At 11:47 PM 04/12/2003 -0400, R. A. Hettinga wrote:

Saddam Hussein, international man of mystery...

Cheers, RAH Who remembers from somewhere that his favorite wine was Mateuse Rose. Shagadelic, indeed. --- begin forwarded text .... Capt. Chris Carter, commander of A Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment,

He's been quoted before. I assume he's not the same Chris Carter who was the director of the X-Files :-)

The closets and drawers were empty except for a man's night shirt, two pairs of boxer shorts, two T-shirts and a bath robe - each item individually wrapped in plastic, just as similar items had been in the palaces.

Guess that answers the "Boxers or Briefs" question for Saddam ...

Indeed, the carpet was navy blue shag