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Stephen Colbert Ridicules O'Reilly's Mercenary “Fantasy Warfare League” Plan

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 09/26/14 8:16 AM EDT

From the September 25 edition of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report:

Previously:

Bill O'Reilly's Plan To Defeat Islamic State: A 25,000-Person Mercenary Force

Military Experts Rip O'Reilly's “Outrageous” ISIS Mercenary Proposal

O'Reilly Invites Blackwater Founder To Endorse His Plan To Fight Islamic State With Mercenaries

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