Saddam has been gloating over the success of the left in organising world-wide rallies against toppling him. Completely misunderstanding the resolve of President Bush, Prime Minister Blair and their allies, Saddam bragged that the counterfeit peace movement will bring about "the defeat and isolation of America." The Egyptian weekly Al-Osboa published an interview with Saddam in which he confidently asserted that "Time is in our favour, and we have to buy more time hoping that the US-British alliance might disintegrate because of ... the pressure of public opinion on American and British streets." He evidently expects the rallies to undermine...
