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WikiPeeks

Friday's Editorial Cartoon  —  Posted on December 10, 2010

Question(s)

Cartoonists often use humor to illustrate a news item. What two unrelated news items is Jerry Holbert illustrating in this cartoon?

a)  the ease with which some hackers were able to access and post online the supposedly erased body-scan images taken of passengers at airports across the country, and the publication of confidential and sometimes highly sensitive U.S. government documents by the self-appointed "whistle-blowing" website WikiLeaks

b)  the anger of some Americans over the new TSA security measures at airports, and the publication of confidential and sometimes highly sensitive U.S. government documents by the self-appointed "whistle-blowing" website WikiLeaks

c)  the anger of some Americans over the new TSA security measures at airports, and the arrest of the founder of WikiLeaks on charges of espionage and treason

d)  the high unemployment rate across the country and the wonderful employment opportunities with the TSA

 

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Answer(s)

b)  the anger of some Americans over the new TSA security measures at airports, and the publication of confidential and sometimes highly sensitive U.S. government documents by the self-appointed "whistle-blowing" website WikiLeaks
Read our Daily News Articles on these topics:

12/9/10 on WikiLeaks

11/29/10 on WikiLeaks

11/16/10 on TSA Screening

11/16/10 Commentary on TSA Screening

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