Iraqi couple name baby after Bush

13 April 2012

An Iraqi couple have named their baby son George Bush Abdul Kader Fares. Abdul Fares, 41, and 35-year-old Nadya said they wanted to thank the US President for helping to oust Saddam.

If they have another son, they have promised to call him Tony Blair. George, who tipped the scales at 7lb 7oz, has two older brothers and a sister.

Abdul, a Baghdad crane driver, said: 'I hope one day my George will meet the real President.'

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