Shot dead on his way to work: comic who gave Iraqis a laugh

[deadparrot]

ONE of Iraq's best known TV satirists was shot dead on his way to work yesterday.

Waleed Hassan's Caricature show was unmissable for Iraqis seeking a release in laughter from the blood and chaos around them. He poked fun at sectarian violence, bickering politicians, the US forces and power blackouts.

In all, 21 Iraqis were killed in the country yesterday in attacks in Baghdad, Ramadi and Baqouba, police said. The bodies of 26 who had been kidnapped and tortured also were found on the streets of the capital, in Dujail to the north of Baghdad and in the Tigris River.

The attacks raised Iraq's death toll to at least 1,370 in the first 20 days of this month, well above the 1,216 who died in all of October, which was the deadliest month in Iraq since April 2005.

http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1720942006

[babylonsister]

1. Frank Rich mentioned this on Imus this a.m. The man had 5 kids!

When do we classify this as a civil war? :cry:

[YOY]

2. Mercutio come to mind thinking of this story

Always the one who makes light of the situation thus making it bearable and laughable who has to die.

[kayice]

3. They said he took barbs at all sides. Someone trying to find

and help others find some relief in all the horror. Stupid war started because of lies and manipulations. I have thought about this poor man and his family often since I heard his story.