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...trial, there was justice in the news that Saddam Hussein had survived by being buried alive. Like a pharaoh in his tomb, he had surrounded himself with symbols of his lost power--two AK-47s, a pistol, $750,000 in $100 bills. The Butcher of Baghdad was nestled underground with pictures of Ben Franklin. The hunt for Saddam that began with a hellfire of bombs eight months ago ended without a shot being fired. It was soldiers from the Raider Brigade of the Army's 4th Infantry Division who dug him out of the 8ft.-deep spider hole; the palace...
...Paul Bremer, the U.S. administrator of Iraq, announced yesterday morning that the 4th Infantry Division arrested the country’s former president at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday in an underground “spider” hole near the Tigris River, in the town of Adwar, ten miles from Saddam’s hometown of Tikrit...
...corner of Saddam's underground hiding place were a handful of q-tips. In another, a black plastic bag. An electric fan was installed in one wall next to a small ventilation shaft, which emerged above ground a few feet away from the entrance. It's hard to imagine the confines could provide its inhabitant with a feeling of security, much less power, or anything other than a sense of claustrophobia, especially when the Styrofoam block is lowered into the entrance way, then covered with a rubber mat, a cloth rug, and dirt-as it was when Special Operations Forces...
...Forces soldiers began searching other houses in the area, particularly those amidst the trees on the banks of the Tigris River. They did an initial inspection of three houses, then returned to each for a closer look, keeping in mind a tip that Saddam might be hiding in an underground bunker. On the second time through the property where he was found, perhaps five strides inside the front gate, a soldier kicked away some dirt from a spot that looked odd-a spot on top of which a soldier had stood during the first pass. Underneath the dirt...
...trial, there was justice in the news that Saddam Hussein had survived by being buried alive. Like a pharaoh in his tomb, he had surrounded himself with symbols of his lost power - two AK-47s, a pistol, $750,000 in $100 bills. The Butcher of Baghdad was nestled underground with pictures of Ben Franklin. The hunt for Saddam that began with a hellfire of bombs eight months ago ended without a shot being fired. It was soldiers from the Raider Brigade of the Army?s 4th Infantry Division who dug him out of the 8-ft.-deep spider hole...