From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by John Knudsen. An egg that is cracking open labeled "World War III" sits on top of a portion of the globe labeled "Middle East." The hot sun overhead is labeled "Arab-Israel hate." The cartoon...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Alexsey Kosygin is flying a plane shaped like a man's shoe and labeled, "Flying trip to N.Y.?" Below him is the United Nations building, labeled, "U.N. Middle East 'Peace'...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Uncle Sam is being held up. He holds a satchel labeled "U.S. oil dependency" in one hand. His other hand is raised, and he is looking over his shoulder at the robber, a man in...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. The footboard of a bedstead is labeled, "Vietnam controversy." In the bed are four figures, from left to right: a donkey in pajamas, a hawk with a rocket in its beak, a dove...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Ed Valtman. On a sidewalk crowded with pedestrians, a man carrying a briefcase labeled "Stock prices" is about to step into an open manhole that is marked by three cautionary flags. The man's...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Vic Runtz. A man wearing Middle Eastern clothing labeled, "Mid-East" holds a lit match to a cigar (drawn to resemble a stick of dynamite without a fuse) labeled, "Explosive nationalism."...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Reg Manning. Uncle Sam holds a piece of paper labeled "U.S. Mideast peace plan." From left and right, he is being slapped in the face by two hands at once. On one side, the arm is labeled...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Roy Peterson. Uncle Sam is in the process of shoveling rock out of the bottom of a deep hole that he has dug in a cliff face. His digging has left a precarious, barely supported tower of rock,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Lyndon Johnson and Soviet premier Alexei Kosygin sit on opposite sides of a table that is labeled, "Glassboro N.J. Summit meet...Roughly halfway 'geographically' between New...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. French president Charles de Gaulle is holding an umbrella that is labeled, "U.S. defense alliance" to shield against an approaching rain storm labeled, "Soviet threat." He is...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Merle Cunnington. A man labeled "Arab oil cartel" sits on the ornate saddle of a camel. He is leaning back and has his mouth open wide. He is holding a large sphere labeled "The Western world"...
From the AAEC Editorial Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A Saudi business man in raditional robes sits on a chair outside his gas station. The sign above the building reads "Saudi service." In front of him are gasoline pumps and a sign...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Hy Rosen. A man wearing Middle Eastern/Arabic-style clothing labeled "O.P.E.C." dangles a bone labeled, "Oil price cut stories" in front of a dog with its head drawn to look like a sphere...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. An Arab man labeled "OPEC" stands on a short stool and rings a bell. He is next to an oil barrel that is placed under a wooden easel with a sign labeled "Give more." A Christmas...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A solemn looking Arab gas attendant sits near the "OPEC...Glut oil" pumps. Signs on the gas station read "You benefit from our disunity...Yes, we give trading stamps...Free car...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. An Arab man labeled "OPEC" looks down at a large spot on his robe. The spot is labeled, "Glut." Behind him on the wall is a graph with a downward trend line that spells, "World...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man hides behind his desk at the Louisiana Department of Revenue. Behind him on the wall is a large graph with a downward trend line. Two Arabs throw oil barrels at each...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. At the bottom of the cartoon, a man labeled "Soviet support" is leaning over balancing a pyramid on his back. Lines around the pyramid indicate a precarious balance. The pyramid...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher; Brezhnev is sitting on the gun barrel of a battleship and fishing. The ship reads, "Soviet Mediterranean fleet build-up." The water reads, "The troubled waters of the Middle...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. An Arab man is riding a camel that is labeled, "Lebanon Crisis," and holds a bloodstained knife over his head. The Arab man is labeled, "Arab against Arab," and in the...
