Comics in Context: A Sample of Political Cartoons from Aporrea.org

Titled 'Maniuplation,' this comic reads "You will be a martyr, you will be a martyr..." in reference to opposition students convinced they must give their lives and health for the benefit of the Venezuelan elite (Comic by 'Uncas').

In this comic, a member of the Venezuelan business class gives a student hunger striker some advice: "The whole fainting thing was fantastic. Now we need something a lot stronger - it would be brilliant if you and a few others went ahead and died" (Cartoon by 'Uncas').

In this comic, referring to Venezuela's controversial extradition to Colombia of independent media activist Joaquin Perez Becerra, one man (left) states, "If other countries extradited terrorists and murderers at the same speed that Venezuela extradites revolutionaries..." while the other man (right) affirms, "We would already have Posada Carriles and Lopez Sisco here!" (Cartoon by Ruben Hernandez).

In this comic, a driver passes a small red sign that reads, "Paraguana Windfarm Park" and comments to him/herself, "Look how Chavez has camoflouged those Iranian missiles" (Cartoon by Victor Nieto).

(Cartoon by 'Latuff')

In this comic, the pilot of a U.S. warplane asks the pilot of a French warplane, "Why do you bomb Libyan civilians" to which the French pilot responds, "They look like terrorists to me" (Cartoon by Victor Nieto).

In this comic, a U.S. warplane delivers "humanitarian" aid to Libya (Cartoon by Victor Nieto).

(Cartoon by Victor Nieto)

In this comic, U.S. President Obama says: "Hillary, I ran out of toilet paper, please bring more peace accords and treaties" (Cartoon by 'Uncas').

In this comic, a skull affirms, "I am going to find out who's giving out those worthless Nobel Peace Prizes" (Cartoon by Ruben Hernandez).