'Peace At Last': Bush shocks Middle East by unfurling 'Mission Accomplished' banner

RAMALLAH - On the second day of his Middle East peace mission, President Bush hastily raised the "Mission Accomplished" banner behind Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas and Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at a photo-op and promptly declared his trip a success.

"I got me a legacy," declared Bush. "Peace in the Middle East!" Olmert and Abbas issued an unprecedented joint statement saying, "We had no idea that banner was behind us. Our position continues to be unrelenting hatred for each other, and we have not abandoned mindless violence. Have a nice day."