[pieceofthepuzzle]

"When this guy worked for Mike Royko, his name used to be Slats Grobnick."

No way. Slats was a patriot, as was Royko. I didn't always agree with him, but he was definitely a patriot. The current news media could learn a lot from a Mike Royko. I knew a very nice, but fashion princess type of girl who was 'slummin' at Billy Goats Tavern one night with friends. She approached Royko and he told her to "get a job". This might sound 'mean', but knowing the story with a few more details, it was probably appropriate coming from Royko.

[Bernard]

My comparison of this Hussein guy to Slats is that (keep the secret) Slats was a made-up character, and so is this Captain in the AP stories.

And one of the last Slats Grobnick quotes I can remember came shortly before the US went into Kuwait; "Who is this Sammy Hansen guy, and why are trying to make nice with him?"