Fake NYT declares Iraq war over

EARLY yesterday, Americans were delighted to find out that while they were sleeping, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan had come to an end.

If, that is, they happened to read a “special edition” of today’s New York Times.

The group behind the spoof newspaper said that in an operation six months in the planning, 1.2 million papers were printed at six different presses and driven to prearranged pickup locations, where volunteers handed them.