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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 766113" data-attributes="member: 12952">Cartoon of Mexican flag draws criticismBy Rafael RomoMexico City, Mexico (CNN) — An American’s cartoon showing the eagle in the Mexican flag dead in a pool of blood is drawing criticism.The sketch created by political cartoonist Daryl Cagle depicts the&nbsp; green, white, and red Mexican flag with a bullet-riddled eagle sprawled&nbsp; in the center of the emblem. Mexico’s coat of arms includes the eagle&nbsp; perched on a prickly pear cactus, devouring a snake.Cagle says he created the cartoon to depict the violence rampant in parts of Mexico.“Editorial cartoonists look for readily recognizable metaphors and that’s an obvious one for Mexico,” says Cagle.More than 28,000 people have died in Mexico since President Felipe&nbsp; Calderón declared war on drug cartels after taking office in December&nbsp; 2006.But the cartoon has offended many Mexicans who feel their national symbol is off limits, especially to foreign cartoonists.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 766113, member: 12952"] [B]Cartoon of Mexican flag draws criticism By Rafael Romo Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) — [/B]An American’s cartoon showing the eagle in the Mexican flag dead in a pool of blood is drawing criticism. The sketch created by political cartoonist Daryl Cagle depicts the green, white, and red Mexican flag with a bullet-riddled eagle sprawled in the center of the emblem. Mexico’s coat of arms includes the eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus, devouring a snake. Cagle says he created the cartoon to depict the violence rampant in parts of Mexico. “Editorial cartoonists look for readily recognizable metaphors and that’s an obvious one for Mexico,” says Cagle. More than 28,000 people have died in Mexico since President Felipe Calderón declared war on drug cartels after taking office in December 2006. But the cartoon has offended many Mexicans who feel their national symbol is off limits, especially to foreign cartoonists. [/QUOTE]

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