Swine flu stuff

I know that everyone's sick to death of hearing about the Swine Flu, but if you live in Afghanistan, you'll be safe, because the government of Afghanistan has quarantined all the pigs in the country. All one of them. The pig, somewhat of an oddity in the Kabul Zoo, has been sealed away in a locked room. Experts refuse to comment about how the solitary pig could have gotten infected with the swine flu, have refused to indicate whether they believe the pig is a high-ranking member of the Taliban, and have not commented on whether CIA interrogators have access to the pig, or on the rise of radical Porkofacism in the Afghan region. Government sources have been unable to confirm early reports that Predator UAVs and US Special Forces teams were involved in the seizure of the pig. The pig's incarceration intensified the ongoing Civil War in Afghanistan for no apparent reason, and also raised a storm of controversy abroad, with some petitioning the UN to censure Afghanistan for the arrest, and American Republicans giving speeches about the rise of radical pig factions aiming at destroying the American way of life. Some animal rights groups claim that the pig is being prepared for deportation, either to Guantanamo Bay, in Cuba, site of a controversial US detention facility, or to a private limited-time detention facility run by a mysterious figure known only as "Farmer John".

As of this time, the pig remains incarcerated at the Kabul Zoo.

Here is a picture of the pig in happier times.

(Hat tip to FP's Passport)