Tim Blair

"APRIL 28, IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY

"APRIL 28, IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY YOU LOSER!"

-- sign placed next to a donkey during Iraqi celebrations marking Saddam Hussein's 66th birthday. Said Sadr resident Ali, 24: "For the first time in my life, I won't be forced to attend Saddam's birthday ceremonies. He was a dictator, he was nothing but a donkey ruling over Iraq."