AK-47s for All
The carnage taking place in the Congo has escaped media attention in the U.S. -- but not in The Onion, which produced this satirical Congolese news report on the Congo's version of a stimulus package.The carnage taking place in the Congo has escaped media attention in the U.S. — but not in The Onion, which produced this satirical Congolese news report on the Congo’s version of a stimulus package.
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