In the cartoon, there are no words but the image is speaking a thousand words. There is a hand and on the sleeve is a flag of Libya. The hand is holding Gadhafi in a nutcracker. The artist is using the nutcracker to portray how hard of a "nut" Gadhafi is to crack. Libya is trying hard and yet Gadhafi refuses to give in.
The cartoonist is most likely a liberal because he has drawn a picture in support of the Libyan's effort to break Gadhafi's rule, therefore showing that he is pro-democracy.
This political cartoon is related to the current turmoil in Libya. Inspired by Egypt, Libyans want to remove Gadhafi from his 42 year rule. However Gadhafi is being defiant and blaming the Al-Qaeda for the violence and killing.
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published on 3/1/11