They are even more shocked and saddened Blair survived.

Saddam's defense lawyers--the law firm of Chirac, de Villepin & Petain, P.C.--are angry that others are calling them on their antics.

Awwww. What I wouldn't pay to be a fly on the wall of this meeting, too:

Tony Blair will tomorrow meet President Jacques Chirac for the first time since the bitter row erupted over the French threat to veto any new United Nations resolution on Iraq.

The two will be attending the European Union summit in Brussels and their encounter is likely to be a difficult one.

I love the British knack for understatement.