Explosions a joke in brave new world of Iraq reality TV

ECH1969

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Explosions a joke in brave new world of Iraq reality TV

CLAD in a beige suit, the TV news anchorman fiddles with his glasses as he announces there's been an explosion: "The microwave blew up in Soha's face as she was preparing her trademark pizza," he says.

Meet Ali Fadhel, rising star of Iraqi spoof news - or so he hopes. The 24-year-old is a popular contestant on Iraq's new hit reality television show Saya Wa Surmaya, or Fame and Fortune.

The show features Iraqis taking on challenges in hopes of winning a contract with al-Sharqiya television, which airs the programme. Fadhel tried his hand at a fake newscast.

Viewers decide who leaves the show by voting through the network's website. The winner gets the equivalent of £1,500 and will be hired as a director by the network.

http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1153792006

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Tue Aug-08-06 07:05 PM
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1. This is proof the US is also exporting terror to Iraq

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