Newsfront
June, 2003
Un Cover-upNew York—As part of its "shock and awe" tactics during the Spanish Civil War, the German air force destroyed a Basque village in 1937. Pablo Picasso portrayed the horror of the attack in his landmark painting Guernica, a replica of which has hung outside the UN Security Council since 1985. During a debate on the Iraq conflict, officials covered the tapestry with a banner displaying the UN logo. A spokesman said, "We're only doing this until the cameras leave." He c...
