Human Events, May 12th, 2003
When Saddam Hussein sidekick Tariq Aziz was captured recently, a casual reader scanning the coverage could be forgiven for mistaking the English word "urbane" for the title of Aziz's Iraqi government job.
Almost everywhere you saw Aziz's name, the word "urbane" was nearby.
The Washington Post and the San Jose Mercury News independently called him Iraq's "urbane former deputy prime minister." The Los Angeles Times noted his "urbane manner and effectiveness as a speaker." Agence France Presse called him "the urbane face and international voice of Iraq under Saddam Hussein"; the Sunday London T...
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