Charlie Hebdo's Harvey Cover Praises Drowning Of 'Neo-Nazis Of Texas'

Ron Dicker
Updated

Charlie Hebdo isn’t shrinking from its controversial reputation.

Referencing the destruction that killer storm Harvey has wrought on the U.S. Gulf Coast, the satirical French weekly posted its latest inflammatory cover: Nazi saluters and Nazi flags sinking in water.

“God Exists!” reads the caption in French. “He Drowned All The Neo-Nazis of Texas.”

The cover appears to tie the natural disaster in Texas and Louisiana to the deadly rally of white supremacists and neo-Nazis in Charlottesville, Virginia, earlier this month.

At least 35 people have died and tens of thousands have been displaced by Harvey. But as Newsweek noted, there’s no evidence that the death toll includes neo-Nazis.

In 2015, Charlie Hebdo endured a terror attack that killed a dozen people at its office, including staffers and police. The two gunmen reportedly shouted, “We have avenged the prophet,” referring to the outlet’s caricatures of Muhammad.

Despite an outpouring of sympathy for the outlet after that attack, some on Twitter took Charlie Hebdo to task over its latest cover.

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Residents embrace after being rescued from the floodwaters of Tropical Storm Harvey in east Houston, Texas, on Aug. 28, 2017.
Residents embrace after being rescued from the floodwaters of Tropical Storm Harvey in east Houston, Texas, on Aug. 28, 2017.
A Coast Guard helicopter hoists a wheel chair on board after lifting a person to safety in Houston. 
A Coast Guard helicopter hoists a wheel chair on board after lifting a person to safety in Houston. 
A Shell gas station is underwater at the intersection of Wallisville and Uvalde in Houston. 
A Shell gas station is underwater at the intersection of Wallisville and Uvalde in Houston. 
Laquanta Edwards holds her 1-year-old daughter Ladaja (right) and 9-month-old son, LaDarius, after they reached high ground by boat in east Houston.
Laquanta Edwards holds her 1-year-old daughter Ladaja (right) and 9-month-old son, LaDarius, after they reached high ground by boat in east Houston.
Residents use boats to evacuate from floodwaters in east Houston.
Residents use boats to evacuate from floodwaters in east Houston.
A policeman carries a young girl as her family follows, fleeing their home in east Houston.
A policeman carries a young girl as her family follows, fleeing their home in east Houston.
A house and vehicles stand in floodwaters in Spring, Texas. 
A house and vehicles stand in floodwaters in Spring, Texas. 
Shardea Harrison looks at her 3-week-old baby, Sarai Harrison, being held by Dean Mize as he and Jason Legnon used his airboat to rescue them after their neighborhood was inundated with flooding in Houston.
Shardea Harrison looks at her 3-week-old baby, Sarai Harrison, being held by Dean Mize as he and Jason Legnon used his airboat to rescue them after their neighborhood was inundated with flooding in Houston.
Dean Mize (left) and Jason Legnon carry a person to an airboat as they rescue people from their homes in Houston.
Dean Mize (left) and Jason Legnon carry a person to an airboat as they rescue people from their homes in Houston.
A truck driver walks past an abandoned truck while checking the depth of the water at an underpass in Houston.
A truck driver walks past an abandoned truck while checking the depth of the water at an underpass in Houston.
A person walks through a flooded street with a dog in Houston. 
A person walks through a flooded street with a dog in Houston. 
In this handout provided by the Army National Guard, a Texas National Guardsman carries a resident from her flooded home in Houston.
In this handout provided by the Army National Guard, a Texas National Guardsman carries a resident from her flooded home in Houston.
Naomi Coto carries Simba on her shoulders as they evacuate their home in Houston. 
Naomi Coto carries Simba on her shoulders as they evacuate their home in Houston. 
A resident of Bayou on the Bend watches the first floor flood as the Buffalo Bayou continues to rise in Houston. 
A resident of Bayou on the Bend watches the first floor flood as the Buffalo Bayou continues to rise in Houston. 
People wait to be rescued from their flooded homes in Houston. 
People wait to be rescued from their flooded homes in Houston. 
People walk down a flooded street in Houston. 
People walk down a flooded street in Houston. 
People wait on a flooded street in Houston. 
People wait on a flooded street in Houston. 
A man helps children across a flooded street in Houston. 
A man helps children across a flooded street in Houston. 
Groups of people walk down a flooded street in Houston. 
Groups of people walk down a flooded street in Houston. 

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