From: Jim Devine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
... the effort by the US in Western Iraq is called "Operation Matador," where the latter word literally means "Killer."
(The now-defunct American Motors Corporation once had a car called the Matador, I believe.)
AMC also had a car called the Gremlin, named after an imaginary gnomelike creature that causes mechanical problems. (I actually had a Gremlin and thought it was a pretty good car; I was in the distinct minority though.) Considering AMC's felicitous way with model names, it's not surprising the company is now defunct.
Carl
