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Word: 8ft (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2003-2003
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...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 monster of monuments and torture chambers had been reduced to the life of a bug. His captors picked through his shaggy hair, the raccoon beard. They scraped his throat, checked his teeth. "Merry Christmas," said the soldiers to one another, and they lit cigars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saddam's Capture | 12/22/2003 | See Source »

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