HURRY MOHAMMED...THE WAL-MART VANDALS HAVE STRUCK!

For millions of Iraqis, the most familiar image of the past generation was of their dictator, Saddam Hussein.

Early this morning Coalition troops under the cover of darkness set out throughout western Baghdad armed with yellow and black paint and improvised cardboard templates.

Their orders are simple - paint a big, bright smiley face wherever the face of the deposed dictator used to be.

Above each smiley face will be written in Arabic, "Things will get better" and underneath will be written, "Have a good day."

I don't make this stuff up...you can read about it here.