~ after keeping al-zarqawi in the headlines for a second day by telling us that he was still alive when iraqi, then american, forces arrived at the bombing site, on the third day the prurient interests do not let up, with the msnbc headline:

Skimpy women”s clothing found at al-Zarqawi site

as this is sure to get a rise out of any hot-blooded fan of the latest trophy killing, calling to mind how the details of the lives of uday and qusay hussein so titillated an american public, we fear that they are set up for disappointment when they skim the article for the sordid details and find only an unsexy description of a single “leopard-print nightgown”.

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