Missing Iraqi Information Minister, Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf who held daily briefings for foreign reporters prior to the fall of Baghdad has garnered quite a cult following. His colorful insults, boastful claims of Iraqi military successes and his amazing optimism have been an a great source of amusement for the journalists. His briefing sessions were among the highlights of the war: providing a much needed comic relief amidst the grim reports on civilian casualties and suicide bombers. Now a website called WeLoveTheIraqiInformationMinister.com has sprouted to record his litany of creative abuses.

What is surprising is that the US did not include him in the deck of 55 cards that listed all the wanted people of the Iraqi regime. One journalist joking asked the US brigadier-general during a briefing if Mr Sahhaf was the "joker" in the pack! There is no denying that he has captured the public's attention with his morbid witticism: often asserting how the coalition "mercenaries" will be slaughtered and how Baghdad will be their tomb.

I propose to the US to offer amnesty to Mr Sahhaf and give him a spot on prime-time TV as a talkshow host. I believe he will give Letterman a run for his money.