'Bush more paranoid than Saddam'

Singaporean Premier Goh Chok Tong received an unexpected question from Muhammadiyah chairman Syafii Ma'arif: Who is more paranoid, U.S. President George W. Bush or Iraqi President Saddam Hussein?

And Syafii received an unexpected answer when Goh answered simply: "Mr. Bush is more paranoid."

"It was my last question before we ended our meeting. He gave a very good answer as we are fully aware that all kinds of terrorism should be eliminated from the world," Syafii said following the meeting.

Singapore is seen as a key U.S. ally in Southeast Asia, along with the Philippines. --JP