主题：最近看到的笑话之八 -- 钛豌豆

In April 2003, television networks around the world showed joyous Baghdad citizens toppling a gigantic bronze Saddam Hussein, providing an iconic image of the Iraqi dictator’s fall. (The U.S. military had delivered sledgehammers, rope, a large crane, manpower, the press pool, and a great deal of encouragement — a story that didn’t fully come to light until many years later.)

译文：

2003年4月，世界各地的电视网竞相播出了欢庆的巴格达市民将一座巨大的萨达姆侯赛因的青铜塑像拉倒的图像，象征着伊拉克独裁者的垮台。（注：美军提供了大锤、绳子、一台巨大的吊车、人力、宣传工具、以及巨大的鼓励 -- 这个故事直到很多年后才被披露出来）

出处：http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/08/16/regime-change-in-charlottesville-215500