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Article: JOKE'S ON THE ENEMY
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
- Article date:
- February 17, 1991
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Kathleen O'Brien
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
02-17-1991
JOKE'S ON THE ENEMY
By Kathleen O'Brien
Date: 02-17-1991, Sunday
Section: LIFESTYLE
Edition: All Editions -- Sunday
By now, you've probably heard at least one anti-Iraq joke. You
laughed at it, even though it was kind of a mean joke, and not a very
funny one at that. You felt bad, but promptly repeated the joke to
someone else.
The reason for some of the jokes is perfectly understandable.
Saddam Hussein has been trying to kill our allies and loved ones, so
he's on his own.
The soldiers themselves, facing the gravest danger, have earned a
unique dispensation to make whatever fun they can of the adversary. If
they have found even the ...