Monday, January 30, 2006
SADDAM TAKES HIATUS FROM TRIAL TO HOST 21st ANNUAL HENCHMAN AWARDS
Sources say Saddam Hussein was a no-show at his trial because he is taking a hiatus to MC the annual Henchman Awards in Las Vegas this month, after another noted henchman cancelled at the last minute. "I am most humbled and honored to accept this gracious invitation, as I always enjoy time spent in the company of my fellow henchmen and henchwomen," said the former Iraqi dictator. He then added that he often gets mistaken for poet Walt Whitman, and is really getting tired of it.
Asked if security will be a problem, Hussein, who is currently working on his opening monologue for the awards show, laughed hysterically with his head cocked back, then shouted, "Security is easy. Comedy is hard."
