Boy, that's some good reporting there.
"perhaps [even] a broom handle [!]"
Give me a break.
And- if what someone else posted (somewhere) about the fact Iraqis would rather be beaten than stripped, I find it highly unlikely you could force them to flog the dolphin on camera.
I used to think the liberal tendency to embellish and run with allegations was politically motivated, now I think it's a matter of stupidity. (not directed at you)