President Bush is to announce later on today that he will be sending the former Chicago Bears footballer William 'The Fridge' Perry as the US' speacial ambassador to Iran.

Relations betwene the US and Iran have been strained for sometime, with the country cited by President Bush as a supporter of terrorism during his famous 'Axis of Evil' speech.

Many Iranians have feared that after the US led invasion or Iraq that they would be next, a move which world opinion suggests would be deeply unpopular.

In response to these fears the White House have decided to send a special envoy to Iran in order to try to improve relations betwene the two countries and calm down fears of an imminent invasion.

Perry who helped the Bears win Super Bowl XX and was one of the football's most famous pro-bowl lineman on defence, was said to be 'excited about engaging in a different type of defence.'

The Fridge

William J. Perry who was the US Secretary of Defense for four years in the Clinton Administration expressed surprised that he hadn't been asked to take on this important role, but wished his namesake well.

George W Bush was on the john.

Posted by damian at April 29, 2005 12:11 PM