Bremer: from grilling Iraqis to grilling steaks

Gosh! That was fast! Today Paul Bremer, the chief administrator of Iraq for the past 14 months, signed over political control of the country to the interim Iraqi prime minister Ayad Allawi, and then quietly slipped away on a plane. Only six people participated in the secret handover, which occurred two days before the much-trumpeted date of 30 June. There were no flags. No bands. No cheering crowds. No marching troops. No hoopla. Nothing at all. And two hours later, Bremer disapeared in an airplane - heading home. What is Bremer going to do now, we wonder. Apparently the guy is completey worn out from annoying the Iraqi people and controlling their oil reserves. He told Time magazine that he plans to leave public life, and take some cooking classes. He already enrolled at the Academy of Cuisine in Washington.