Ted Rall for April 20, 2002
Transcript:
The Accidental War Tourist. Somewhere in Afghanistan. Man 1: The war on terror has claimed another hero... all hail! Man 2: We'll avenge your murder by Al Qaeda, the comrade! Man 3: "Hero"?! Al Qaeda didn't kill him... he had a car accident! Almost everyone who dies here goes down in a chopper, gets bombed by our own guys or some other screw-up Man 2: So what? Man 3: If it wasn't for Al Qaeda, we wouldn't be in this accident-prone hellhole! It's their fault and they're gonna payyyyy.... Man 3: All hail the fallen hero! Man 2: Damn you, Osama!