A new view of Saddam statue’s toppling

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(photo: Tim McLaughlin)

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Peter Maass about his article “The Toppling” in the current issue of The New Yorker magazine. The article explores the events around the iconic toppling of Saddam Hussein’s statue in Firdos Square, Baghdad in April 2003. Download MP3

From the archives: In September 2007 Lisa Mullins talked with former Marine Tim McLaughlin whose American flag was draped over Saddam Hussein’s statue in Baghdad the day the Iraqi capital fell to American troops.

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