Straight Outta Central Casting, part xxxvi:
Sparks flew at an emergency Islamic summit today, with Saddam Hussain's deputy branding Kuwait's junior foreign minister a "monkey".Posted by Dr. Frank at March 5, 2003 10:39 AM | TrackBackThe virulent exchange began when Sheikh Mohammad Sabah al-Sabah, Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs, rose to interrupt , Izzat Ibrahim, vice-president of Iraq's Revolution Command Council, during an anti-US and Kuwait speech.
The Iraqi then unleashed a volley of abuse, aired live on Arab television: "Shut up you monkey. Curse be upon your honour, you traitor."