The nicname "Chemical Ali" was given to Saddam's cousin by the Iraqi people because of his gassing of the Kurds and Iranians. It is not Fox's nickname.

However, the nicname "Baghdad Bob" was given the Iraqi Information Minister by one of MSNBC's military experts (a guy with six Purple Hearts, by the way). Why not whine about that?

Arabic names are very hard for me to keep sorted out, especially after you get past the top 2 or 3 of the "forty thieves" on the hit list. A friendly little nicname helps me tell the players without a program. (Quick, without looking, can you tell me the name of the guy with the red mustach that has been put in charge of the defense of Northern Iraq?)