Dark Comedy 'Baghdad' Popular with Egyptians

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CAIRO, Egypt - Director Mohammed Amin was looking for more than laughs when he sent CIA agents into an ancient mosque to lead prayers, dropped missiles on downtown Cairo and put a belly-dancing Condoleezza Rice in a position, well, several positions, that could hardly be described as diplomatic.

Amin's dark comedy, "The Night Baghdad Fell," may not be the slickest political fare, but the independent film has grown into a box office hit among Cairenes who view it as a cautionary tale about American ambitions and Arab submission.

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Dark Comedy 'Baghdad' Popular with Egyptians

It is a story about the war almost next door that levels some shots at authority and leaves a warning: See Iraq today. Imagine Egypt tomorrow.

"I didn't mean to offend [Secretary of State] Condi ...

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