[1L]

When we see him with a copy of the New York Times

I understand your point, but how in the heck is anyone in Bagdad going to get a copy of the NYT or any newspaper not printed in the city for that matter?

[ISonnet]

When we see him with a copy of the New York Times

"I understand your point, but how in the heck is anyone in Bagdad going to get a copy of the NYT or any newspaper not printed in the city for that matter?"

Online. Gotta be a working connection somewhere in the country, no? I agree the paperboy may be off his game but in the age of info, they could produce something pretty quick.