Baghdad–With help from a U.S. M88 tank recovery vehicle, citizens of Baghdad this morning ripped down a 20-foot high statue of Saddam Hussein that stood in the heart of the city.
The jubilant crowds threw various objects at the broken symbol and beat it with their shoes as a show of distain for the fallen tyrant. After decapitating the statue, some citizens rode atop the head as fellow Iraqis dragged it through the city streets in celebration.
So far, no demonstrators have gathered in San Francisco to celebrate the liberation of the oppressed Iraqi people for whom they cared so deeply just weeks ago.