in Saigon, I mean..Basra...

[loupaulsen at attbi.com]

OK, was this:
(a) a 4/1 pleasantry by yourself, Steve? :-)
(b) a genuine slip of the tongue by a correspondent who has been in the 
business for over 30 years?
(c) an arch editorial reference?
> Just heard a CNN correspondent make  a slip of the toungue..."and the
> special forces in Saigon...I mean Basra..."...
> 
> bbc reports of family of 11 killed by air strikes....
> 
> when do the mideast - south asian riots begin?
>