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A TV Comedy Turns an Unconventional Weapon on Iraq&8217;s High and...

TS-guy rated 21 months ago
From the page: "The newscast is a parody, of course, that fires barbs at everyone from the American military to the Iraqi government, an Iraqi version of %u201CThe Daily Show With Jon Stewart.%u201D Even the militias wreaking havoc on Iraq are lampooned"
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TS-guy rated 21 months agopolitics
From the page: "The newscast is a parody, of course, that fires barbs at everyone from the American military to the Iraqi government, an Iraqi version of %u201CThe Daily Show With Jon Stewart.%u201D Even the militias wreaking havoc on Iraq are lampooned"
daaz rated 25 months agopolitics, iraq
Nearly every night here for the past month, Iraqis weary of the tumult around them have been turning on the television to watch a wacky-looking man with a giant Afro wig and star-shaped glasses deliver the grim news of the day.