Jericho

The TV show Jericho is directly related to the war in Iraq. In the show the U.S. is attacked by terrorists. The terrorists destroy 23 American cities with nuclear weapons. The small town of Jericho is one of the few that were out of the fall out zone and were able to rebuild. One of the neighboring towns that are running out of food and fuel decide to attack Jericho and steal their supplies. Right in the middle of their battle the new government comes and breaks up the fight. The new government was based in Cheyenne, Wyoming. All of the states west of the Mississippi river fell in with the new Allied States of America while all of the states to the east fell in with the United States of America. Texas was the only state undecided and would be the deciding factor for the election. One of the citizens of Jericho and a former CIA agent uncover the conspiracy of the new government and find out that some of the people running the new government were behind some of the attacks. The Allied States created a new flag and a new constitution that didn’t give its citizens all of the rights that they use to have. The town rebelled and told them they wouldn’t be a part of this new government. The show gave a lot of examples of what it would be like without democracy and without any say in our government. In Iraq many people came together in protest against Sadam and his government in support of democracy just like the people of Jericho stood against their new government.