"You must understand that not all voters are created equal.

Mr. al-Maliki was only elected by the Iraqi people. I am being

elected by U. S. Senators and the CIA."

In the Iraqi meat market, ministers come in eight

grades: Prime, Choice, Select, Standard, Commercial,

Utility, Cutter, and Canner. Nouri al-Maliki, once

graded Prime, was recently downgraded to Canner.

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