A psychological triumph over a humiliating loss to Iran, Saddam erected the monument of the Crossed Swords. Larger-than-life sized casts of his fingertips now lie ironically among reminders of an enemy that continues to threaten Iraq's stability today.
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Fingertips 2009
A psychological triumph over a humiliating loss to Iran, Saddam erected the monument of the Crossed Swords. Larger-than-life sized casts of his fingertips now lie ironically among reminders of an enemy that continues to threaten Iraq's stability today.
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