An American patrol near basra rolls by two injured men lying hurt at the roadside. One is British para, the other an Iraqi insurgent. As the patrol administers first aid, they ask what happened. 'Well, ' explains the para, 'I was patrolling along the highway when I ran into this Iraqi. We pointed our weapons at each other, and I shouted: 'Saddam Hussein is a w@nker!' Then he hollered back: 'George Bush is an a$$hole!' We were standing shaking hands when the truck hit us.