Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for April 07, 2010

Ya’ gotta love the silhouette of Jeff on the horse.

Ahhhh….and what deal has Jeff made with this guy to blow smoke up Havoc’s posterior?

I want to know how the horse can see in dark? Spark light?

Jeff finally realized that he didn’t have to do anything heroic; he just needed to hire a good PR guy.

Horses actually see in the dark better than people do. But I think Chrisnp is right.

Looks like Jeff’s picked up on the deception side of his craft. He’s turning out to be a sharp operator.

Create chaos and confusion, then strike like a lunatic, just the way they teach it.

Jeff on horseback reminds me of George Washington at Valley Forge with an AK.

Heh, well, we all know what happened to Lawrence of Arabia at the hands of the Turks …

Hello, Jeff! I’d like to introduce you to Ibrahim BUBBA!

Hmmm … does anyone notice the shape of the “informer’s” face, esp. his nose? Something tells me this “Red Rascal” story may be more wishful than factual …

OK, so now there are two flaws spotted in this story: seeing in the night and “Sorhk Razil” continuously playing his Game Boy in the day. Considering the likely scarcity of electric lines in remote Afghan areas, how does he recharge his play device?

Ummm… Yeah. Pretty sure thats Jeff right there.

@jack:

Jeff’s Pashtun “is atrocious,” as the tribal elder told him when he posed as census-taker.

In this arc, GT imagines how Afghans misinterpret foreigners (they can’t distinguish between Jeff and Havoc and any other U.S. officers). Remember how the Iraqis spread the myth that our soldiers used night-vision goggles to see through the clothes of Iraqi women?

Afghan rulers know how to use myths. Karzai is now telling his parliament that the U.S. means to take over Afghanistan–because he sees our money bypassing his kleptocracy and going directly to local leaders who want to build schools and fight the Taliban.

Spark Lights on horse hooves? He really had me going for a moment.

Jeff is a “rascal”, alright…

I wonder how much Jeff had to pay this guy..lol (Sorry - I mean Sorkh Razil)

Folks, there’s a sliver of moon and many stars showing. At high altitude, that can be bright enough to cast a shadow. Cat Stevens wrote a song about it – Moon Shadow.

GEE1G said, about 7 hours ago

“Jeff Redfern as Lawrence of Arabia.”

More like Larry of Afghanistan.

moon light can even cast a rainbow. check out PBS photos of Victoria Falls from the episode of Nature (if it’s still on their site). beautiful.

Oh great - The Further (Mis)Adventures of Lil’ Duke… running all this week.

That’s “Myth Red Rascal” to you, Herb.

Jeff’s hair is too short to have locks, anyway!

It’s safe to say the jig is up. When Havoc gets his hands on Jeff…

Pity, though. Would have made for a nice novel.

Casting a shadow still doesn’t allow moonlight to illuminate colors. Moonglow doesn’t contain a full spectrum of colors.. I think Havoc is talking to Jeff in disguise.

Ok, this stuff is hilarious. A GB Trudeau high point.

I keep saying people, this Jeff, he’s going places. Might not seem so yet, but just wait.

To all the people that haven’t figured it out yet, it’s a STORY. People have already said as much! Jeff bought this guy to tell Havoc a STORY. It’s not real.

At least that’s my take on it, as well. Jeff is an idiot. No one follows idiots. However, even an idiot can hire someone to tell lies.

Is that a fake beard in panel one? Ya know the informant could be Jeff in disguise, like an Israeli assassin.

What a rascal.

..it’s all a dream…

Monday’s strip shows the informant full-face. It’s not Jeff.