Similar articles *in english*
(sigh - it was just norwegian.. how many people in the US have Scandinavian grandparents or ancestors??)
MSNBC
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5517617/
Houston Chronicle
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory...l/iraq/2702865
the original is apparently from the Guardian but I didn't find it there.
Quite interesting.
“He is looking after a few bushes and shrubs and has even placed a circle of white stones around a small palm tree,” said Amin. “His apparent care for his surroundings is ironic when you think he was responsible for one of the biggest ecocides when he drained the southern marshes.”