Dear Editor,
On Wednesday, April 22, 2015, the Jamaica Observer published a cartoon depicting the US president fighting ISIS while the embattled leader of Syria was 'gassing' the Syrian people. This caricature in my opinion is deeply misleading and further spreads inaccurate information.
In many regards, this cartoon could be interpreted as propaganda. This could harm the credibility of the publication and rein in its objectiveness.
According to a BBC report, entitled 'UN's Del Ponte says evidence Syria rebels used Sarin', published May 6, 2013, there was irrefutable evidence that Sarin gas was used; however, no evidence linking the gas to the government was found. A commissioner on the panel investigating the attacks said there was not enough evidence to identify what group carried out the attacks.
Another report, this time by al-Jazeera, 'UN confirms Sarin gas used in Syria attack', published September 17, 2013 after the final report on the attacks was released, confirms what was previously said: Sarin gas was used, but no evidence to identify who committed the attacks.
The chemical weapons, in the end, were removed and destroyed. This happened with no further bloodshed, just basic diplomacy from a combined effort of Russia and the Syrian Government -- the same Government accused of committing the attacks, to begin with.
I have no doubt that Clovis is a great artist, but all the evidence needs to be present for such an assertion to be made.
Javon Moatt
moattj@hotmail.com
Clovis got it wrong
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On Wednesday, April 22, 2015, the Jamaica Observer published a cartoon depicting the US president fighting ISIS while the embattled leader of Syria was 'gassing' the Syrian people. This caricature in my opinion is deeply misleading and further spreads inaccurate information.
In many regards, this cartoon could be interpreted as propaganda. This could harm the credibility of the publication and rein in its objectiveness.
According to a BBC report, entitled 'UN's Del Ponte says evidence Syria rebels used Sarin', published May 6, 2013, there was irrefutable evidence that Sarin gas was used; however, no evidence linking the gas to the government was found. A commissioner on the panel investigating the attacks said there was not enough evidence to identify what group carried out the attacks.
Another report, this time by al-Jazeera, 'UN confirms Sarin gas used in Syria attack', published September 17, 2013 after the final report on the attacks was released, confirms what was previously said: Sarin gas was used, but no evidence to identify who committed the attacks.
The chemical weapons, in the end, were removed and destroyed. This happened with no further bloodshed, just basic diplomacy from a combined effort of Russia and the Syrian Government -- the same Government accused of committing the attacks, to begin with.
I have no doubt that Clovis is a great artist, but all the evidence needs to be present for such an assertion to be made.
Javon Moatt
moattj@hotmail.com
Clovis got it wrong
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