Cats have increasingly become an integral tactic in the War on Terror, as indicated by this past weekend’s social media blackout in Brussels — so much so that New York Times columnist Paul Krugman didn’t even think twice about slapping this cover photo of Obama’s cabinet in the Situation Room on his latest, “Terror Politics”:
Responding to #catgate, Krugman credited the Slate source-article “Cats of War” with the update, “Yes, I know there’s a cat in the picture.”
I believe you, Paul Krugman. You are obviously a cat guy. pic.twitter.com/VgFwY9ymRS
— Annie Shoup (@shoupshouts) November 24, 2015
Credits aside, some remain skeptical:
I legitimately cannot stop laughing: solemn Paul Krugman column about terrorism illustrated with @Slate cat picture https://t.co/MDOSRNf8WU
— chelsea adelaine hassler (@chelseaadelaine) November 24, 2015
Though we’ll never know Krugman’s true intention, his misguided choice of cover photo will no doubt keep great company in the pantheon of unexplainable cat blunders:
Krugman cat I'ma let you finish, but spaghetti cat was the greatest cat of all time. https://t.co/IbHae02spx
— Eric Hananoki (@ehananoki) November 24, 2015
