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title: Saddam Hussein captured
date: "2003-12-15T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 873
description: I shared a report on Saddam Hussein’s capture, noting his surprisingly disheveled and unshaven look in the first public images. The discovery marks a significant milestone in the Iraq War following his months in hiding.
keywords: [saddam hussein, iraq war, the economist, spider hole, middle east history, news reporting]
---

[Saddam captured](http://www.economist.com/agenda/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2295477). He looks pretty cool, unshaven.

[![Saddam Hussein with beard](/blog/assets/flickr-saddam-hussein-with-beard_24685656_o-jpg.webp)](/blog/assets/flickr-saddam-hussein-with-beard_24685656_o-jpg.webp)