Middle East Artists Mock Islamic State Militant Group

Across the Middle East artists are attacking Islamic State fighters with jokes, mocking the group with music, cartoons and videos.  In Beirut, the increasingly popular band "The Great Departed" draws cheers and laughter as it insults Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.  But band members say they are not only ridiculing the militants, but the political systems that allow them to exist in the first place. As musicians returned to the stage for a final encore, fans...

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