# So, what's up with Saddam Hussein nowadays?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 25, 2004, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-up-with-saddam-hussein-nowadays/236441 "2004-03-25T22:11:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-up-with-saddam-hussein-nowadays/236441/1 "2004-03-25T22:11:30Z")

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Where is he being kept? What’s he doing? What has he divulged? Has he shaved yet?

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**Author:** ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-up-with-saddam-hussein-nowadays/236441/2 "2004-03-25T22:30:11Z")

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[This recent CNN article](http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/18/saddam.interogation/) says that he hasn’t given up much, and that he seems to be enjoying the “cat and mouse” of interrogation. Not too surpriising really, that a megalomaniac like Saddam would consider himself smarter than his captors.

For obvious reasons, “they” are not really disclosing his whereabouts. I would guess somewhere in or near Iraq, as heavily guarded as possible. Almost certainly on a US military base or perhaps a ship.

And, yep, he did shave. Looking like his old [Magnum PI](http://www.alextheking.it/MAGNUM%20P.I..jpg) [self.](http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/12/15/1071336825890.html)

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**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-up-with-saddam-hussein-nowadays/236441/3 "2004-03-25T23:00:47Z")

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I’ve heard rumors that he’s dying of cancer, and that putting him on trial might soon be a moot issue. No cites, tho.

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**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-up-with-saddam-hussein-nowadays/236441/4 "2004-03-25T23:17:14Z")

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> [@Diceman](#):
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> I’ve heard rumors that he’s dying of cancer, and that putting him on trial might soon be a moot issue. No cites, tho.

Diceman, while you’re here: Is your name inspired by the Luke Reinhardt novel or by that Andrew Dice Clay dude? Props if the former, jeers if the latter.

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**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2004, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-up-with-saddam-hussein-nowadays/236441/5 "2004-03-25T23:22:34Z")

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Wow…Saddam ‘dying of cancer’ would be a conspiracy theorist’s wet dream…