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New Tools Used in Hunt for Hussein: Photoshop & Billy Idol

HeadlineAug 18, 2003

Beginning today U.S. soldiers are planning to begin posting pictures of Saddam Hussein around Tikrit in an effort to catch Hussein and his supporters. But these won’t be any normal wanted pictures. Instead the military has superimposed Saddam’s head on the bodies of Hollywood stars such as the late actress Veronica Lake, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Elvis Presley and 80s rock star Billy Idol

Colonel Steve Russell told Reuters “Most of the locals will love 'em and they'll be laughing. But the bad guys are going to be upset, which will just make it easier for us to know who they are.”

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