Apparently, Arabs grok marketing:

Iraqis, who customarily nickname popular vehicles after actresses and belly dancers, have now honored Monica Lewinsky by calling Toyota's Land Cruiser "the Monica."

Too bad republican democracy isn't this easy.

It seems that a lot of Iraqis believe that Saddam is still lurking around taking down names and are intimidated, thinking that when the Americans leave, he'll pop back up and there'll be hell to pay.

We really need some war trials in Baghdad to give them something to believe in. I'm sure we've got enough Ba'athists rounded up to get started. The problem would be to come up with an impartial jury.