Ghost of a flea: The Ahmadinejad Code

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October 10, 2006

The Ahmadinejad Code

The Ahmadinejad Code represents a surprise entry into the Iranian government-sponsored Holocaust denial/celebration cartoon contest (via Solomonia). God bless Cox & Forkum.

The winners have yet to be announced, but the 200-plus finalists in Iran's "Holocaust International Cartoon Contest" were recently exhibited in Tehran and posted online. And though not among the finalists, the above image was part of a cartoon accepted into the contest, one of over a thousand entries accepted. The cartoonist's name, Hugh Bradley, can be seen on the contest's list of participants under USA. Obviously a cartoon featuring Adolf Hitler could be appropriate for such a contest, but there's more to the image than meets the eye. It also contains a hidden message critical of the Iranian regime.

We know this because "Hugh Bradley" is really Cox & Forkum.

It is shame "Hugh Bradley" did not rate among the finalists; a Cox & Forkum victory would have been sweet. I notice several supposedly American entries did make the final 200-odd, including this non-cartoon which combines multiple Jew-hating tropes in one neat package. "Kurt Vennekohl" must have missed the memo about how anti-Zionism and anti-semitism are not the same thing. And I notice a quick Google search suggests that, like at least one of his fellow entrants, Vennekohl appears to have no existence outside this Holocaust denial contest.

Finally, a quick wade through the cesspool of entries suggests Canada's sole entrant did not make the all but final cut. I expect Marc Pageau is breathing a sigh of relief at have avoided further embarrassment to himself and shame to the rest of us. He still owes his countrymen an apology for participating in this filthy exercise.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at October 10, 2006 06:41 AM

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I expect Marc Pageau is breathing a sigh of relief at have avoided further embarrassment to himself and shame to the rest of us. He still owes his countrymen an apology for participating in this filthy exercise.

And he has yet to publish his cartoons on his fly-boy blog as well, which he said he would do "soon" (on September 15th). One wonders what could possibly be causing the delay. Certainly there are no copyright infringement issues here!

He may breathing a sigh of relief out one side of his mouth, but I bet he's panting heavily out the other. Hoping we'll forget that he entered this contest in the first place.

Not gonna happen.

Posted by: Temujin at October 11, 2006 11:22 AM