Dubai Bob?
When cable TV commentators, bloggers, radio talk show hosts and others suggested that Baghdad Bob go to work for al-Jazeera after the war, they were kidding. Apparently, al-Jazeera’s competitor, al-Arabiya, mistook that joke for a serious suggestion, and have offered him a job. Then again, Mr. Bob will have a pretty tough time getting to work at his new job if he can’t get out of Baghdad. So maybe al-Arabiya is in on the joke after all.
UPDATE: D’oh! This story has U.S. Navy Lt. Com. Charles Owens denying the reports of an attempted surrender, and stating instead that “If someone connected with the regime offered to turn themselves in, we would take them into custody.” Oh well, the “Rodney Dangerfield of the Hussein Administration” meme was fun while it lasted.
