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Originally Posted by astralis
Ah, what better way to show patriotism than thus:
Insisting that he was not a political supporter of the prime minister, he said he was nevertheless so grateful for the security improvements that he and colleagues had downloaded Mr. Maliki’s face onto their mobile telephones as screensavers.
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While I, too, find the humor in the situation, there's more significance to that than you may initially think. The mobile phone is a bigger deal in Iraq than the US. Connectivity via land lines is limited, so
everybody uses cell phones to communicate and share information. I've even seen IA show me video of them disarming an IED they took with a cell phone. If anything, it indicates he's gained some popularity and credibility with the "street."