Drone_pilot
31-05-04, 08:34
A gun that Saddam Hussein was holding when US forces caught him is now kept by President Bush at the White House.
The handgun was presented to the US president by soldiers involved in the capture of the former Iraqi leader.
Mr Bush keeps it in a small study adjoining the Oval Office used for displaying memorabilia, and is said to show it to select visitors.
Saddam Hussein was captured near his home town of Tikrit in a tiny underground hiding place last December.
He had spent seven months on the run following the toppling of his government by US-led forces.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3762641.stm)
The handgun was presented to the US president by soldiers involved in the capture of the former Iraqi leader.
Mr Bush keeps it in a small study adjoining the Oval Office used for displaying memorabilia, and is said to show it to select visitors.
Saddam Hussein was captured near his home town of Tikrit in a tiny underground hiding place last December.
He had spent seven months on the run following the toppling of his government by US-led forces.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3762641.stm)