Firdos Square statue destruction

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Did the Media Inflate the Significance of Toppling Saddam Hussein Statue?

Conflict & Justice

When is what the world knows as an iconic moment, perhaps not an iconic moment? On April 9, 2003, a large statue of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was taken down by U.S. security forces in Baghdad’s Firdos Square. The two-hour toppling took place in front of the Palestine Hotel, where journalists from around the […]

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