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to start the photo series (9 pictures).
Posted on 12/15/2003 4:21:05 PM PST by longjack
"Regards from President Bush"; With these words American soldiers apprehended the Irai ex-dictator Saddam Hussein in an earthen pit near Tikrit. Pictures from Saddam's last hideout.
Adwar/Iraq- His first words after the arrest were: "My name is Saddam Hussein. I am the President of Iraq, and I want to negotiate." The answer by the US-Soldiers: "Regards from President Bush." Colonel Bryan Reed repeated this dialog Sunday to journalists who visited the earthen pit in the cellar of a dwelling south of Tikrit, in which the disposed Head of State was captured the day before.
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In the house above the hole complete choas ruled, as reporters write. Dirty laundry was piled up, the pantry was empty, the only decoration was a poster of Noah's ark on the wall - no comparison at all to the years of luxury in which Saddam Hussein lived in his palaces. The house consisted only of a tiny bedroom and a temporary kitchen, no bathroom was to be seen.
One of the two beds was was covered by flowery patterned sheets, the second seemed to be unused. A box on the floor held two new white men's T-shirts and two pairs of white cotton boxer shorts.Several books were laying on the floor. A small refrigerator in the kitchen held a few chocolate bars, hot dogs and a soda can. Old bread was laying on a sideboard, leftover rice was in a pot, dirty dishes were piled in the sink.
Above the gas stove a small shelf was put up, on which soap, a can of coffee, mouthwash and a mirror stood. Apparently, a hole in the courtyard served as a toilet. The pit in which Saddam Hussein was discovered was covered with a linen sheet. It was ventilated with a small pipe.
On the property were also two stalls, one for chickens, one for a cow. The US soldiers who discovered Saddam Hussein were just about to throw a hand grenade into the hole. But the ex-president gave himself up then; he clutched a small pistol, but didn't fire any shots.
Alexandar Vasovic, AP
© SPIEGEL ONLINE 2003
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Translated by longjack
I haven't seen these pictures on FR, so I hope they're not duplicating another thread.
If you click on one of the pictures you will go to larger views and a slide show.
longjack
Wait, that didn't sound quite right...
That is where the raghead was hiding, how appropriate...
I would have flushed with a grenade myself.
FR 12/21/03....Part 2 of Slideshow
longjack
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