A statue of President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) stands in front of a mosque in Baghdad's al-Fardous square(AFP/File/Ahmad Al-Rubaye)[but not for long.]
U.S. Army vehicle from the 4th Battalion 64 Armor Regiment 'Assasins' smashes a statue of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) outside the Iraqi Republican Guard's Medina Division headquarters south of Baghdad Saturday, April 5, 2003. U.S. forces took over the compound Saturday, which had been heavily bombed by the U.S.-led airstrikes and abandoned by Iraqi forces.(AP Photo/John Moore)
An engineer from the 326th Engineer Battalion sets charges on a Saddam Hussein statue in Najaf. The Army blew up the statue as local citizens celebrated.
Iraqis cheer as the 101st Airborne destroys a statue of Saddam Hussein on Thursday in Najaf, Iraq.
I saw the statue of Saddam on his steed get blown to dust on the tellie but haven't located a picture yet.
Think I'll go to bed now. Good night. :-)
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04/07/2003 3:49:32 AM PDT by
BigWaveBetty
(Mean people SUCK!)
To: BigWaveBetty
Good Morning,,,,, sorry I missed you. Sleep well. Why did you stay up all night?
Thanks for the Post article. Ralph Peters has been writing some great stuff throughout this war campaign. I've been saving most of his articles.
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