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“Operation Iraqi Stephen: Going Commando” has entered phase I: Stephen Colbert has arrived on the Persian Gulf on a USO tour and will be recording and broadcasting 4 episodes of The Colbert Report this week in front of American troops. From an undisclosed military base in Iraq, Colbert will film segments with troops and deliver “shout outs from notable figures in society,” according to the Comedy Central Insider blog.
Guests who will appear on the show include: Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq, Barham Saleh; Gen. Ray Odierno, commanding general, Multi National Force- Iraq; Lt. Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., commanding general, Multi National Corps- Iraq; Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Grippe, command sergeant major, Multi National Corps- Iraq; Sgt. Robin Balcom, squad leader, 463rd Military Police Company; and Spc. Tareq Salha, Arabic linguist, 111th Military Intelligence Brigade (attached to 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment).
The episodes will air Monday through Thursday, 11:30pm/10:30c on Comedy Central.
Very daring…but thumbs up, Colbert.
Watch out for the rare Mesopotamian bears, Stephen.
“Daring”?
A very good thing certainly, but daring?