CPA Press Release

 

December 1, 2003

 

SADDAM�S HEADS ROLL

 

Baghdad, Iraq � With a crowd of Iraqis cheering in the background, the first of four

bronze-plated Saddam Hussein heads came down today from its perch atop the Republican Palace.

 

�The time has come for these heads to roll,� said L. Paul Bremer III, Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority.� He added, �These statues stood as a reminder of the megalomania of the former dictator.� We�re sick of them.�

 

Once all of the statues are removed one will be destroyed immediately.� The others will be kept for now to determine whether they should be melted down, or perhaps kept for historical interest.� It will take approximately two weeks to remove all four statues.

 

More than a dozen contractors bid for the opportunity to remove the statues. �

 

BASIC INFORMATION ON STRUCTURE

�        Statue Weight:� 3 tons � 6,000 lbs = 2.72 metric tons

�        Weight of Structure Supporting Statue: 4 tons

�        Size of Statue:� 65 cubic meters = 67.5 cubic yards = 2,295 cubic feet

 

 

 

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