Political cartoon.

This cartoon is a parody (comic imitation) of the Great Seal of the United States, adopted by America's founders in 1782. The motto on the actual seal reads E pluribus unum, Latin for "Out of many, one." How does this parody refer to a current event?

1. On what news event does the cartoonist comment?--

2. How do the eagle's pointing hands fit with the motto "Blame"?--

3. To whom do the hands belong?--

4. What do you think America's founders intended by the real Great Seal's motto, "Out of many, one"?--

5. Why is the alteration of the motto ironic?--

Answers

1. the public hearings of the commission investigating the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001

2. The hands are pointing accusingly, assigning blame to someone else.

3. The hands belong to members of President Clinton's and President Bush's administrations, and to government agencies such as the FBI and CIA. Officials in each blame the others for making the country vulnerable to terrorists. for missing warning signs of the 9/11 attacks, or for not taking the threat of Al Qaeda seriously.

4. The founders were referring to the union of the original 13 Colonies into the United States.

5. "Blame" is dividing the people who guide the country rather than uniting them for the common good.