This is a editorial cartoon from the Chosun Ilbo, Korea's number 1 daily newspaper. The picture depicts Korean president Kim Dae-jung caught between America and Kim Jong-il. Kim Jong-il, dictator of North Korea, is labeled, "Axis of Evil' in reference to George Bush's State of the Union speech. Uncle Sam is labeled, "the Embodiment of Evil," a label given to the United States by one of President Kim's top lieutenants.
Koreans refer to Americans by the racist term "big-nosed people." This cartoon embraces that nasty joke and elevates it to a political statement.
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