… class today, the Happy Tutor gave us this lede (below) as the context for our assignment – writing a screenplay about Operation Phantom Fury (or Operation Iraqi Freedom) that we’ll actually have a chance to sell the rights to.
Freedom is on the march, Bible in one hand, gun in the other, heavy metal blasting, brands in the pockets of the fatigues, porn in the knapsack.
Generations from now, if successful, people will say of Iraq, “Once this land was full of tribes and mosques, now look at it – Churches, malls, adult book stores, liquor stores, bums on the streets, jails, schools, joggers, SUVs.”
Freedom everywhere. On the school uniforms, a RagHead, as here an American Indian Brave. Shhh, as they say in the movie theaters, it is a good story, don’t interupt it, or the usher will toss you out.
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