Prix Nix Blix Fix

Any chance Variety has a man in Iraq covering the soon to be conducted UN inspections for weapons of mass destruction? If so, upon the Iraqis first obfuscation or quick change scam behind a locked palace compound gate, I humbly submit the above headline, which would look down right stately in 200 point scare type. Unfortunately, with the new J. Lo./F. Murray Abraham vehicle “Maid In Manhattan” due for release December 13, I fear Variety won’t have a reporter to spare and we’ll be left with the New York Times using something like - “Small Sovereign Nation Declares Its Rights for Self Determination Against US Aggression.”