her childhood memories, this new project is being published in real time (there’s that buzzword again), and will be serialized three times a week. Click here for the full story or here for the start of the comic.
Panel 10: The yellow quotes here are taken from the Washington Post and Fox News coverage. The 15 countries claim is from the Morning Star.
Panel 11: More on this corrosive decision for democracy here.
This concludes the graphic history of the Honduran Coup. For more comix, check out the comix archive for all my comics journalism.
Remember to scroll down to read my latest comments on news stories and visual journalism from around the world. Or you could just click here.
Panel 7: For a graphic history of the School of the Americas, and the link between its graduates and human rights violations, click here.
Panel 8: For more info on the Honduran Military’s presence at PANAMAX, go here.
Panel 9: Direct quote from President Obama on June 29th, the day after the coup that ousted Zelaya.
Panel 1: Seen here with the report is IACHR President, Luz Patricia Mejia Guerrero. Here’s the full report.
Panel 5: News of this predictable yet disturbing development here.
Panel 6: Depicted here is Jorge Rivera Aviles, Chief Justice of the Honduran Supreme Court. For more on his decision, click here.
Panel 1:Click here for a follow-up article on the kidnapping.
Panel 2: For a full account of Silva’s ordeal, click here.
Panel 3: For more details of the attack – one of many involving the Libertador staff – click here
Panels 1-3: Despite a media blackout on these raids and an official denial by an army spokesman, several accounts corroborate the violent evictions: click here, here or here for spanish coverage.
Panels 1-3: Supporting evidence again thanks to Joe Shansky’s article, Killing Activists in Honduras, published in Upside Down World and on his website.
If you can’t wait to read the rest of this final installment of the Honduran Coup, the complete third part is now up online at the Huffington Post. Please leave a comment or RT the link.
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Panels 1-4: Supporting evidence again thanks to Joe Shansky’s article, Killing Activists in Honduras, published in Upside Down World and on his website.
The big news you’ve all been waiting for – the whole final installment of the Honduran Coup is now up online at the Huffington Post. Please leave a comment or RT the link.
In the meantime, become an Archcomix fan or pre-order your Honduran coup comic for $5 plus shipping if you haven’t already.
Panels 1-3: Supporting evidence thanks to Joe Shansky’s article, Killing Activists in Honduras, published in Upside Down World and on his website.
The big news you’ve all been waiting for should be announced in a few hours time.
In the meantime, become an Archcomix fan or pre-order your Honduran coup comic for $5 plus shipping if you haven’t already.
