Great moments in casting

Leon Hadar's Global Paradigm has an informative posting on the new anti-American Turkish blockbuster movie "Valley of the Wolf: Iraq."

Other scenes show ruthless [U.S.] marines killing Iraqis and soldiers mistreating inmates at Abu Ghraib prison, as well as an American Jewish surgeon, played by Gary Busey, who takes what look like kidneys from inmates during surgery to New York, London and Israel — all, according to the screenwriter, Bahadir Ozdener, inspired by real events.

This movie, the most expensive in Turkish history, should inspire in me a lot of Deep Thoughts on the folly of investing much hope in democratizing the Muslim world, but all I can think is: Wait a minute -- Gary Busey plays a Jewish surgeon?

Can you imagine the malpractice lawsuit trials? The jury would take one look at Gary's mug and say, "No need for all the yakity-yak, judge, we find for the plaintiff."

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