The persons & events
in this story are fictitious. Any similarity to
actual persons or events is unintentional.
TRUTH HURTS
Frame 1.
AHMED: Tell me, Mohammed. If we want peace and prosperity in our lands,
how does killing Americans help?
MOHAMMED: You must have missed Osama's orientation talk, Ahmed. Let
me sum it up for you in easy terms.
Frame 2.
MOHAMMED hits AHMED in the stomach.
AHMED: What are you hitting me for?
MOHAMMED: I'm not hitting you. It must be my fist.
Frame 3.
MOHAMMED: My fist has been upset ever since you refused to give me
half of your kebab at breakfast. And when my fist feels I've been
wronged, it gets a life of its own. Otherwise I'm a peace-loving,
unbiased person. Besides, your stomach was asking for it.
Frame 4.
MOHAMMED hits AHMED in the stomach.
- WHAMMM!!
Frame 5.
AHMED: Now, what did my stomach do?
MOHAMMED: It sticks out too much -- perhaps, because you ate that
kebab by yourself. From now on you'll be giving me half of your food
-- for my appetite is bigger than yours. Open your mind and feel bad
for me! Ready?
Frame 6.
MOHAMMED hits AHMED in the stomach.
WHAMMM!!
MOHAMMED: If you weren't so biased you'd see this as a righteous struggle
between my good fist and your wicked stomach.
Frame 7.
MOHAMMED: But don't let this local conflict can't our friendship.
Tomorrow you will give me half of your breakfast because I am your
friend and you feel bad for me. Now you understand?
AHMED: (covering his stomach) You mean, if we kill enough Americans,
they'll open their minds and start feeling bad for us?
Frame 8.
AHMED: I don't know… Every time I open my mind and feel bad
for you I get bruised all over. Why is that?
MOHAMMED: Truth hurts.
