Punk'd, Iraqi-Style

BAGHDAD — An Iraqi reality television program broadcast during Ramadan has been planting fake bombs in celebrities' cars, having an Iraqi army checkpoint find them and terrifying the celebrities into thinking that they are headed for maximum security prison.

The show "Put Him in [Camp] Bucca" has drawn numerous protests but has stayed on air throughout the fasting month, broadcasting its "stings" on well-known Iraqi personalities.

All of them were ensnared by being invited to the headquarters of the private television station Al Baghdadia to be interviewed, but en route to the station a fake bomb would be planted in their car while they were being searched by Iraqi soldiers, who were in on the deception.

The unwitting celebrities are then secretly filmed, Candid-Camera-style, as they reacted with shock, disbelief and anger as fake checkpoint guards shout abuse at them: "Why do you want to blow us up?" "You are a terrorist." "How much did they pay you to do it? You will be executed."

The celebrities protest that they know nothing about the supposed bomb, that they are innocent and honorable Iraqi citizens, only to be told, "We have caught you red-handed, with the bomb in your car."

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• Iraq War
• Punk'd
• Put Him in Bucca

[deathplug]

anyone who thinks this is in poor taste should shut the fuck up. after invading the country, killing hundreds of thousands, committing war crimes, destroying all hope of normality for the next 5 generations, who the fuck are you to tell us what we can or cant laugh at?

[rtj182]

if next time his car really has bombs on it and he just thinks it is another prank... he'll die and thanks to this prank show

[kimkow]

Why does he take his shoes off as soon as he gets out of the car?

[Shagggyllama]

@MegaPiffPaff This isn't America. This is about an Iraqi reality show. The American new caster was just reporting on the story. The solders in the video were supposed to be Iraqi soldiers.

[TheIraqianHeart]

THE CHANNEL THAT PRODUCE THIS SHOW IS FUCKIN ONE AND THE GAY ALI AL KHALIDY IS THE BASTARD WHO PRODUCE THE PRANK

[YASERLOZ]

weird show in weird time (so sad)

[iworkforme]

sure glad i live in CANADA!!

[ormthearsonist]

@MegaPiffPaff So what Iraqis do to Iraqis on an Iraqi television network is somehow America's fault?

It's nice to know stupid is all over the world.

[321792525]

hhhhhhahahahahaaaaaa stupid arabs they could die

[MegaPiffPaff]

@MyPhysics101 yees iragi with american uniform

and weapons lol

[MyPhysics101]

@MegaPiffPaff

They're Iraqi soldiers.

[MrStaykalm]

you can use this as a joke in any place but not in iraq