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As if to prove that pens are mightier than swords, cartoonists around the world reacted to the cold-bloodied assassination of their colleagues at French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo as only they can: with powerful drawings worth thousands of words.

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After every tragedy, there is always the question of where to go from here.  

Will Charlie Hebdo survive, given so many leading cartoonists were taken out, and how many cartoonists will be willing to do this again knowing their cards have been marked by extremists?

Unless the French government can provide significant support, the jihadists will have scored a resounding victory against any analysis and academic or artistic expression.  

A small group of people will have virtually dictated the direction of Western culture.

Jagera