Ongoing AMERICAN CRUSADE issue!

	It's a Cross Afire Smorgasbord! Episode #17: How Liberal is John Kerry? Episode #16: Spider-Man: Democrat or Republican? Episode #15: Eulogy for George W. Bush, 2024 AD Episode #14: Gated Communities at Home and Abroad Episode #13: Brown Men in Prison: Welcome to Abu Ghraib! Episode #12: I Don't See Dead People Episode #11: Pat, You're Fired!
	Cross Afire #10: Mercenaries in Iraq: Pat Goes Commando Pat and Jerry take up arms and go to Iraq. What, you smell profit? What could be more patriotic than profiting from war?
	Cross Afire #9: Unfinished Business: Franklin Roosevelt vs. Mexico What's a country to do when its foreign policy provokes an attack? Lash out randomly at uninvolved nations, of course! Pat and Jerry apply the Bush Doctrine to Pearl Harbor... and beyond!
	Cross Afire #8: Voting for Kerry: A Vote for Terrorism? U.S. Representative Tom Cole (R-OK) was recently misquoted as smearing John Kerry by declaring that a vote against George Bush is a vote for Hitler, when in fact all Cole really said was that a vote against Bush is a vote for Osama bin Laden. Either way, he's a fine guest in Pat and Jerry's eyes! Honor and integrity for the whole family!
	Cross Afire #7: Gay Marriage: A Modest Compromise Equal marriage continues to gain steam, much to the consternation of Cross Afire's hosts. Pat and Jerry desperately search the annals of history for guidance in crafting an advantageous compromise on this issue! Special guest: U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell!
	Cross Afire #6: Pat and Jerry vs. Gay Marriage Gay couples are lined up around the block to get married in San Francisco! Now Cross Afire's thoughtful hosts shine their lamps of enlightenment on this burning civil rights issue!
	Operation Iraqi Trashcan When they're not busy dropping bombs on marketplaces or Al-Jazeera's hotel, US warplanes in Iraq blanket the landscape with paper leaflets of Truth to educate the locals about Freedom, Liberty and Peace! The Infinite Jest's correspondents in Iraq beat off Geraldo Rivera with a stick to recover this collection of colorful propaganda pamphlets for your viewing pleasure!
	Playing the Hitler Card We thought he died in 1945, but the US government repeatedly insists that he's at large all over the globe -- sometimes even appearing without a moustache! To resolve this mystery, the Jest spent its entire annual budget on eBay to assemble this oh-so-rare collection of Hitler trading cards spanning four continents and more than half a century. Click on for a barrel full o' Führers!
	Cross Afire #5: Donald Rumsfeld Discovers Catch 22 Donald Rumsfeld applies the famous novel Catch 22 to Iraq while fielding your phonecalls. Also features dead author Joseph Heller and nigh-dead but ever cantankerous Kurt Vonnegut. Colorful cartoon airstrikes for all!
	Cross Afire #4: Jerry Falwell On The Koran Jerry Falwell, American ambassador of Peace, Love and Understanding, lets loose with his views on The Koran. A musical cartoon treat for the whole family! May spark riots in Kashmir.
	Cross Afire #3: Pledging Allegiance: The Geometry of God The right-wing cartoon debate show rolls on! This time: Pat Buchanan and Jerry Falwell debate celebrate the "under God" phrase in the Pledge of Allegiance. Special guest Father Daniel Coughlin, Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives, lends a hand in demolishing that pesky wall 'twixt church and state!
	From the Archives: The Persian Gulf Crisis Coloring Book Will we learn nothing from our warmongering history? To find out, the Infinite Jest raids the satire vault and presents this piece from December 1990, during the buildup to the First Gulf War. Bring your own crayons.
	Cross Afire #2 with special guest: Senator Jesse Helms, dean of rational debate! Pat Buchanan, Jerry Falwell and Jesse Helms debate whether there can be too many black men in prison. Right-wing cartoon logic ensues!
	Operation Afghan Litterbug The Infinite Jest's investigative reporters in Afghanistan risked landmines and fended off a band of starving local children to collect these colorful propaganda leaflets dropped from American planes. Veritas!
	Cross Afire: America's Far-Right Debate Show In recognition of CNN's self-transformation into a cartoon, we present their flagship debate show in colorful comic strip form. This episode: Pat Buchanan and Jerry Falwell debate the burning question: Donald Rumsfeld: American Hero?
	US Govt Hoodwinks World with Fake Video The Infinite Jest's crack investigative reporters discover the unthinkable -- undeniable proof that the United States Government's highly touted videotape of Osama bin Laden is actually a special effects smorgasbord!
	Ya Can't Tell the Players Without Trading Cards! Can't keep track of who's pitching for Good and who's batting for Evil? Or do you have an extra box of inkjet cartridges just beggin' to be drained? Either way, our American Crusade trading cards are just what you need!
	Osama Speaks! Why does he do the things he does? Does he really hate Freedom so badly, or is he just a crazy fool in love with Eeevil? Osama bin Laden spills it all in the Infinite Jest's exclusive interview!
	Therapy for Dubya A transcript leaked from a White House therapy session reveals the innermost thoughts of an anonymous "Patient W" on topics like oil, freedom, good, oil and evil. Oh, and oil.

From the Archives: The War Prayer, by Mark Twain
In times of duress it's sometimes comforting to look to the past and realize that people were just as stupid and savage back then as they are now. Hmmm. On second thought, the only people who might be comforted by that insight are the anti-evolution freaks in Kansas. Anyway, Mark Twain was a bitter, bitter man. We like him!

Strong Satire Elsewhere:

Get Your War On:
 A brazen, biting, angry comic.
Tom Tomorrow:
 Sharp and pointed. Always.
Remixed WWII Posters:
 Propaganda for today.
Our War Against Badness:
 Ooh! That's bitter!
Spin-on-this.com:
 Best slogan anywhere: "news minus spin equals comedy."
whitehouse.org:
 Smart and inventive.
Black People Love Us!:
 Brilliant.
Joseph 2004:
 The Lieberman campaign.
GeorgeWBuy:
 America up for auction!
Jesus' General:
 O sweet irony.

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