BAGHDAD, Iraq – Here on the battlefield, “Ka-boom!” has become the new “Cheese!”

Whether you’re prone to smile, frown or grin like a fool for the camera, the worst way to now pose for a photograph is with President Bush.

Sheik Abdul Sattar Abu Reesha, a Sunni leader and key ally of coalition forces, was assassinated Thursday for what many claim is a meeting he took with Bush earlier this month in Anbar during the president’s surprise, albeit deadly, visit.

Seen here in his last Kodak moment, Abu Reesha fought to bring peace to the region and according to those who knew him, was well-aware that assisting coalition forces spelt ‘death.’ Bush, on the other hand, was well-aware that it spelled ‘photo-op.’

According to Sunni lore, shaking hands with the Grim Reaper is a surefire way to have your name — in this case all nine syllables – find its way onto al-Qaeda’s roadside bomb map.

The White House expressed outraged over the assassination, though according to one administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear of having his picture taken with the president, revealed that, technically speaking, this can go on the president’s military record as an assisted-battlefield kill. Too bad he scored one for the enemy.