La Cucaracha by Lalo Alcaraz for September 11, 2017

The ghost of disasters past still haunts us. But instead of retaliating against those who caused it, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. The USA attacks those they wanted to.

Did you ever wonder why we had to run for shelter when the promise of a brave new world unfurled beneath a clear blue sky?

As I recall, that unity allowed our leaders to get us mired in a couple of unwinnable wars by playing on our fear of it happening again.

Thanks, Lalo

#Make America Smart Again.

Harvey and Irma have done a pretty good job of uniting us again. Disasters, natural or manmade, have a tendency to do that, if only temporarily.

I’m surprised to see this cartoon from Mr. Alcaraz. He might remember, 9/11 gave voice and power to the anti-Latino immigrant politicians. Immigration reform appeared a sure thing until 9/11 happened. Latinos in the U.S. have suffered immeasurably from the “patriotism” wave that followed 9/11.

PNAC talked about one or two “Pearl Harbor” type happenings to spur their cause to empire. They got at least one.