3/2/2003: Cat bath

Happy, er, Sunday! The owners of this beast set up a special heated birdbath in their back yard. But their cat decided the heated part made it a comfy heated napping location. I felt it was IotD material because of the cat's defiant look. "I've taken this area over and I sit up here watching it all. My humans have thoughtfully given me a heated throne. Heed my furry proclamations."

I just thought the cat was waiting for dinner to land - not realizing that he is the only thing being cooked.

Oh look a new version of a chia pet just add heat and *POOF* instant kitty. lol

With the Americans trying to send the message they can strike anywhere, Iraqi leaders maintained a bold front.

They denied U.S. cats had entered the capital and claimed Saddam's forces had retaken the airport - killing hundreds of American "cats," the military said.


"Today, the tide has turned and we have eliminated all places for cats to have a nice warm bath," Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf said. "We are destroying them." He read a statement from Saddam telling Iraq's fighters to rush at the American kittens and "exhaust (them) and increase the depth of their wounds. Kill all the cats he has said!"

Al-Sahhaf said the Americans were in the suburbs and in a message on television urged residents to inform Iraqi troops about any U.S. cat movements. Maintain "calm, good organization ... to confront the enemy effectively, conquer it, and force it to retreat accursed and defeated," he said.

"All cats must die! Allah be praised. God is great!"