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Alfredo Martirena, “1 Message Reviewed by NSA”

Internationally known cartoonist Alfredo Martirena lives and works in Cuba, the country of his birth. This cartoon gives us some insight into how discussions of the NSA play outside the United States, particularly in Cuba, a country with which our nation has a troubled relationship. In studying this 2013 cartoon, consider, first, how you’d feel if you turned on your cell phone to find such an electronic notice and, second, how you respond to the fact that people outside the United States may be mocking it, however gently, for its behavior.