Monitoring the World, by Cartoons

From today’s Washington Post (Lawmakers Describe ‘Being Slimed in the Green Zone’), describing a meeting between three members of Congress (Ellen Tauscher: D-CA, Jim Moran: D-VA, and Jon Porter: R-NV) with Mowaffak al-Rubaie, Iraq’s National Security Advisor…

At one point, the three were trying to discuss the state of Iraqi security forces with Iraq’s national security adviser, Mowaffak al-Rubaie, but the large, flat-panel television set facing the official proved to be a distraction. Rubaie was watching children’s cartoons.When Moran asked him to turn it off, Rubaie protested with a laugh and said, “But this is my favorite television show,” Moran recalled.Porter confirmed the incident, although he tried to paint the scene in the best light, noting that at least they had electricity.”I don’t disagree it was an odd moment, but I did take a deep breath and say, ‘Wait a minute, at least they are using the latest technology, and they are monitoring the world,’ ” Porter said. “But, yes, it was pretty annoying.”

I wonder which cartoons Mr. al-Rubaie was watching that Rep. Porter equates to ‘monitoring the world’. Are they the same ones President Bush watches?