War Is Boring

At the height of last year’s debate over whether to build more Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor fighters at $130-million a pop, air-power alarmists played the jobs card. “More than 95,000 American jobs” depend on continued production of the F-22 Raptor fighter, the apparently industry-funded advocacy group Preserve Raptor Jobs screeched.

Cartoonists Ted Rall and Matt Bors — the artist on my new graphic novel — are in Afghanistan to chronicle the plight of everyday Afghans in a series of quickie comics. You can support Matt by buying a print.

Cartoonists Ted Rall and Matt Bors — the artist on my new graphic novel — are in Afghanistan to chronicle the plight of everyday Afghans in a series of quickie comics. You can support Matt by buying a print.

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Cartoonists Ted Rall and Matt Bors — the artist on my new graphic novel — are in Afghanistan to chronicle the plight of everyday Afghans in a series of quickie comics. You can support Matt by buying a print.

Courtesy of a Facebook friend, here’s a photo of a Somali child soldier to brighten your day.

Cartoonists Ted Rall and Matt Bors — the artist on my new graphic novel — are in Afghanistan to chronicle the plight of everyday Afghans in a series of quickie comics. You can support Matt by buying a print.

The Portland Mercury interviews Matt Bors, currently cartooning from Afghanistan.

Cartoonists Ted Rall and Matt Bors — the artist on my new graphic novel — are in Afghanistan to chronicle the plight of everyday Afghans in a series of quickie comics. You can support Matt by buying a print.