Son of Thatcher, outgoing British PM, Tony Blair, extended his trip to Cairo with a lightening strike, er trip, to Baghdad. Putting on hold discussions about his retirement plans - pyramid sales and camel jockeying - Blair met the Iraqi president for talks on withdrawal of British troops from that decimated experiment. As usual, he was all smiles, but was that because he suddenly realised the irony of the Iraqi leader's name, Jalal Talabani? Blair masks for all!