June 26 - The man has returned!!!! Al-Arabiya TV announces that M.S.S. will reappear Friday for the first time since the fall of Baghdad in an interview conducted in his "hideout in Baghdad," that will be aired at 1900 GMT Friday. However, clips from the interview have already been aired, so finally, after months of painful waiting, we have
AUTHENTIC NEW M.S.S. QUOTES!
[the war was a] "very difficult time. Not just on one man, but on all." (you got to love the modesty)
Were your quotes yours or from Saddam? "No, these are all from the Arab history and all will be clear on time." (sounds to us like he's not done yet!)
[where he got his information] "From authentic sources. Many authentic sources."
June 25 - The Daily Mirror reports that U.S. troops have arrested M.S.S., at a roadblock in a Baghdad suburb. HOWEVER, a senior Pentagon official then said Wednesday no information exists to support the article. "Right now we have no information that that's true," said Colonel Jay DeFrank, a Pentagon spokesman. We are so confused....
June 16 - The backlash begins, but round one goes to M.S.S.: the advertising standards authority in Great Britain dismisses complaints about the Ryanair advertising campaign, which used images of M.S.S. About 15 members of the public complained about the adverts, but the authority concluded that, although the campaign was "distasteful", it was not likely to cause serious or widespread offence.