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June 02, 2005

adventures of Bibi

When Israeli Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu took questions on the hot issue of the day he was - quite literally - fuming.

A reporter noticed smoke coming from the minister’s suit pocket as he discussed a controversial decision to replace Israel’s army chief.

Mr Netanyahu had unwittingly slipped a lit cigar into his jacket as he was walking into a weekly cabinet meeting.

Posted by Anthony Perez-Miller at June 2, 2005 03:15 AM