Infinite Jest: Proudly advertised as "Like
The Onion, only bitter", Infinite Jest is
an excellent site that satirizes the current state of affairs our world is
in. From the
American
Crusade Trading Card collection parodying Topps's war profiteering, to
Operation
Afghan Litterbug which adds a touch of reality to US propaganda
leaflets, it's hard to beat if the news of the day has you down.
This Modern World: Tired of living in a war-mongering rights-trampling constitutional
monarchy? Well, so is Tom Tomorrow, author of This Modern World. Check out
such gems as
Another
Special Message From The War Information Council,
Things That
Are Not Worth The Loss Of Another Human Life,
Action McNews,
and
Patriotic
Optimism.
Get Your War On!: It can be crude. It can be crass. But more than
anything, it can also be very funny ;)
Mark Fiore's Animated Political Cartoons: I don't know what else to say about
this site, except "hilarious". Be sure to check out
Bush Doctrine 2.0,
Nuclear Arms Reduction,
Politicizing 9/11,
Congressional Republican Fairy Tales,
Revenge-O-Matic,
Welcome To My Lair,
and
Why the US Must Invade Iraq Right Now!, in addition to his many others. Requires
shockwave flash.
The Propaganda Remix Project: An *excellent* collection of "American Police State"-style War Posters that mimic the war posters of 'old.
Ted Rall: An editorial cartoonist for Universal Press Syndicate, Ted Rall writes excellent satire on the war. See
A few examples.
Whitehouse.org: Slogan: "Courage. Passion. Faith. Petroleum. Xenophobia." Such quality satire that the real whitehouse sent them a cease and desist letter at one point, which they promptly skewered.
Miscellaneous Cartoons
Bush-Hitler Comparison Unjust: Responding to the comparison between Bush and Hitler by Gerhard Schroeder's Justice Minister, The Exile writes about reasons why this comparison doesn't hold up (amusing).
Orange Alert (via The Onion): "Orange Alert Sirens To Blow 24 Hours A Day In Major Cities
GLAMericans For Peace: No comment.
Not A Nazi!: Concerned about the fact that Prescott Bush, George W's grandfather, had his company shut down for trading with the Nazis during WWII? Well, worry no more, because now there's a Flash video on the subject!
Too Stupid To Be President: A hilarious collection of Top 11 lists (such as "Top 11 Reasons Dubya Will Accept Saddam Living In Exile) and Shockwave Flash videos.
The *Real* State Of The Union: One of the best video-edits I've seen in quite a long time.
Dubya, Dubya, Dubya: Please stand by, the US is experiencing technical difficulties...
Bush And The Weapons Inspectors (via The Onion): Americans respond to Bush's dismissal of Iraq offering unfettered weapons inspections.
Bush Seeks U.N. Support For 'U.S. Does Whatever It Wants' Plan (via The Onion): The truth makes for the best humor ;).
The Bush Administration, A Short History Surprisingly, CounterPunch (a news site) provides a rather amusing piece of satire.
Make Love Not War (via Worth1000.com): From an amateur, artistic photoediting contest side, the challenge was: turn an object of war into an object of peace.
Make Love Not War Part II (via Worth1000.com): From an ameteur, artistic photoediting contest side, the challenge was: turn an object of war into an object of peace.
Arafat's $1.3 Billion (via The Onion): Americans respond to Israeli accusations that Yassir Arafat is worth 1.3 billion dollars.
Invading Iraq (via The Onion): What do you think about an invasion of Iraq?
Posters And Other Materials
Israel and Palestine Political Cartoons: A cartoonists' contribution to the International Solidarity Movement.
Homebrew
U.S. Military Operations Generator: Generates a random U.S. military operation title.