Bob McCarty Writes

(NEW YORK) – Fresh on the heels of being fired over the O.J. Simpson confessional book flap, well-known wordsmith Judith Rega finds herself in the fray again. This time, it appears the author-editor-publisher will soon publish a diet book co-authored by the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

According to a draft news release obtained by Bob McCarty Writes from a Regan aide who asked not to be named, The Deposed Dictator Diet (a.k.a., the 3-D Diet) will compete head to head with the seemingly endless array of diet books – Atkins®, South Beach® and others – already available for people hoping to lose a few pounds. What sets it apart, according to Regan as quoted in the draft news release, is the rock-solid proof that the diet – referred to as the “3-D Diet” by Regan – actually works.

“After Saddam Hussein was incarcerated after being captured by U.S. soldiers in Tikrit on Dec. 13, 2003, he began to gain weight. After all, he was forced to trade a life of fine food, women and song for a life of incarceration and prison food. Then he developed the 3-D Diet regimen.”

Regan explains that Saddam’s 3-D Diet begins with a half-hearted hunger strike, is followed by daily walks to and from a secure Iraqi court house and concludes with a brief, one-time-only exercise program involving a rope.

So where’s the “proof in the pudding” of this plan? Regan says that multiple reliable sources inside Iraq can attest to the fact that the deposed dictator hasn’t gained an ounce since he finished his early-morning workout on the last day of 2006.

“If you’ve gained weight as a result of an extended period of unplanned incarceration,” Regan says The Deposed Dictator Diet ($19.95 + s/h/i) might be the answer for you. It goes on sale at bookstores everywhere Feb. 5.

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